Steve Kirwan, Author at Arizona Globe

Heap Wins Another Maricopa BOS Election Control Challenge

May 18, 2026 11:49 amMay 18, 2026 11:51 am

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors suffered another setback in its ongoing court fight with Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap after a Superior Court judge denied the board’s request to pause an April ruling that restored several election-related powers to...

Reim Pushes 3-year Moratorium on Salt River Horse Herd Reduction

May 14, 2026 9:05 amMay 15, 2026 7:40 am

PHOENIX — Arizona’s Salt River horses have become more than a public-lands management issue. For many residents, the herd is a key symbol of the state’s Western identity, drawing tourists to the Lower Salt River. But it is also a...

Carbone Blasts Hobbs Housing Moratorium Over Taxpayer Risk

May 11, 2026 4:38 pmMay 15, 2026 7:40 am

PHOENIX — Arizona House Majority Leader Michael Carbone (R-26) is emerging as one of the loudest legislative critics of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ housing moratorium, arguing the administration’s water policy has unlawfully restricted growth, worsened affordability, and exposed taxpayers to potentially...

Farnsworth Defends Vetoed GOP Budget; Calls for Renewed Talks

May 7, 2026 2:31 pmMay 17, 2026 1:08 pm

PHOENIX — Senate Appropriations Chairman David Farnsworth (R-10) is pushing back against Democratic criticism of the Republican budget proposal Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed Tuesday, arguing the plan was balanced, fiscally responsible, and misrepresented by opponents. In a statement released May...

Montenegro, Petersen put Pressure on Hobbs to Accept Budget

May 5, 2026 11:50 amMay 17, 2026 1:08 pm

PHOENIX — The $17.9B Arizona House Republican budget plan is in, shifting the state’s budget stalemate from a petty partisan battle to a public test of whether Gov. Katie Hobbs and GOP legislative leaders can restart talks. The proposal, passed by...

Arizona Budget Talks Devolve into Petty Playground Dispute

April 30, 2026 4:16 pmMay 15, 2026 7:41 am

PHOENIX — Arizona’s latest budget impasse has moved beyond taxes, schools, Medicaid, and agency spending into a more revealing political standoff: whether Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) or House Speaker Steve Montenegro (R-29) should be the one to call first. The...

Kavanagh Bill HB4117 Leaves Abortion Clinics Crying Foul

April 29, 2026 2:40 pmMay 15, 2026 7:41 am

HB 4117 is becoming a classic Arizona culture-war collision: a bill written to protect religious worship from intentional disruption is now drawing opposition from abortion providers who fear it could shield clinic protesters from ordinary security responses. The measure, filed...