Sarah Brown, director of Gov. Katie Hobbs' Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting, said her last day would be Feb. 12.

Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) appointed a new justice to serve on the Arizona Supreme Court, marking the first time a Democratic administration has been given the chance to influence the state’s high court in two decades.

Maria Elena Cruz, a state appeals court judge, is the first Latina and first Black Arizonan to serve on the state’s most influential bench.

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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs invests $60.3 million in water sustainability projects, covering conservation, infrastructure, and contamination control.

Gov. Katie Hobbs announced her first Arizona Supreme Court selection on Wednesday, appointing Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the bench.

In her second Tribal State of the State address Hobbs emphasized her commitments, which include missing and murdered Indigenous peoples, repatriation of Native American artifacts, supporting tribal healthcare,

YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. — Gov. Katie Hobbs has selected Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena Cruz to fill a seat on the Arizona Supreme Court. Cruz, a Democrat from Yuma County, was announced Wednesday as the governor's choice to fill a seat vacated by Justice Robert Brutinel last year.

Another of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs' nominees is out of the running for confirmation, according to a list the Governor's Office sent to the state Senate on Friday. Hobbs did not nominate her past pick to lead the Department of Economic Security,

PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday placed the first Hispanic/Black woman ever on the Arizona Supreme Court. The governor chose Maria Elena Cruz, now a judge on the Court of Appeals, from among the five names submitted to her by the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments. By law, she was required to choose from that list.

Gov. Katie Hobbs released her plan to fund state services for a year, including proposals on child care, private school vouchers and public safety.

Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday placed the first Hispanic woman and the first Black ever on the Arizona Supreme Court.