Arizona Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs Archives

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

April 18, 2025 5:44 pmApril 21, 2025 6:28 pm

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 21, 2025 6:28 pm

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...

Controversial ‘Axon Bill’ Creates Divisions, Unexpected Alliances

April 16, 2025 10:03 amApril 22, 2025 8:02 am

In a move stirring significant debate, the Arizona Legislature passed Senate Bill 1543, commonly called the “Axon Bill.” This legislation facilitates the development of Axon’s proposed headquarters in Scottsdale by overriding a scheduled public referendum on the project. Axon is...

WEEK in REVIEW: April 6 – April 12, 2025

April 13, 2025 6:38 pmApril 21, 2025 6:29 pm

Hobbs Shunned Gress-Chaired Ad Hoc Oversight Committee Just minutes before a legislative hearing on Arizona’s $122 million shortfall in developmental disabilities funding, Governor Katie Hobbs barred her agency heads from participating, calling the ad hoc oversight committee a “political circus.”...

Hobbs Quietly Signs Nguyen’s Child Protection Bill

April 11, 2025 8:38 amApril 17, 2025 2:32 pm

In a rare moment of bipartisan consensus, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has signed House Bill HB2114 into law—a child protection bill sponsored by Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Quang Nguyen (R-1). The legislation delivers a clear message: Arizona will...

Kupper Joins ‘Hobbs Veto Club’ over EUA Bill

April 8, 2025 8:43 amApril 21, 2025 6:29 pm

Governor Hobbs has vetoed House Bill HB2012, a bill sponsored by Representative Nick Kupper (R-25). The bill would have prevented employers and the state from mandating the use of any medications approved through the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) process. Hobbs...

Blackman’s ‘Stolen Valor’ Bill Forms Unexpected Alignments

March 30, 2025 2:51 pmApril 2, 2025 10:51 am

Rep. Walt Blackman’s (R-7) “Stolen Valor” legislation has evolved into a controversial focal point in Arizona politics, not for its content, but because of the unexpected political alliances it fostered. The bill, which aims to criminalize impersonating a U.S. armed...