Governor Katie Hobbs Archives

2026 AZ Gov Race Offers Epic Republican Showdown

January 22, 2025 7:11 amJanuary 26, 2025 11:36 am

In the ever-entertaining circus of Arizona politics, the 2026 gubernatorial race promises brutal primary fights. The winners of each party’s fight will emerge as formidable general election challengers. Arizona’s governor, Katie Hobbs (D), faces declining approval ratings, making a 2026...

AZ Legislature Adjourns ‘Sine Die’ after Budget Passage

June 17, 2024 10:30 amJuly 1, 2024 7:38 am

After a marathon “midnight oil” negotiation session Friday night, June 14, 2024, the AZ legislature eeked out a budget that left everyone wanting but achieved bipartisan dissatisfaction equally. A $1.4B deficit this year mandated some draconian cuts to programs that...

Governor Katie Hobbs speaking with attendees at the 2024 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

AZ Governor Hobbs Appoints Clean Elections Czar Christina Estes-Werther

April 16, 2024 8:00 amApril 23, 2024 7:25 am

Arizona’s Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs has appointed Christina Estes-Werther to head the Arizona Clean Elections Committee, marking the first new appointment to the committee in seven years. Estes-Werther, a registered Independent, served as deputy general counsel under Republican Governor Jan...

Hobbs Vetoes ‘Victims of Communism’ Bill

April 4, 2024 10:43 amApril 4, 2024 11:34 am

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have increased educational standards on teaching about the history of communism. House Bill 2629 was sponsored by Speaker Ben Toma, and it would have made Nov. 7 “Victims of Communism” Day in...

Toma, Petersen React to Hobbs’ SOTS Address

January 10, 2024 10:53 amNovember 21, 2024 12:40 pm

Arizona Governor Katie Hobb’s sophomore SOTS (State-of-the-State) address was a marked departure from her first speech, which read like a big-government laundry list designed for a DNC rally. One year later, it appears that she’s starting to understand the intricacies...

State Republicans Consider Hobbs Colleague Anna Tovar for Top Educator

October 31, 2023 3:56 pm

Governor Katie Hobbs has forwarded and political pal Anna Tovar’s name as Director of Educator despite her current $79,500-a-year position as a utility regulator on the Arizona Corporation Commission. In a move deemed “unusual but not illegal,” Senate President Warren...

NEW: FTX Witness Gave to Hobbs, Admits Straw Donor Scheme

October 16, 2023 6:28 pmNovember 21, 2024 1:01 pm

There was blockbuster testimony in the trial of FTX founder Sam Brinkman-Fried today, and it came with profound political implications. Former Director of Engineering at FTX, Nishad Singh, testified Monday afternoon that he gave signed blank checks to a team...