Governor Hobbs vetoes bills related to elections, DEI

Governor vetoes GOP bill to close schools on Election Day, convert gyms to polling places

Image via Getty ImagesA Republican proposal that would have closed Arizona schools on Election Day and forced them to allow their gymnasiums to be used as polling places was vetoed Tuesday for being “nonsensical and objectionable.” It was one of a series of election-related bills that GOP lawmakers sent to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs that were rejected.  One of those bills would have effectively created a bounty system to reward Arizonans who su…

Among others, Hobbs rejects bill backed by Rogers requiring hospitals to ask of citizenship status

In one of 35 new vetoes late Monday, Gov. Katie Hobbs rejected a proposal by Sen. Wendy Rogers to require hospitals that accept Medicaid to inquire about a patient's immigration status.

Arizona Gov. Vetoes More Than 30 Bills Including Some Related to Immigration, Gender Identity

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed more than 30 Republican-sponsored bills on May 12, rejecting proposed legislation on immigration enforcement, voting procedures, and school policies related to gender identity. The vetoes, part of a sweeping one-day action, have drawn sharp criticism from Republican state lawmakers, who accused the governor, a Democrat, of undermining public safety, parental rights, and transparency. Among the bills vetoed was Sen…

Governor Hobbs vetoes bills related to elections, DEI

Arizona Governor Hobbs vetoes 12 bills, including measures affecting elections, patient rights, and voter registration systems.

One of 35 new vetoes from Hobbs keeps hospitals from having to ask legal status

PHOENIX — Patients showing up at Arizona hospitals won't be asked if they are in this country legally.

Gov. Hobbs’s vetoes measure requiring hospitals to check immigration status and 34 additional bills

In one of 35 new vetoes, Gov. Katie Hobbs rejected a proposal to require hospitals that accept Medicaid to inquire about a patient's immigration status.