Senator and Attorney General Candidate Warren Petersen Archives - Page 2 of 3

Petersen, Montenegro Blast Hobbs’ Trust Fund Raid

March 26, 2026 9:33 amApril 14, 2026 1:13 pm

Arizona’s looming budget war between the Republican-led legislature and Governor Katie Hobbs heated up last week when top GOP leaders accused Hobbs of abandoning negotiations and threatening the state’s long-term finances. In a joint statement, Senate President Warren Petersen and...

Finchem Bill Would End Elective Gender Changing Drugs

February 25, 2026 10:02 amMarch 7, 2026 2:49 pm

PHOENIX — The Arizona Senate recently approved Senate Bill SB1095, a measure that would expand Arizona’s existing restrictions on gender-transition care for minors. The bill bars physicians and other health professionals from providing or referring patients under 18 for puberty...

Petersen Speaks on Hobbs-Mayes ICE Threat Rift

February 3, 2026 2:39 pmFebruary 17, 2026 12:21 pm

PHOENIX – Last week marked an unexpected turn in Arizona state politics, as a rift in the state’s executive branch widened. Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs called on fellow Democrat, Attorney General Kris Mayes, to retract recent remarks on Immigration and...

Kavanagh, Petersen Lead 2026 Budget Battles

January 12, 2026 3:56 pmJanuary 26, 2026 2:05 pm

As Arizona lawmakers gavel in the 2026 legislative session on Jan. 12, they’re walking straight into a familiar mess: big promises, tight money, and an election-year pressure cooker. The loudest early concern is tax conformity—whether Arizona should fully align its...

Petersen Blasts Mayes for Wasteful Electors Case Appeal

November 21, 2025 3:24 pmDecember 5, 2025 3:04 pm

Attorney General Kris Mayes announced she will appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court in State of Arizona v. Ward et al., keeping the electors case active after a lower court ordered the indictment returned to a grand jury because of procedural...

Hernandez, Petersen, Biggs React to Trump’s Triumphant Peace Deal

October 13, 2025 4:11 pmOctober 23, 2025 5:15 pm

After 738 days in captivity, Hamas released the final 20 living Israeli hostages on Monday, October 13, 2025, under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement. The deal and the hostage return triggered scenes of celebration and relief across Israel. The hostage release was...

Will AZGOP Follow Dems and Boot Party Chair Swoboda, Too?

August 22, 2025 2:23 pmAugust 29, 2025 10:05 am

Just weeks after AZDNC ousted state chair Robert Branscomb, state Republicans may be on the verge of doing the same. The question of what to do with Gina Swoboda hangs over the Arizona GOP after State Senator and RNC committee...