The Veridus BLOG

To the surprise of nobody, Arizona Democrats voted Wednesday to dump state party Chairman Robert Branscomb. The action followed a dramatic six-month term that saw fundraising for the Arizona Democratic Party dry up as donors and top officials such as Governor Hobbs, U.S. Sens. Kelly and Gallego and others distanced themselves from the organization.

That was … a lot. The Arizona Legislature adjourned Sine Die on Friday, thus concluding a marathon, 165-day session that nearly spilled into the next fiscal year. Only 48 hours ago, a State government shutdown appeared imminent as budget talks were deadlocked and two consecutive spending plans lay vetoed on Governor Katie Hobbs’ desk.

The First Regular Session of the 57th Arizona Legislature adjourned sine die at 12:57 PM. Over the course of the session, 1,724 bills were introduced, 225 were signed into law and 169 were vetoed.

Dear Clients, Early Friday morning, the Arizona Senate approved a $17.5 billion General Fund budget for fiscal year 2026. Unlike the...

Axon may have won its battle against the City of Scottsdale, but the war over its proposed corporate headquarters has only just begun.

Governor Katie Hobbs’ bill moratorium has ended, so surely the Legislature and Governor are locked in budget talks and flying toward Sine Die?

As someone whose name can’t be mentioned in polite company anymore once said, “It’s all about the Benjamins.” Indeed.

Welcome to the endgame in the battle between Governor Katie Hobbs and the GOP-led Arizona Legislature over the future of the Division of Developmental Disabilities.

Governor Katie Hobbs unveiled her “Operation Desert Guardian” task force this week, pledging to secure the border through a collaboration

Ready or not, the 2026 campaign has begun.

This week brought a staffing shakeup to the Hobbs administration as the Governor’s Budget Director resigned.

Dear clients: Today, Governor Katie Hobbs released her fiscal 2026 Executive Budget , a $17.7 billion General Fund spending plan that...

Dear Clients, Today, the 1st regular session of the 57th Legislature convened at the Arizona State Capitol. Lawmakers took their oaths of...

It’s finally here. The 1st Regular Session of the 57th Arizona Legislature will convene at the State Capitol on Monday, with Opening Day

State lawmakers will introduce over 1,500 bills and resolutions in a typical session, but they truly have just one primary job when they...

It’s still three weeks before the 57th Legislature assembles at the State Capitol, but that doesn’t mean battle lines aren’t already...

New year; same crisis.

An emboldened opposition party. Murmurs of dissent within her own ranks. What is Governor Katie Hobbs to do?

It seems everyone is hitting the campaign trail in the battle for swing state Arizona’s 11 electoral votes.

It’s the biggest whodunit in Arizona politics since 2018.