Steve Kirwan, Author at Arizona Globe

Senate President Warren Petersen Announces Committee Shakeups

September 29, 2023 3:05 pmJune 17, 2024 10:41 am

Arizona’s Republican-led Senate is reorganizing committee memberships in the aftermath of Senator Steve Kaiser’s (R-LD2) resignation announcement on June 14, 2023. Shawnna Bolick (R-LD2), who will take Kaiser’s spot on the Education committee, is one of many publicized changes planned...

Willoughby Secures Funding to Combat Internet Crimes Against Children

September 28, 2023 5:35 pm

Internet Crimes Against Children is a program of the US Department of Justice created in 1988 to combat Internet-based abuse of our most vulnerable population. Initially developed to combat online sexual predation with just ten organizations nationwide, the program currently...

Treasurer Kimberly Yee Takes Bold Stand Against Lawless Governor

September 28, 2023 5:16 pmSeptember 28, 2023 5:16 pm

Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee (R) is refusing to allow Governor Katie Hobbs’ controversial “executive deputy directors” to participate in this week’s State Board of Investment meeting. The shot across the Governor’s bow is the latest skirmish in an increasingly...

Katie Hobbs Relinquishes Governorship – For One Day

September 28, 2023 2:12 pmNovember 21, 2024 1:05 pm

Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs mysteriously stepped down last night, leaving Republican Treasurer Kimberlee Yee as acting Governor in her absence. In a press release posted to X, the Treasurer announced her temporary appointment, vowing to refrain from filling 13 agency...

Rep. Barbara Parker Denounces City of Mesa’s Controversial ‘Homeless Hotel’

September 28, 2023 9:24 amFebruary 21, 2024 10:28 am

Arizona Representative Barbara Parker (R-10) denounced the Mesa City Council’s “misguided and controversial” plan to purchase the Grand Hotel in East Mesa as a transitional homeless shelter as part of the City’s “Off the Street” program. In a press release...

AZ Sens Hoffman and Petersen Respond to Gov. Hobbs’ Attempt to Circumvent Oversight

September 26, 2023 1:03 pmNovember 21, 2024 1:06 pm

In an apparent end-run around Arizona law requiring “the consent of the Senate” for all state-level political appointees, Governor Katie Hobbs has created new “executive deputy director” positions, filling them with the same nominees previously blocked by the Republican-controlled State...

Rep. Griffin and Sen. Kerr Chair Water Security Hearing after Sackett v. EPA

September 26, 2023 10:30 amNovember 21, 2024 1:09 pm

On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court sent shockwaves through the nation by stripping the ability of the EPA to override state control of non-navigable waters by designating wetlands, sub-surface flows, and other small waterways such as overflows as...