Andy Biggs – California Globe

US Restricts Government Travel in Nogales Following Security Threat Alert

September 10, 2026 10:49 amSeptember 10, 2026 10:49 am

The U.S. government has restricted official activities and travel in Nogales, Sonora, to essential movements during daylight hours after receiving threat information, according to a September 5 security alert issued by the U.S. Consulate General in Nogales. The consulate said...

Katie Hobbs Refuses To Reveal Legal-Defense Fund Donors: ‘I Said What I Said’

September 8, 2026 10:10 amSeptember 8, 2026 10:10 am

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs declined to identify the donors financing a legal-defense fund affiliated with her campaign after the fund surfaced during the state’s investigation of contributions from a major Department of Child Safety contractor. “Everything that’s required to be...

Get Flock’d: Liberal Tempe, Deep-Red Cave Creek End Camera Contracts the Same Day

August 29, 2026 2:16 pmAugust 29, 2026 2:17 pm

Two Arizona municipalities with sharply different political profiles terminated their agreements with Flock Safety on Wednesday, adding Tempe and Cave Creek to a growing list of communities leaving the company’s automated license plate reader network. Tempe shut down its 33...

Arizona Clean Elections Panel Weighs $4.7 Million Clawback From Green Nominees, Ex-GOP Candidate

August 26, 2026 1:15 pmAugust 26, 2026 1:15 pm

The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission will consider Thursday whether to begin proceedings that could require three candidates to repay approximately $4.73 million in public campaign funds amid allegations that thousands of $5 qualifying contributions were not made by the...

AZ Gov Hobbs Touts ‘Historic Bipartisan Ticket’ After Blocking GOP Legislature With Record-Setting Vetoes

August 20, 2026 11:49 amAugust 20, 2026 11:49 am

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is campaigning for reelection on what her campaign calls a “historic bipartisan ticket” with former Republican Mesa Mayor John Giles, even as her first term has included record-setting use of the veto against legislation passed...

Hobbs Refuses Debate With Andy Biggs In Arizona Governor’s Race

August 1, 2026 4:25 pmAugust 1, 2026 4:26 pm

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs will not debate Republican nominee Andy Biggs before the November general election, marking the second consecutive gubernatorial campaign in which Hobbs has declined to share a debate stage with her opponent. Hobbs’ campaign manager Nicole...

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...