Katie Hobbs

Forget racism or culture wars. It’s still all about “open borders” for Republicans eyeing the Arizona governor’s seat. A new attack ad against Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs focuses in part on her flip-flopping on Title 42. ...

A lawsuit filed by Attorney General Mark Brnovich is largely a bid to get traction for his bid for U.S. Senate, an attorney for Secretary of State Katie Hobbs charged Thursday. In new court filings, Roopali Desai pointed out that Brnovich waited four months after objecting to what Hobbs did...

This week we speak with one of three women seeking to lead the state from the governor's office. Democrat Katie Hobbs tells The Filed how her past led her to public service, and how that history could improve the state's future. And we hear from United States Senate candidate Justin...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - The Democratic frontrunner for governor is now humming a different tune on immigration. In the span of three weeks, Katie Hobbs went from claiming Title 42 doesn’t work to warning that lifting it would lead to disaster. President Donald Trump’s administration enacted the policy at...

That was fast. In just three weeks, Katie Hobbs went from “Title 42 isn’t working” to lifting it without a plan “would be a disaster.” Which one is it? Not...

PHOENIX — With the candidate filing deadline for 2022 just days away, candidates are scrambling to get last minute signatures to be on Arizona’s ballot. Republican Attorney General, and candidate for US Senate, Mark Brnovich asked the Cochise County attorney to investigate Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs’ office.

Katie Hobbs' goal is focused on working families and the increasing cost of child care. Hobbs proposed three ways to make child care more affordable.

Katie Hobbs’ economic plan consists of tax credits, tax exemptions, a tax holiday, and permanently extending a child care assistance program that’s currently funded by one-time federal grants. In a press conference at Carpenters Local Union 1912, 4547 W. McDowell Road, Phoenix, Thursday, the Secretary of State and Democratic candidate for governor said the measures will “ensure that ...

PHOENIX — Editor's Note: The above video is from an earlier broadcast. A judge this week declined Secretary of State Katie Hobbs' request for an order blocking Arizona's attorney general from prosecuting her if she temporarily shuts down a candidate signature portal for a required update. Maricopa County Superior...

A dispute between two high-profile state officials that could affect political candidates and voters in upcoming elections is now in the hands of a judge. At issue is an online system that allows voters to sign candidates’ nominating petitions electronically, rather than on paper. Secretary of State Katie Hobbs plans to take it offline on March 11 so county elections officials can align voters with new boundaries for legislative and congressional districts. The new political districts also will affect precinct boundaries, which must be in place in time for local spring elections.

PHOENIX – Former TV news anchor Kari Lake was the only Republican to top Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs in a new poll of potential head-to-head gubernatorial matchups. Lake bested the Democratic front-runner by a 42.7%-41.4% margin, with 15.4% undecided, according to survey results released Tuesday by Phoenix...

Data Orbital is pleased to announce the results of its latest statewide, live-caller survey of likely general election voters. The survey was conducted from February 11th to February 13th. With little data publicly available, the survey focused on the upcoming, hotly contested race for Governor in Arizona. The survey tested...

On Monday, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs invited the NAU community to join her in her first virtual town hall meeting held to address concerns over voter security before this year’s election cycle. Last month, Hobbs announced a joint effort with the #TrustedInfo initiative, a national education campaign...

Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is suing Attorney General Mark Brnovich to stop him from threatening her with criminal charges for planning to take offline a system that allows voters to electronically sign candidate petitions. Hobbs is seeking both a preliminary and permanent injunction in Maricopa County Superior Court. However,...

Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is going to court against Attorney General Mark Brnovich, asking a Maricopa County judge to bar him from bringing what she argues would be baseless criminal charges against her over a scheduled, temporary shutdown of the state’s online signature-gathering website for congressional and legislative candidates.

The race for Arizona governor is heating up as a war of words escalates between two candidates. Kari Lake raised eyebrows with a comment about elections officials.

PHOENIX — Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs announced Tuesday she is joining a nationwide education campaign to build trust in election officials. Hobbs is part of the #TrustedInfo initiative, which is put together by the National Association of Secretaries of State and its nearly 40 members made up of Republican and Democrat chief election officials across the country.

Secretary of State Katie Hobbs announced Monday she had raised over $2.9 million entirely from donors for her campaign to become Arizona’s next governor. The Democrat did not put any of her own money into her treasury, according to the campaign. The donations came from nearly 20,000 people and most — more than 90% — were for $100 or less.