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Kris Mayes Investigates Gov. Hobbs’s $2M Taxpayer-funded Super Bowl Expenditure

October 6, 2023 10:35 amOctober 6, 2023 10:42 am

In a surreal turn of fate, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ extravagant taxpayer-funded Superbowl spending spree will be investigated by running mate and fellow Democrat, Attorney General Kris Mayes. The $2.1M expenditure on Super Bowl LVII, a thriller in which the...

EXCLUSIVE: Poll Finds Maricopa Optimism for Lake, Hamadeh

October 3, 2023 6:00 am

The Arizona Globe has exclusively obtained some of the results of an unreleased private poll, and its findings might surprise political watchers throughout the state. According to a source, the poll was conducted by Cygnal, whose pollsters Brent Buchanan and...

Treasurer Kimberly Yee Takes Bold Stand Against Lawless Governor

September 28, 2023 5:16 pmSeptember 28, 2023 5:16 pm

Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee (R) is refusing to allow Governor Katie Hobbs’ controversial “executive deputy directors” to participate in this week’s State Board of Investment meeting. The shot across the Governor’s bow is the latest skirmish in an increasingly...

Katie Hobbs Relinquishes Governorship – For One Day

September 28, 2023 2:12 pmSeptember 28, 2023 2:14 pm

Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs mysteriously stepped down last night, leaving Republican Treasurer Kimberlee Yee as acting Governor in her absence. In a press release posted to X, the Treasurer announced her temporary appointment, vowing to refrain from filling 13 agency...

AZ Sens Hoffman and Petersen Respond to Gov. Hobbs’ Attempt to Circumvent Oversight

September 26, 2023 1:03 pmSeptember 26, 2023 3:03 pm

In an apparent end-run around Arizona law requiring “the consent of the Senate” for all state-level political appointees, Governor Katie Hobbs has created new “executive deputy director” positions, filling them with the same nominees previously blocked by the Republican-controlled State...