Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is renewing a push to regulate groundwater in rural parts of the drought-stricken state.

Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the Rural Groundwater Management Act of 2025 to prevent out-of-state corporations from depleting ...

Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz, a lifelong resident of Yuma, Arizona, to the state Supreme Court. Cruz will replace Justice Robert Brutinel, who retired last year. “Judge Maria Elena Cruz has ...

Experts say cultivating genetic diversity and mitigating Phoenix’s urban heat island must occur to protect native plants.

Maria Elena Cruz is Gov. Katie Hobbs' first appointment to the Arizona Supreme Court, a pick that earned praise from both ...

Arizona Secretary of State staffers identified driver's license computer miscoding that allowed noncitizens to register to ...

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court. The state appellate judge from rural ...

Our work in 2024 has changed laws and held public officials accountable. Here's what to know about The Arizona Republic's ...

State lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday with the desire to do something about ensuring there’s enough water for everyone who wants it.

Another of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs' nominees is out of the running for confirmation, according to a list the Governor's ...

A year after lawmakers made significant cuts to resolve a state budget deficit, Gov. Katie Hobbs' proposes to increase state ...

Arizona Republican lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a bill designed to get voters the results of elections faster ... mandate” on counties which will cause voter confusion. Gov. Katie Hobbs and ...