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Arizona Morning Briefing, 8-21: Petersen Calls For Skydance Hearing, Hobbs Way Ahead In New Poll, No One Wants To Debate, and More

August 21, 2026 8:15 amAugust 26, 2026 9:23 am

The dog days drag on, the Halloween decorations are already in the store, but November still feels like a faraway dream. Here are the stories we’re following as we hide in our air-conditioned bunker. •Late Thursday, Senate President Warren Petersen...

Kavanagh, Kupper Raise Alarms on SNAP Error Rate Penalties

June 26, 2026 2:21 pmJuly 9, 2026 2:16 pm

Arizona SNAP Error Rate Could Cost State $208 Million As GOP Lawmakers Renew Accountability Push PHOENIX — Arizona’s food stamp error rate has risen above the national average, creating the possibility of a $208 million federal penalty and giving Republican...

Kavanagh Defends Data Center Tax-Break Freeze in Budget Deal

June 17, 2026 4:30 pmJuly 3, 2026 8:10 am

PHOENIX — Senate Majority Leader John Kavanagh is defending a post-session budget compromise, temporarily freezing new data center tax breaks while preserving incentives already promised to companies operating in Arizona. The three-year moratorium was integral in the $18.3 billion bipartisan budget...

AZGOP Leaders Tout Trump-Friendly Bipartisan Budget Deal

June 9, 2026 5:17 pmJune 24, 2026 7:47 am

PHOENIX — Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Katie Hobbs have reached a bipartisan agreement on an $18.29 billion state budget that GOP lawmakers say will make Arizona the only state in the nation to deliver President Donald Trump’s federal tax...

Petersen, Montenegro Fight Judge over School Funding Deadline

June 3, 2026 9:20 amJune 18, 2026 10:48 am

PHOENIX — Arizona Republican leaders are asking the state Court of Appeals to block, or at least delay, enforcement of a ruling first issued Aug. 13, 2025, that found the state’s public school capital funding system unconstitutional. Attorneys for Senate President...

Mayes Eyes Suing Hobbs Over Issue Petersen Called ‘Frivolous’

May 25, 2026 10:27 amJune 5, 2026 4:52 pm

PHOENIX — Arizona’s top two Democratic statewide officials could soon be on opposite sides of a courtroom, as Attorney General Kris Mayes weighs renewed legal action against Gov. Katie Hobbs over the state’s use of opioid settlement funds. The dispute...

Farnsworth Defends Vetoed GOP Budget; Calls for Renewed Talks

May 7, 2026 2:31 pmMay 21, 2026 6:22 pm

PHOENIX — Senate Appropriations Chairman David Farnsworth (R-10) is pushing back against Democratic criticism of the Republican budget proposal Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed Tuesday, arguing the plan was balanced, fiscally responsible, and misrepresented by opponents. In a statement released May...