AZ Government

Reaction to Arizona Legislative Republicans Passing “Big and Terrible” Tax Cuts for Billionaires and Corporations

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Arizona billionaires and corporations did not need more tax cuts in the federal Big Billionaires First Bill. They definitely did not need the one, JD Mesnard’s Trump-mimicking SB1106, that Arizona Legislative Republicans rammed through the State Capitol earlier today. The state’s oligarchs, plutocrats, and corporate greedsters have already reaped the benefits of budgetary ill-advised state … Read more

Senator Ruben Gallego Unveils “The Path Home: Rebuilding the American Dream and Restoring Housing Affordability”

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Earlier today, Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego put forth his plan to bolster the Middle Class by expanding affordable housing opportunities. Called “The Path Home: Rebuilding the American Dream and Restoring Housing Affordability,” Senator Gallego described the key components of his homeowner and middle-class expansion plan in the below social media post, saying: “Housing basically is … Read more

Gov. Hobbs and Senate and House Democratic Leaders Will Deliver an “Arizona We Can Afford”

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In what was perhaps, substantively, Governor Katie Hobbs’s best State of the State Address in her first term as Arizona’s Chief Executive, the driving issues of her and Democrats’ 2026 campaigns became crystal clear. At a morning presser and an address that reaffirmed their commitment to smart government and Arizona’s Promise, Governor Hobbs and Legislative … Read more

Hobbs Confronts GOP on Taxes, Water and Border in Combative 2026 State of the State Message​​

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Gov. Katie Hobbs opened her 2026 State of the State address Monday with a blunt warning to Republican lawmakers: Arizonans “are tired of political games” and expect the Capitol to deliver on pocketbook issues, schools, water and border security — not partisan stunts. Speaking to a joint session of the Legislature on January 12, 2026, … Read more