This year's legislative housing battles kicked off as a bipartisan group of lawmakers took the first step toward passing a new version of last year's vetoed "starter homes" bill. Catch up quick: Gov.

Sarah Brown, director of Gov. Katie Hobbs' Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting, said her last day would be Feb. 12.

The "Rural Groundwater Management Act" would create new agencies to conserve water, Hobbs said during a news conference.

ARepublican lawmaker who plays a key role in negotiating the state budget with Gov. Katie Hobbs last week called her plan to cut private school voucher spending with an income

Hobbs did not nominate her past pick to lead the Department of Economic Security, Angie Rodgers, who has led the agency for about two years. Instead, Hobbs nominated former director Michael Wisehart to return to the role. The Governor's Office was tight-lipped about the change.

Katie Hobbs on Tuesday pronounced the Democrat’s plan to cut $150 ... It didn’t go well for Zylla, who was hammered by GOP lawmakers for what the budget plan contained, what is left out, and what Hobbs wants to cut. Republicans particularly questioned ...

Arizona Democrats and local Republican officials championing a plan to protect rural groundwater are urging GOP lawmakers at the Capitol to join them.

The political persona of Katie Hobbs has always been a bit obscured, at least to me. The rawest glimpse came after Dobbs overturned Roe ’s finding of a constitutional right to an abortion.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs faces criticism from House Republicans for a budget proposal that reportedly neglects water security and the housing crisis, with funds directed elsewhere.

A Republican lawmaker who plays a key role in negotiating the state budget with Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday pronounced the Democrat's plan to cut $150 million in

Gov. Katie Hobbs’ budget proposal aims to reduce spending on private school vouchers — which her staff described as an “entitlement” for wealthy Arizonans.

The overall goal is to reduce groundwater overdraft, a condition in which more water is drawn from a well or aquifer than is being replaced.