Arizona Politics News
Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Thursday that her chief of staff Allie Bones has resigned.
Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed into law a $17 billion Arizona budget package that drew criticism from Democrats for failing to limit the expansion of a school voucher program.
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May 12, 2023
A proposed change in federal regulations aims to "guide the balanced management of public lands," according to the Bureau of Land Management. And it appears that would mean more conservation on those federal lands.
May 12, 2023
Arizona’s newly passed state budget brings investment to school facilities and a one-time, $300 million infusion that districts can use to help keep teachers in their classrooms. But it didn’t put any caps on school vouchers.
May 11, 2023
More Phoenix police officers are using new tools to reduce deadly force encounters.
May 11, 2023
Arizona has the highest growth rate of Alzheimer’s disease in the country. Now, for the first time, the state’s $18 billion budget includes funding to tackle this devastating illness.
May 11, 2023
The controversial border policy known as Title 42 has ended. The pandemic era protocol was put in place under former President Donald Trump and kept in place under President Joe Biden — until May 11.
May 11, 2023
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The nearly $18 billion plan includes money for housing and a one-time tax credit for families and a lot of infrastructure projects among many other provisions. It does not, however, include a cap on the state’s universal school voucher program, which drew the ire of many Democrats.
May 11, 2023
While there are some provisions to address Arizona’s housing crisis in the new budget, a bipartisan housing bill died in the state Senate. Now Sen. Steve Kaiser is reaching across the aisle to revive portions of that bill.
May 11, 2023
A $17 billion budget package that Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs negotiated with leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature and won approval on Wednesday is drawing criticism from Democrats for failing to put limits on an expansion of a school voucher program that they say is a drain on the state’s coffers.
May 10, 2023
A Flagstaff judge has dismissed a restraining order that state Sen. Wendy Rogers obtained against Arizona Capitol Times reporter Camryn Sanchez. The judge decreed investigative journalism a legitimate purpose.
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May 10, 2023
Title 42 expulsions are ending. But Mexico has agreed to continue accepting migrants from Central America, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela being sent back from the U.S. Many worry that and other policies will continue putting migrants at risk.
May 10, 2023
Phoenix has a better idea of what’s taking place in city parks after hours, thanks to the first data from a pilot program that launched in February.
May 10, 2023
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has voted to discontinue the Elections Department, and has assigned duties to the board, elections director and county recorder.
May 10, 2023
As part of an $18 billion budget deal struck Tuesday night, state senators voted to lift Arizona’s Aggregate Expenditure Limit for the next fiscal year, giving school districts a little more peace of mind than they’ve had in years past.
May 10, 2023
In April, the Arizona Board of Regents approved tuition increases at the state’s three public universities, ranging from 3% to 5%. But the board also put the fate of future increases in the hands of the Arizona Legislature.
May 10, 2023
In a press conference with the governor on Monday, Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls said there is some uncertainty with how prepared the city will be to help migrants at the border, as the exact numbers are unknown. Mayor Nicholls joined The Show to talk more about how the city of Yuma is preparing for the end of Title 42.
May 10, 2023
Several Arizona politicians were in Hungary on Thursday to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC’s, latest conference there. At the conference, Viktor Orbán, Hungary's far right populist prime minister, spoke out against LGBTQ rights and migration — favorite bogeymen to the far right flank of the Republican Party on this side of the globe.
May 10, 2023
Arizona state senators approved a $17.8 billion spending plan early Wednesday negotiated between Gov. Katie Hobbs and Republican legislative leaders. Most Senate Democrats agreed to go along, figuring it was the best — and only — deal they were likely to get.
May 10, 2023
Gov. Katie Hobbs’ budget deal has taken a lot of heat from Democrats who want to see a cap on Arizona’s school voucher program.
May 10, 2023
In committee hearing votes, all but one Democrat opposed a budget negotiated by Gov. Katie Hobbs with the Republican majority in the Arizona Legislature. The party-line vote in the Senate — and near party-line vote in the House — sent GOP lawmakers scurrying to see if any last-minute changes are needed to shore up support for the $17.8 billion budget.
May 9, 2023
