Arizona Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs Archives

Gress’s Drug-Free Homeless Zone Bill Vetoed by Gov. Hobbs

May 21, 2025 11:31 amMay 22, 2025 3:05 pm

Governor Katie Hobbs rejected a bill on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, that would have created drug-free zones around homeless shelters in Arizona. House Bill HB2437, sponsored by Rep. Matt Gress (R-4), would have also raised the penalties for drug dealing...

Willoughby Sponsors New AI Child Porn Penalty Bill

May 19, 2025 9:49 amMay 21, 2025 11:39 am

Pornography creators and consumers in Arizona will no longer have a free pass to use artificial intelligence featuring children in their material. Governor Katie Hobbs signed the bipartisan House Bill HB2678 into law on Monday, May 12, 2025. House Majority...

Gillette Torches AZ Dems over Human Smuggling Bust

April 28, 2025 12:37 pmMay 9, 2025 10:35 am

Representative John Gillette (R-30) is not holding back after a stunning revelation that a Democrat-appointed Arizona Department of Agriculture inspector was arrested for human smuggling. In a blistering statement released, Gillette ripped into Arizona Democrats, accusing them of enabling lawlessness...

Rivero Bill Streamlines Contempt Charges for False Testimony

April 26, 2025 6:00 amMay 18, 2025 2:54 pm

If Representative Tony Rivero (R-27) has his way, false testimony in legislative committees will soon become a thing of the past — or at least be a lot less tempting. He sponsored House Bill HB2824, which allows any legislative committee...

Carroll’s Anti-Fraud ‘Sober Living’ Bill Signed by Hobbs

April 23, 2025 9:57 amApril 30, 2025 8:34 am

Majority Whip Frank Carroll’s Senate bill SB 1308 was signed into law by Governor Katie Hobbs on Friday, ensuring that Arizona’s Department of Health Services (DHS) has the tools needed to address the rampant fraud and abuse in the State’s...

Montenegro, Lake Decry Hobbs’s ‘Blackmail’ over Missing $122M

April 18, 2025 5:44 pmApril 25, 2025 7:04 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has intensified a political standoff by announcing she will veto all new legislation not on her desk until the Republican-controlled Legislature agrees to a bipartisan funding solution for the state’s Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). The...

Biasiucci’s Italy Trip Spawns Bill Banning Food Additives

April 18, 2025 9:15 amApril 24, 2025 11:45 am

What started with a box of Italian Froot Loops has resulted in a bill banning 11 ultra-processed food ingredients in Arizona school meals. Rep. Leo Biasiucci’s (R-30) House Bill HB2164 officially prohibits public schools in the Grand Canyon State from...