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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs late last week vetoed a bill passed by the state legislature that would have banned Critical Race Theory from being taught in K-12 schools within the state, marking the 16th bill vetoed by Hobbs thus far this year.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has announced that the state will be boosting its funding for education, with a new program to put forward around $100 million dollars in grant funding to schools to try and address recovery from the pandemic and mitigation strategies moving forward.

PHOENIX, AZ. - Arizona's 2022 gubernatorial race was among the most contentious and controversial in the state's history. Kari Lake, the Republican candidate, was defeated by her Democratic opponent, Katie Hobbs, by a margin of roughly 17,000 votes. However, Lake's campaign raised millions in the weeks and months following the election, primarily from supporters outside of Arizona drawn to Lake's inflammatory rhetoric and false claims about the election being stolen from her.

The ongoing Arizona election fraud case brought forward by former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has entered a new chapter as Lake has filed an appeal to the Arizona state Supreme Court after her claims of election fraud have been rejected by courts on all previous levels of the court system.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs hit back at Republican election deniers earlier this week in response to comments made at a state legislature hearing last week where a key witness, without evidence, accused politicians and judges of being bribed by a Mexican cartel as well as bringing forward baseless claims of election fraud.

Arizonans are torn as our newly appointed Democratic governor seeks to strip away the border strike force. Katie Hobbs, Arizona's 24th governor, was sworn into office in January of 2023 and is the first Democrat to hold the position since 2009. She replaced Republican governor Doug Ducey, infamously known for creating a temporary border wall out of shipping containers. Hobbs narrowly defeated Kari Lake, her Republican contemporary, notably known as an anchorwoman, whose views were more akin to the prior governor.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has called for an ethics investigation into former Republican State Attorney General Mark Brnovich after a report came out alleging that Brnovich attempted to hide a report that refuted there was any legitimate widespread cases of voter fraud in the 2020 election.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is determined to flip the state legislature in 2024, and now she has put her money where her mouth is, as Hobbs announced Tuesday that she is pledging at least $500,000 towards a fund to try and flip the state blue, a very determined move that signals Hobbs is looking to take charge of the Arizona Democrats' plan in the next major election.

Republican Kari Lake has reportedly been given a high-profile slot at this year's CPAC Ronald Reagan Dinner, according to CPAC organizers, as the election denier and failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate will be featured prominently in the annual conservative event.

Despite her loss in the Arizona gubernatorial race in the 2022 midterm elections to former Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, former newscaster Kari Lake is not passing up her chance at holding office, as the fiery Lake is now reportedly looking to challenge another prominent voice in Arizona politics, Kyrsten Sinema.

Declaring that he had to follow the laws currently on the books in the Grand Canyon State, Judge Peter Thompson gave validity to Lake’s election challenge. In the Minute Entry of Thompson’s decision, the Arizona judge declined to honor the request of Katir Hobbs’ legal team and issue sanctions against defeated gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, finding that the election challenge that she filed was “not successful” but also “not groundless.”

Arizona Republican and defeated gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, speaking to a crowd at a Turning Point USA event, has called for the arrest of election officials in the state, again repeating allegations that the election was fraudulent, The Hill reports.

Election officials in Arizona have officially certified the results of the 2022 election as Republicans have threatened to challenge the results in court, The Hill reports. The state certified the results of both of their high-profile races from the 2022 election, with Democrat Katie Hobbs defeating Republican Kari Lake in the race for governor, and Democrat Mark Kelly defeating Republican Blake Masters in the state's U.S. Senate race.

An Arizona county has certified the results of last month's midterm election after a judge ordered it to, according to The Washington Post. Cochise County, Arizona, officials had previously refused to certify the results, but Superior Court Judge Casey F. McGinley took away the option, telling the Board of Supervisors "you will canvass the election no later than 5 o'clock."

Republican Kari Lake says that the United States will be "enslaved by a globalist system" if she does not win her impending court challenge to the Arizona governor's election, where Katie Hobbs has been declared the victor, Mediaite reports.

Arizona Republican Kari Lake has reaffirmed her refusal to concede in the state's gubernatorial race, claiming that her opponent, Democrat Katie Hobbs, has been threatening election officials in an attempt to "steal" the election, Mediaite reports.

A county in Arizona is reportedly refusing to certify the results of the 2022 midterm election, citing concerns about the validity of the election, despite election officials repeatedly stating that there was nothing wrong with the state's count, The Associated Press reports.

Former local television anchor Kari Lake is refusing to concede the Arizona governor’s race after the race was projected for Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs, according to The Hill.

Radio host and former reality show judge Howard Stern has spoken out against Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, calling her “crazy.” He also referred to Arizona as a “nut job place,” according to Mediaite.

Arizona’s gubernatorial race is headed for a photo finish. We dissect what you need to know about that race as it trudges on. Unless you live under a rock, in a cave, or on some deserted island, you’ve probably heard about all of the election issues that the state of Arizona has fought through since Tuesday. The most prevalent, of course, was the systematic dysfunction of up to 20% of the state’s voting machines within Maricopa, the state’s most populous county which encompasses Phoenix and several of its outlying suburbs.