2 days ago · Investment focuses on conservation, infrastructure upgrades, and water resiliency to address statewide water challenges. Phoenix, AZ — Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced a $60.3 million investment to protect Arizona’s water supply, focusing on conservation, advanced technology, infrastructure improvements, and water sustainability to address critical water challenges across the state.

Hobbs is the first social worker to be elected governor of a U.S. state and is Arizona's fifth female governor. A member of the Democratic Party, she was secretary of state of Arizona from 2019 to 2023 and a member of the Arizona Legislature from 2011 to 2019.

1 day ago · Phoenix, AZ – Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced her historic pick, Judge Maria Elena Cruz, to fill the vacancy on the Arizona Supreme Court. Judge Cruz currently serves on the Arizona Court of Appeals after an appointment from Governor Ducey in 2017, and has previously served on the Yuma County Superior Court, where she was the Presiding ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Phoenix, AZ – Today, Governor Hobbs released her FY2026 Executive Budget, which invests in critical efforts to support working families and help Arizonans thrive. “To realize the Arizona Promise, we must deliver opportunity, security, and freedom for Arizonans,” said Governor Katie Hobbs. “My Executive Budget reflects my commitment to ...

12 hours ago · PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from rural Yuma County the first Latina and first Black person chosen for the state’s high court.

Jan 13, 2025 · Gov. Katie Hobbs delivered her third State of the State address at the Arizona Capitol on Monday. Here's what she said: Speaker Montenegro, President Petersen, Leaders De Los Santos and ...

Jan 3, 2023 · The new Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, right, takes the oath of office in a ceremony as U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Roopali Desai, left, administers the oath while Hobbs’ mother Linda Hobbs holds the bible at the state Capitol in Phoenix, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023.

Nov 15, 2022 · A jubilant crowd packed a downtown Phoenix art gallery on Tuesday morning, ready to celebrate the state's next governor, and the fifth woman to hold the post, Democrat Katie Hobbs.

Jan 3, 2023 · PHOENIX - Katie Hobbs took the oath of office Monday to become Arizona’s 24th governor and the first Democrat to hold the office since 2009. Hobbs was sworn in during a private ceremony at the...

13 hours ago · Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is holding a news conference on Jan. 29. The governor's office says she “will make a major announcement, highlighting a historic moment for the State of Arizona."