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AZs Hoffman First to Endorse Biggs for Governor

January 23, 2025 12:32 pmJanuary 29, 2025 8:36 am

Shortly after Congressman Andy Biggs (R-CD5) filed a “statement of interest” to run for Governor of Arizona, State Senator Jake Hoffman (R-LD15) became the first elected official to endorse Biggs’ effort. “I believe Arizonans are ready to have the chains...

Montenegro Labels Hobbs Budget ‘Fundamentally Flawed’

January 22, 2025 3:40 pmJanuary 27, 2025 9:52 am

Arizona’s financial landscape has become a focal point of debate between Governor Katie Hobbs and Republican legislators, particularly concerning the state’s budget projections and spending priorities. Marge Zylla, the Governor’s legislative and fiscal affairs director, recently presented Governor Hobbs’ budget...

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,...