Steve Kirwan, Author at Arizona Globe

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...

AZ Legislators Join Oregon Homeless Encampment Suit

September 24, 2023 11:50 am

In a press release dated Sept. 20, Arizona Senate leader Warren Petersen (R-Gilbert) announced that the Legislature filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in “City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson, et al. At the heart...

Biden War on American Energy Strikes Arizona

September 24, 2023 10:54 amJune 17, 2024 10:41 am

In a move that may have single-handedly hamstrung Arizona’s struggling mining and energy industry, Joe Biden designated nearly one million acres of land surrounding the Grand Canyon as a new national monument. As a result, Arizona’s Senate President Warren Petersen...

Former Director of National Intelligence Supports Abe Hamadeh AG Election Challenge

September 22, 2023 11:22 amNovember 21, 2024 12:57 pm

According to former acting National Intelligence Director Ric Grenell, Republican challenger Abe Hamadeh is likely correct – he may indeed have won the 2022 AG race. Grennell’s post on X (formerly Twitter) directly responded to a post by AZ Attorney...