May 31, 2026
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Steve Kirwan is the founding editor and current Editor-In-Chief of the Arizona Globe. His extensive background in journalism, business, finance, and politics provides a broad base of real-world experience, making him uniquely qualified to lead the Globe's writing team. You can follow him on X: @RealSteveKirwan.

Carbone Blasts Hobbs Housing Moratorium Over Taxpayer Risk

May 11, 2026   4:38 pmMay 21, 2026   6:22 pm
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...
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Farnsworth Defends Vetoed GOP Budget; Calls for Renewed Talks

May 7, 2026   2:31 pmMay 21, 2026   6:22 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Hamadeh, Biggs, other AZ Lawmakers Address WHCD Threat

April 27, 2026   3:30 pmMay 15, 2026   7:41 am
Arizona lawmakers responded to Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner with unusual bipartisan agreement on the immediate point: the attack was frightening, law enforcement acted quickly, and political violence is unacceptable. But their comments also revealed different...
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Maricopa Judge Overturns Hobbs’ Housing Development Ban

April 22, 2026   9:56 amMay 15, 2026   7:42 am
On April 21, 2026, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott A. Blaney ruled that a key housing restriction imposed by Gov. Katie Hobbs’ administration was adopted illegally, preventing the state from using the policy to halt new home development in...
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