Andy Biggs – California Globe

Hobbs Touts ‘No Tax On Tips’ After Vetoing Provision In Three Bills

July 28, 2026 8:39 amJuly 28, 2026 8:39 am

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is promoting the state’s newly enacted “No Tax on Tips” provision as part of a $1.4 billion tax-relief package after vetoing three earlier Republican-backed bills containing substantially similar relief. “I’m proud my 4th bipartisan budget cuts...

Former Republican Official Risa Lombardo Claims Arizona Green Party Governor Nomination Despite Party Opposition

July 23, 2026 1:38 pmJuly 23, 2026 1:40 pm

Former Republican precinct committeewoman Risa Lombardo appears to have secured the Arizona Green Party’s nomination for governor despite a months-long campaign by party leaders urging Green voters to reject her and write in Carlos Melendez, their endorsed candidate Unofficial returns...

Arizona Primary: GOP Leads Early Votes as Hobbs Heavy Spending Draws Fire

July 20, 2026 4:06 pmJuly 20, 2026 4:11 pm

Arizona voters head to the polls Tuesday, July 21, for the state’s 2026 primary election amid a surge in early voting and ongoing questions about Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ campaign finances and past controversies. As of Monday evening, more than...

Arizona Grazing Dispute Draws USDA, GOP Support As Solar Project Threatens Rancher’s Livelihood

June 1, 2026 11:02 amJune 1, 2026 11:02 am

A fifth-generation Arizona rancher is appealing to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Lawfare Portal after a proposed large-scale solar project on Arizona State Trust Land placed his family’s long-held grazing operation at the center of an escalating dispute over land...

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Charlie Kirk Memorial License Plate Bill Amid Partisan Backlash

March 7, 2026 11:05 amMarch 9, 2026 11:35 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed Senate Bill 1439 on Friday, blocking the creation of a specialty license plate honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose assassination last year shocked the nation. The bill, sponsored by Republican State Senator Jake...

Andy Biggs Files Most Signatures of Any 2026 Arizona Gubernatorial Candidate, Surpassing 20,000

March 4, 2026 1:20 pmMarch 4, 2026 1:20 pm

Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs has submitted over 20,000 nomination signatures as he seeks the Republican nomination for governor in the 2026 election cycle, his campaign confirmed this week. According to social media posts from the Biggs campaign, Biggs’ team reported...

AZ Rep Eli Crane Cosponsors Impeachment Articles Filed Against Judge Boasberg

November 6, 2025 10:07 amNovember 6, 2025 10:07 am

U.S. Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ-2) has joined three other Arizona Republicans in backing a House resolution to impeach U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg, accusing the Washington, D.C. jurist of “abuse of power” in cases affecting border enforcement and the...