Hobbs vows to appeal court ruling rather than negotiate
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is spurning a judge's suggestion she work out her differences with the GOP-controlled Senate over confirmation of her agency directors.
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Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is spurning a judge's suggestion she work out her differences with the GOP-controlled Senate over confirmation of her agency directors.
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs couldn't get the Republican-controlled Senate to confirm her picks to run state agencies.
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs acted illegally in naming 13 individuals as deputy directors to run state agencies after the Senate would not confirm her picks, Maricopa County Superior Court
Gov. Katie Hobbs acted illegally in naming 13 individuals as deputy directors to run state agencies after the Senate would not confirm her picks, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney ruled Wednesday.In a 17-page decision, the judge acknowledged that Hobbs was "arguably'' within her powers to withdraw the names of those she tapped as directors after she could not
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs acted illegally in naming 13 individuals as deputy directors to run state agencies after the Senate would not confirm her picks, Maricopa County Superior Court