The Center Square, Author at Arizona Globe

Ad campaign asks Hobbs to Cooperate with ‘Pay-to-Play’ investigations

June 28, 2024 5:00 amJuly 12, 2024 11:47 am

(The Center Square) – A jarring new set of television and radio ads hints at early groundwork being laid in the 2026 gubernatorial race as Gov. Katie Hobbs’ administration deals with a “pay to play” scheme criminal investigation from Democratic...

Lucking, Gress on Opposing Sides of Judicial Retention Question

June 21, 2024 5:00 amJuly 1, 2024 7:37 am

(The Center Square) – Judicial retention elections in Arizona could soon be a thing of the past. Arizona voters can decide whether or not a judge should be retained or removed. Supreme Court justices and intermediate appellate court judges are...

State Representative Ben Toma speaking with attendees at an event titled "Arizona Talks: Criminal Justice" hosted by Arizona Talks at the First Baptist Church of Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Toma Sponsored ‘Secure the Border Act’ Set for Final Vote

June 4, 2024 12:29 pmJune 17, 2024 10:32 am

(The Center Square) – Arizona House lawmakers plan to vote on the “Secure the Border Act” ballot referral on Tuesday. House Concurrent Resolution 2060 would make it a state crime to cross into Arizona anywhere besides a legal point of...

Secretary of State Ken Bennett, former Congressman Frank Riggs and Treasurer Doug Ducey speaking at the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry's 2014 Manufacturer of the Year Awards in Phoenix, Arizona.

AZ Senate Passes Sweeping Border Bill

May 24, 2024 8:32 amJune 17, 2024 10:32 am

(The Center Square) – The Arizona Senate passed House Concurrent Resolution 2060 on Wednesday, and it will now go to the House for a vote. The “Secure the Border Act” is primarily meant to make it a state crime to...

Hobbs Signs Abortion Bill Passed with Help of Republicans

May 3, 2024 9:27 amJune 4, 2024 12:34 pm

(The Center Square) – The Arizona State Senate voted to repeal the abortion law that would ban almost all abortions unless a mother’s life is at risk in a narrow vote, with two Republicans siding with Democrats. The Senate voted...

Arizona Housing Market Declines

May 1, 2024 1:30 pmJune 4, 2024 12:34 pm

(The Center Square) – A new report is sounding the alarm on Arizona’s housing market. The report from the Common Sense Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank, says that Arizona is losing the competitiveness that it once had. In addition, the report...

Indicted Senators Retain Committee Roles – for Now

April 29, 2024 10:46 amMay 8, 2024 2:45 pm

(The Center Square) – Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is holding off on disciplinary action against Sens. Jake Hoffman (R-LD15) and Anthony Kern (R-LD27) following their indictments in the 2020 elector case. Petersen said that due process will need to...