PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday laid out a series of mainly cautious new initiatives Monday that aim to build on housing, water and business climate improvements she’s championed during her three years as governor.
As Hobbs enters an election year where she’s hoping to win a second term while Republicans are lining up to make her just a one-term governor, the Democrat’s fourth State of the State address focused on housing affordability, Arizona’s water security and proposed tweaks to business breaks to fund her initiatives.
Top of Hobbs’ list also pits her immediately against Republicans who control the House and Senate. She’s proposing to embrace some — but not all — of the tax cuts passed last year in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
