Christy Kelly, Author at Arizona Globe

Gillette Blasts AZ Dems for ‘Sympathy Toward Terrorists’

June 29, 2025 11:26 am

Just days after President Trump’s destruction of three Iranian nuclear production sites, Arizona State Representative John Gillette (R-30) is calling out four Democratic lawmakers for what he describes as “dangerous and irresponsible” reactions in a scathing response to a June...

Hoffman Blasts Budget Deal as ‘Epic Cave’ by GOP Leadership

June 27, 2025 8:12 amJune 27, 2025 5:05 pm

Yesterday, June 26, 2025, Senate President Warren Petersen told the Arizona Globe he was “hopefull” that a budget compromise was imminent. Today, Senator Jake Hoffman is blasting the state GOP leadership’s version of “compromise” as a betrayal of the conservative...

EXCLUSIVE: Petersen Tells the Globe “We Are Close” on Budget

June 26, 2025 10:43 amJune 27, 2025 4:47 pm

Senate President Warren Petersen confirmed to the Arizona Globe that Republicans in both chambers are “working together on the budget,” adding confidently, “We are close to a deal.” His remarks come as the state heads toward a July 1 deadline to pass...

Hoffman Defends Contentious Vetting of Hobbs Nominees

June 23, 2025 6:00 amJune 27, 2025 4:48 pm

“Woke mega-corporations and the crony Chamber of Commerce have come out hard with support for their favorite “Green New Scam” environmental activist Karen Peters. The republican Party grassroots and conservative members of the legislature aren’t going to participate in blindly...

EZAZ’s Merissa Hamilton Pens Devastating Peters Opposition Letter

June 22, 2025 5:57 pmJune 27, 2025 4:48 pm

In a letter dated June 19, 2025, EZAZ.org Chair Merissa Hamilton presents a compelling argument against the approval of Karen Peters as the next Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). The letter, intended to formalize EZAZ.org’s viewpoint,...

Petersen Backs Chief of Staff Josh Kredit’s GOP Budget Drama Comments

June 21, 2025 2:58 pmJune 27, 2025 4:48 pm

In an exclusive and candid conversation with the Arizona Globe during the Arizona Federation of Republican Women’s Summer Meeting today, June 21, 2025, Senate President Warren Petersen (R-14) confirmed that his Chief of Staff, Josh Kredit, was fully “within his...

GLOBE EXCLUSIVE: SPI Horne Responds to ESA Criticism

June 20, 2025 2:48 pmJune 27, 2025 4:48 pm

In a Globe exclusive, Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tom Horne came out swinging against accusations that parents are abusing the ESA program, and that the program itself is out of control. In a recent segment, 12 News criticized...