Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs

Gov. Katie Hobbs won't use state resources to help out at the Grand Canyon even if there is a ripple effect on the Arizona economy.

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday signed an executive order she said will direct three state departments to create a joint task force to expand border security in the four border counties including Yuma.

Gov. Katie Hobbs says Sen. Jake Hoffman was not entitled to legislative immunity to avoid being cited last month for driving 24 miles an hour over the speed limit.

Gov. Katie Hobbs delivered her promised veto Tuesday of a Republican bill to revamp the deadline to turn in early ballots.

Republican lawmakers are wagering that Arizona voters care more about prompt election results than they do about being able to drop off their early ballots at the last minute.

The field of who wants to take on Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs in 2026 just doubled in size. KTR lost 2022 Republican primary for governor to Kari Lake.

Hobbs announced $17.2 million in funding from the SAFE (Stopping Arizona’s Fentanyl Epidemic) initiative "to support local law enforcement’s border security work, drug interdiction efforts and combatting human trafficking."

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out a vision for the new legislative session Monday that focuses on helping average Arizonans struggling with high costs of housing and child care by proposing a series of measures to boost new home construction, limit short-term rentals and set up a new public-private partnership designed to lower soaring child care costs.

Hobbs, in an interview with Capitol Media Services ahead of the session that begins today, said she's sending a warning to a Legislature that is even more Republican than last year that she won't be shy about inking up her veto stamp.