Steve Kirwan, Author at Arizona Globe

AG Mayes Latest DA to Sue Trump over Birthright Citizenship Ban

January 27, 2025 9:50 amFebruary 8, 2025 1:50 pm

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joins a growing list of Democrat-state AGs to enjoin the lawsuits challenging President Trump’s executive order ending “Birthright Citizenship.” Under the current interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s “Equal Protection Clause,” children born in the United...

Prop 206 is Poised to Wreak Havoc – Again

January 6, 2025 3:03 pmJanuary 15, 2025 1:33 pm

When Proposition 206, the “Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act,” passed in 2016, it raised Arizona’s minimum wage from $8.05 per hour incrementally each year to $10, $12, $14.35, and now, in 2025, $14.70 hourly. And, as many economists predicted,...

Cochise Sup Crosby Loses Election Interference Appeal

January 2, 2025 3:53 pmJanuary 13, 2025 10:12 am

Reverberations from the 2022 election continue as the Arizona Appeals Court denies Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby’s appeal of AG Kris Mayes’ indictment on election interference and conspiracy charges. Cosby, along with fellow Republican supervisor Peggy Judd, refused to certify...

Hobbs Under Fire for Water Mismanagement

December 24, 2024 7:42 amJanuary 10, 2025 9:20 am

Last week, the Goldwater Institute released a letter demanding that the Hobbs Administration end its arbitrary water restriction, which has all but stopped home construction in parts of Maricopa County. The letter addresses the new water rules, which amend the...

Partisan Rancor Tops the Arizona Corporation Commission Agenda

December 20, 2024 7:12 amJanuary 6, 2025 3:04 pm

Four Republican members of the AZ Corporation Commission initiated an investigation into outgoing Commissioner Anna Tovar, which resulted in a motion to censure. They allege that the Democrat violated the Commission’s open meeting laws and code of ethics when she...

Hobbs Caves, Joins States Opposing Trump Border Resolution

November 20, 2024 1:00 pmNovember 28, 2024 8:36 am

On November 14, 2024, Arizona’s Democrat Governor, Katie Hobbs, announced that she would remain “above the fray” by declining to join other Democrat Governors in defying incoming President Trump’s announced border security measures, stating, “I don’t think that’s the most...

PSA: U.S.VETS Holds Food and Fund Drive

November 17, 2024 7:41 amNovember 20, 2024 8:46 am

U.S.VETS, the non-profit working around the state and country to end veteran homelessness, is having an event in Prescott, Arizona, to raise awareness, along with food, clothing, and funds. Arizona State Rep Quang Nguyen (R-1) is sponsoring the event and...