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Katie Hobbs vetoes ban on ESG investments in Arizona
Gov. Katie Hobbs has used her well-worn veto stamp on a bill that would have banned public investment funds in Arizona to...
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes GOP-sponsored Prop. 400 extension
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a potential extension of a half-cent statewide sales tax measure that would have replaced the current...
Arizona voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to the governor’s...
In Arizona, the state Legislature approved a constitutional amendment related to the governor’s emergency powers on June 12, 2023. Voters will decide on the...
Arizona’s half-cent sales tax for infrastructure could sunset amid gridlock
Proposition 400, a statewide sales tax set aside for local infrastructure projects, will expire in 2025 unless either lawmakers opposed to it...
Gov. Katie Hobbs withdraws nomination of former progressive lawmaker Martín Quezada
Gov. Katie Hobbs has officially withdrawn her -nomination of former Sen. Martín Quezada, D-Maryvale, to a cabinet position.
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Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes bill requiring schools to limit transgender students’...
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed Republican-sponsored legislation to restrict use of public school restrooms by transgender students.
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Arizona’s fastest-growing city not worried about new water restrictions
Despite warnings about water shortages and a new edict from the state, one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation says the...
Texas could withdraw from ERIC, Katie Hobbs vetoes Arizona’s withdrawal
Texas lawmakers sent Senate Bill 1070 to Gov. Greg Abbott on May 29, positioning the state to become the eighth to withdraw...
Gov. Katie Hobbs announces $25 million in grants for border security
Gov. Katie Hobbs announced on June 2 more than $25 million in border security awards for Yuma, Somerton, Wellton, and the Cocopah...
Arizona small business owners struggle to find qualified employees
The month of May reported record-high job openings among small businesses, according to the National Federation of Independent Businesses.
