Christy Kelly, Author at Arizona Globe

Montenegro Posts Final Assignments, Creates Arizona’s DOGE

November 29, 2024 9:03 amDecember 20, 2024 9:10 am

On Thanksgiving eve, Speaker Steve Montenegro unveiled final committee assignments. The pre-holiday announcement was reminiscent of a “Friday evening news dump” used by administrations to avoid news cycles. Rumors swirled that Representative Joseph Chaplik would return to the ethics committee...

Arizona Democrats Celebrate Prop 139 Abortion Win

November 28, 2024 8:30 amDecember 12, 2024 10:04 am

In one of the state’s most polarizing decisions, Arizona voters approved Proposition 139 on November 5, enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution. While supporters, including Democratic leaders Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, lauded the measure as...

Ethics Complaints Plague AZ Corporation Commission

November 26, 2024 7:03 amDecember 10, 2024 2:29 pm

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is currently investigating Commissioner Anna Tovar, the Commission’s sole Democrat, over alleged ethical and legal violations. On November 22, 2024, the Commission voted 4-0 during an open meeting to direct General Counsel Thomas Van Flein to...

AZ Gov Hobbs Under Fire for $700K Logo Expense

November 22, 2024 4:12 pmDecember 4, 2024 8:54 am

Arizona State Representative and Majority Whip Teresa Martinez (R-16) is requesting that AZ Attorney General Mayes (D) and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell (R) undertake an official probe into potential ethical violations by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) over the...

Former AZ Rep Accused of Death Threat Elected to School Board

November 21, 2024 1:12 pmDecember 4, 2024 8:55 am

Former Representative Leezah Sun’s time in the Arizona House of Representatives was short and controversial. Despite her legislative tenure ending under a cloud of scandal, Sun’s shocking return to public service is set for Jan 1, 2025, after running and...

Freedom Caucus Members Chaplik, Kolodin Snubbed for Leadership

November 20, 2024 6:00 amNovember 28, 2024 8:36 am

The election of Representative Steve Montenegro (R-29) as Speaker of the Arizona House continues to spark internal debates within the Arizona Republican Party. The release of the new Speaker’s Committee assignments has amplified the discord. Most notably, the selections exclude Montenegro’s...

AZ Reps Nguyen, Bliss Petition AG Mayes for City’s 2A Violation

November 19, 2024 6:00 amNovember 26, 2024 12:42 pm

Representatives Quang Nguyen and Selina Bliss (both R-1) formally requested Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes to open an SB 1487 investigation into Sedona’s controversial firearm ordinance. In 2023, the City passed Ordinance 12.30.090, which prohibits carrying or discharging various weapons—including firearms,...