Arizona Politics News
Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Thursday that her chief of staff Allie Bones has resigned.
Earlier this year, six of the seven Colorado River basin states signed off on a proposal to use less of that water. California was not one of those states. Officials from California say they weren’t consulted on the plan the six other states agreed to — one of many disagreements over the future of the Colorado River.
March 20, 2023
When the two newest members of the Phoenix City Council are sworn in, it’ll mark the first time the body has had two Black members. Kevin Robinson and Kesha Hodge Washington won their run-off elections last week.
March 20, 2023
For the past several years, Arizona legislators have considered measures that would increase autonomy for many people with disabilities. But some advocates say a bill under consideration this spring would move in the opposite direction.
March 20, 2023
The Arizona House Judiciary committee is weighing in this week on a controversial bill. It would let prosecutors charge fentanyl dealers with murder if what they sell kills someone. This bill has already passed in the Senate.
March 20, 2023
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego will appear at the United Nations Water Conference in New York this week where she will discuss work done by the city to conserve water.
March 20, 2023
The Biden administration wants the Chinese owners of TikTok to sell the widely popular social media app or face a ban on it in the U.S.
March 20, 2023
States that rely on water from the over-tapped Colorado River want the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lawsuit from the Navajo Nation that could upend how water is shared in the Western U.S.
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March 20, 2023
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday forbade all state agencies under her control from discriminating against workers based on their hair texture and style. In signing the executive order on Friday, Hobbs said she wants to make sure that Black state employees as well as workers for companies that contract with the state "will be able to wear their natural hair without fear of discrimination."
March 17, 2023
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has announced the state is withdrawing from a multistate lawsuit challenging federal efforts to regulate so-called “ghost guns.”
March 17, 2023
Arizona Senate Republicans have advanced two bills — Senate Bill 1030 and Senate Bill 1028 — that aim to classify all drag shows as sexually explicit in need of state regulation and bans them from public property.
March 17, 2023
Dawn Penich-Thacker of Agave Strategy and Barrett Marson of Marson Media joined The Show to talk about a measure supporters say would have helped alleviate the affordable housing crisis in the state, the results from this week’s runoff elections for Phoenix City Council and more.
March 17, 2023
Republican Rep. Matt Gress is sponsoring a bill that would expand the Arizona Teachers Academy to private universities.
March 16, 2023
On Wednesday, the Senate Education Committee advanced a bill that would establish an active threat response program within the Arizona Department of Education. The measure would appropriate $10 million from the state general fund to ADE for the program.
March 16, 2023
As Gov. Katie Hobbs’ nominee to run the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Carmen Heredia has a big job ahead of her. If confirmed as director of the state’s Medicaid agency, she will oversee health care for the state’s most vulnerable people.
March 16, 2023
There are a number of proposals at the Arizona Capitol to reduce taxes — from eliminating the sales tax on groceries or diapers and feminine hygiene products to exemptions on state income taxes for new businesses.
March 16, 2023
Judges across the country are holding attorneys responsible for filing frivolous lawsuits. In Arizona, this has included numerous lawsuits over the 2020 and 2022 false claims of election fraud.
March 16, 2023
A bill that would make it easier for legislators, election officers, and county officials to shield their home addresses and other personal information is advancing in the Arizona House.
March 16, 2023
In the next six years, Arizona will have more people over the age of 60 than under the age of 17. Advocates say the state isn’t prepared for that.
March 15, 2023
Attorneys for Gov. Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Maricopa County told the state Supreme Court that justices should reject Republican Kari Lake’s latest, and possibly final attempt, to overturn the results of the 2022 election.
March 15, 2023
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is facing heavy pushback from a victim’s sister and a powerful county prosecutor for her plans to defy a court order to execute a prisoner next month for his conviction in a 2002 killing.
March 15, 2023
