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One Month After Hobbs Touted Her Colorado River Success, Feds Hit Arizona With The Largest Water Cuts

Aug 6, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Gov. Katie Hobbs has campaigned on claims of success in negotiating protections for Arizona’s Colorado River water rights — but recent developments have indicated otherwise. In late June, the governor promised...

Report: Hobbs Expected To Name Republicans For Harris Co-Chair John Giles As Lieutenant Governor Pick

Aug 6, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Gov. Katie Hobbs is rumored to have picked the leader of the Republicans for Harris movement to serve as her lieutenant governor should she win in November. Unnamed sources told The New York Times that Hobbs picked John...

Mayes Won’t Confirm Whether Hobbs Will Be Questioned In Pay-To-Play Investigation

Aug 6, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Attorney General Kris Mayes wouldn’t confirm whether Gov. Katie Hobbs will be questioned as part of the investigation into the governor’s alleged pay-to-play scandal, which has been ongoing for more than two years....

City Of Phoenix Wants To Spend Millions More On Lawyers For Evictees

Aug 5, 2026

By Staff Reporter | City of Phoenix leaders are looking for a funding pathway to cover the millions it will cost to continue to provide legal and other services to evictees. The city launched a pilot Eviction Legal Services...

Warren Petersen Adds Two Law Enforcement Endorsements In Arizona Attorney General Race

Aug 5, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen (R-LD14) added endorsements from two law enforcement associations last week as he continued building police support in his campaign against Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes. The...

Exclusive: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Speaker Johnson To Visit Arizona This Week

Aug 4, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is expected to visit Arizona on Wednesday and Thursday, with stops including a Casa Grande appearance alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06). The...

Arizona House Republicans Urge Hobbs To Join Federal Medicaid Fraud Data-Sharing Initiative

Aug 4, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona House Republicans are calling on Gov. Katie Hobbs to pursue a federal data-sharing agreement intended to help investigators identify Medicaid and other public-benefit fraud by finding connections between government...

Rep. Eli Crane Reserves $2.1 Million For Fall Advertising In CD2 Rematch

Aug 4, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Rep. Eli Crane’s reelection campaign has reserved $2.1 million in fall advertising as the Arizona Republican prepares for a rematch with former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez in the state’s Second Congressional District....

Arizona Launches Online Mutual Fund Notice Filing System

Aug 4, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizonans can now access records of mutual fund notice filings online. The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) announced that the state began accepting mutual fund notice filings electronically on Monday. ...

Phoenix Family Pleads Guilty In $2.2 Million COVID Relief Fraud Scheme

Aug 3, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Three members of a Phoenix family have pleaded guilty in connection with a years-long scheme to fraudulently obtain nearly $2.2 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, according to the U.S Attorney’s Office, District of...

Arizona Treasurer Reports $7.4 Billion In Assets, Up 126% Since 2019

Aug 3, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona now enjoys nearly $7.4 billion in total assets, representing a 126% increase since Treasurer Kimberly Yee took office in 2019. Per the latest local government investment report from the treasurer’s office, total June...

Gosar Calls For VA Reforms Following Inspector General Audit Finding Widespread Community Care Failures

Aug 3, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ-09) is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement recommendations from a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit that found widespread failures in the administration of...