Christy Kelly, Author at Arizona Globe

Hobbs’ Medical Debt Relief Program Lacks Accountability

July 17, 2025 4:27 pmJuly 31, 2025 10:27 am

Governor Katie Hobbs made headlines when she announced that $429 million in medical debt would be erased for over 352,000 Arizonans, with no applications required. However, the program is likely to raise red flags among legislators due to its lack...

Hoffman, Bowyer, Lead Calls for Answers to Cyber Hack Incident

July 16, 2025 12:04 pmJuly 28, 2025 7:21 am

On July 1, 2025, the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office quietly released a statement announcing a malicious cyber intrusion targeting its Candidate Portal, which prompted a temporary shutdown of the system for security review. Although the SOS has since assured...

Hernández, Grijalva, and Foxx Locked in Tight Dem CD7 Primary Battle

July 15, 2025 8:36 amJuly 25, 2025 4:29 pm

Today, July 15, 2025, Southern Arizona voters will flock to the polls in the special primary election to fill the seat left vacant after U.S. Congressman Raúl Grijalva passed away on March 13, 2025. This special election marks the first...

Heap Apologizes for Voter Notice Error as BOS Plays Politics

July 10, 2025 2:26 pmJuly 20, 2025 7:56 pm

A voter notification error from the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office triggered confusion for over 83,000 residents last month, but it was the Board of Supervisors’ handling of the situation that may have done the most damage to public trust, say...

Gillette Announces Exit from AZ Legislature

July 8, 2025 2:09 pmJuly 20, 2025 7:56 pm

After serving two terms in the Arizona House of Representatives, Rep. John Gillette (R-30) announced he would not seek re-election in 2026. His intention to leave fulfills a personal pledge to serve four years before reevaluating his future. In a...

Gillette Blasts AZ Dems for ‘Sympathy Toward Terrorists’

June 29, 2025 11:26 amJuly 12, 2025 12:28 pm

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 amJuly 12, 2025 12:28 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...