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

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

Gov. Katie Hobbs' top budget staffer is resigning just as lawmakers and the governor begin contentious negotiations over next year’s state spending plan.

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 ...

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

Maria Elena Cruz is the Arizona Supreme Court's first Latina justice. But that's not the most important reason why she got ...

Photo: Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena Cruz celebrates her appointment to the Supreme Court on Jan. 29, 2025.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs discussed her fight for water rights and preservation over the scare resource during the State of the State in Phoenix. Local Sports Things To Do Politics Travel Advertise ...

State of play: At a press conference on Wednesday, bill sponsor Rep. Leo Biasiucci, R-Lake Havasu City, said supporters' goal ...

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