Katie Hobbs
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Find common ground or dig in for battle? Arizona’s top Democrats are taking different approaches
Days after Donald Trump was elected to a second term, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs headed to the Mexican border with a conciliatory message. “Border security was a core issue of the Trump campaign,” she said. “I look forward to having conversations with the incoming president about Arizona’s needs.” Back in Phoenix, Attorney General Kris Mayes was plotting a legal…
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Continued state-level attacks on LGBTQ+ Arizonans fall in line with Trump’s executive orders
Multiple anti-LGBTQ bills have advanced through Arizona’s legislature, attempting to place rigid definitions of sex in Arizona state law and ban pride flags from government property.
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The process behind approving new school facilities and why not every school gets what it wants
New schools have been approved in central Phoenix and Deer Valley, while school boards in south Phoenix and Paradise Valley made the difficult decision to close a number of facilities due to low enrollment.
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Arizona’s Democratic governor outlines groundwater proposal that has Republican support
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs renewed a push Thursday to regulate groundwater in rural parts of the drought-stricken state, and she’s more optimistic this time that her efforts will find support in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
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Arizona’s governor appoints Maria Elena Cruz, first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court
Governor Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from rural Yuma County the first Latina and first Black person chosen for the state’s high court.
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Hobbs pledges $7M to speed state museum’s work to return ancestors, artifacts to Arizona tribes
Gov. Katie Hobbs’ budget request is seeking to speed up Arizona State Museum’s efforts to return Native American human remains and artifacts to tribes.
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Arizona’s Democratic governor faces uphill battle as Republicans keep tight grip on Legislature
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs knows she is outnumbered this legislative session, with Republicans expanding their majorities in the statehouse after the last election.
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Kris Mayes sues ‘nuisance’ corporate mega-farms for exploiting Arizona’s groundwater rules
The lawsuit alleges that massive farming corporations have taken advantage of Arizona’s lax groundwater laws and have deprived local farmers of access to water.
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Arizona’s LGBTQ community is keeping up the fight for equality after an election of setbacks
LGBTQ advocacy organizations are expecting attacks on the trans and queer community to continue, and potentially worsen during Arizona’s legislative session.
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It’s official: Abortion access is a protected right in the Arizona Constitution
Providers say they will still exercise caution in providing appropriate care while the state’s 15-week abortion ban is still on the books.
