Arizona Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs Archives - Page 4 of 5

Hobbs Sparks Backlash over State of the State Address

January 15, 2025 1:31 pmJanuary 23, 2025 12:34 pm

Governor Katie Hobbs delivered her third State of the State address, outlining her 2025 priorities under what she calls the “Arizona Promise,” which includes childcare, affordable housing, security, reproductive freedom, and water conservation. Hobbs reaffirmed her commitment to gutting the Empowerment Scholarship...

Kolodin, Hoffman Question Hobbs’ Sincerity on Border Promise

January 15, 2025 12:01 pmJanuary 23, 2025 12:34 pm

Republicans in both chambers of Arizona’s legislature reacted with skepticism to border security promises from Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. During her State of the State address, she vowed to curb violence and drug trafficking at the border, stating that “protecting...

Prop 206 is Poised to Wreak Havoc – Again

January 6, 2025 3:03 pmJanuary 15, 2025 1:33 pm

When Proposition 206, the “Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act,” passed in 2016, it raised Arizona’s minimum wage from $8.05 per hour incrementally each year to $10, $12, $14.35, and now, in 2025, $14.70 hourly. And, as many economists predicted,...

Hobbs Under Fire for Water Mismanagement

December 24, 2024 7:42 amJanuary 10, 2025 9:20 am

Last week, the Goldwater Institute released a letter demanding that the Hobbs Administration end its arbitrary water restriction, which has all but stopped home construction in parts of Maricopa County. The letter addresses the new water rules, which amend the...

Horne’s ESA Fraud Fight Ends in Major Indictment

December 4, 2024 8:52 amDecember 20, 2024 9:09 am

Arizona Department of Education Superintendent Tom Horne’s efforts to identify and eliminate fraud within Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program recently scored a major legal victory – a grand jury recently indicted two individuals for allegedly enrolling fictitious ESA students,...

Arizona Democrats Celebrate Prop 139 Abortion Win

November 28, 2024 8:30 amDecember 12, 2024 10:04 am

In one of the state’s most polarizing decisions, Arizona voters approved Proposition 139 on November 5, enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution. While supporters, including Democratic leaders Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, lauded the measure as...

AZ Gov Hobbs Under Fire for $700K Logo Expense

November 22, 2024 4:12 pmDecember 4, 2024 8:54 am

Arizona State Representative and Majority Whip Teresa Martinez (R-16) is requesting that AZ Attorney General Mayes (D) and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell (R) undertake an official probe into potential ethical violations by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) over the...