Senator John Kavanagh Archives

Kavanagh: Fountain Hills Democrats Show ‘Trump Induced Psychosis’

December 18, 2024 5:00 amJanuary 4, 2025 4:12 pm

A recent holiday tradition in Fountain Hills, Arizona, is sparking a political dispute between local Republican and Democrat groups. Every year, community organizations decorate themed Christmas trees at the Fountain Hills Community Center. This year, the Republican Club adorned its...

Hobbs, Democrats Stand in Unison Against Protecting Womens’ Spaces

April 24, 2024 11:24 amMay 8, 2024 2:45 pm

Arizona’s Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs added another veto to her already record-breaking record today, this time striking down Senate Bill SB1182. The bill, sponsored by Senator John Kavanagh (R-LD3), required schools to provide reasonable accommodations to students of the opposite...

State Senator Mitzi Epstein speaking on the floor of the Arizona State Senate at the Arizona State Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona.

Minority Leader Epstein Responds to Budget Story

January 16, 2024 5:00 amNovember 21, 2024 12:40 pm

In our story “AZ Senate Democrats Refuse Kavanagh’s Request for Budget Input,” dated January 12, 2024, Arizona Globe reported that Senate Republicans had expressed frustration that Minority Leader Epstein ordered a Democrat boycott of any budget participation. According to our reporting, both...

AZ Senate Democrats Refuse Kavanagh’s Request for Budget Input

January 12, 2024 5:00 amJanuary 11, 2024 2:05 pm

Despite attempts by Senate Appropriations Chairman John Kavanagh and Senate President Warren Petersen to elicit statutory participation, Democrats refuse to engage with Republicans on the state budget. Governor Hobbs had expressed some conciliatory remarks regarding budget cuts in her SOTS...

Senate President Warren Petersen Announces Committee Shakeups

September 29, 2023 3:05 pmJune 17, 2024 10:41 am

Arizona’s Republican-led Senate is reorganizing committee memberships in the aftermath of Senator Steve Kaiser’s (R-LD2) resignation announcement on June 14, 2023. Shawnna Bolick (R-LD2), who will take Kaiser’s spot on the Education committee, is one of many publicized changes planned...