Tag: Katie Hobbs

Katie Hobbs Asks Court to Toss Kari Lake’s Election Challenge as She Previews ‘Shocking’ Evidence

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is asking a court to throw out Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s bid to challenge the 2022 mid-term election because state law requires more evidence to show that “millions of Arizonans” were disenfranchised during the Nov. 8 election. In a 317-page court filing (pdf) with the Arizona Appeals Court, Hobbs’s team…


Katie Hobbs Asks Court to Toss Kari Lake’s Election Challenge

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is asking a court to throw out Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s bid to challenge the 2022 mid-term election because state law requires more evidence to show that “millions of Arizonans” were disenfranchised during the Nov. 8 election. In a 317-page court filing (pdf) with the Arizona Appeals Court, Hobbs’s team…


Arizona’s Death Penalty Halted by Gov. Hobbs and Attorney General Mayes

Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) announced a new executive order on Friday to establish a Death Penalty Independent Review Commissioner to provide transparency around the state’s processes and protocols for executions. In a statement, Hobbs’ office said she signed an executive order establishing the commissioner as part of her First 100 Days initiative to “build an Arizona…


Kari Lake Responds to Reports She’ll Run for US Senate

Arizona GOP candidate Kari Lake on Tuesday brushed aside speculation she might be running for Arizona’s Senate seat in 2024, following anonymously sourced reports that she might. A CNN reporter, Kate Sullivan, wrote on Twitter Monday, “I’m told Kari Lake is considering running for the US Senate seat held by Kyrsten Sinema in 2024.” Sullivan did…


Border Wall Dismantled in Arizona as Katie Hobbs Becomes Governor

Arizona has started to dismantle its makeshift border wall made of shipping containers that was championed by former Gov. Doug Ducey but faced opposition from newly minted Gov. Katie Hobbs and was the target of a Biden administration lawsuit. Footage taken on Jan. 3 showed construction machinery removing a line of shipping containers placed along the…


Kari Lake Files Petition to Transfer Election Lawsuit to Arizona Supreme Court

Arizona GOP candidate Kari Lake filed a petition to transfer her election case from Maricopa County to the Arizona Supreme Court over the past weekend, coming as Democrat Katie Hobbs was sworn in as governor of Arizona in a ceremony. Lake’s petition claims that “evidence put forward in this case, including the changing and conflicting…


Katie Hobbs Takes Oath of Office as Arizona Governor

Katie Hobbs has been sworn in to become Arizona’s 24th governor on Monday and the first Democrat to hold the office since 2009. Hobbs will be Arizona’s fifth female governor and the state’s first Democrat in 16 years. She took the oath of office at the state Capitol to officially take over from Republican Doug Ducey. A…


Capitol Report: Will McCarthy Be the Next Speaker of the House?; Biden to Appear With Mitch McConnell in Kentucky

Congress is gearing up for what’s expected to be a historical vote for House speaker. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) proposes key rule changes. What are those and why are some Republicans still not convinced? President Joe Biden is returning to a changed Washington. What’s at the top of his New Year’s to-do list as Republicans take…


Kari Lake Appeals Judge’s Ruling on Arizona Election Lawsuit

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has filed an appeal against a Maricopa County judge’s ruling to dismiss her lawsuit challenging the midterm election results. Lake filed a notice of appeal with the same Arizona Superior Court judge on Tuesday to challenge the dismissal of her case. Lake will also seek a direct review by the…


Arizona Judge Rules on Kari Lake’s Election Lawsuit

An Arizona judge ruled against Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s election case, confirming the election of Katie Hobbs as Arizona governor-elect. The court didn’t find any clear or convincing evidence that misconduct happened during the 2022 Arizona general election and confirmed Katie Hobbs’s election, Arizona Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson said in the ruling. Thompson…