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By AZ Capitol Times
In her annual State of the State address, Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out what she called “the Arizona Promise,” highlighting affordable housing, child care, border security, reproductive freedom and water conservation as her priorities for the 2025 session.
Hobbs is midway through her term as governor and her reelection campaign will be top of mind as she and lawmakers attempt to make headway on some of the biggest issues in the state. But she will have to work alongside a Republican majority that was only strengthened during the November election.
The governor said her focus in 2025 is “the Arizona promise.”
“The promise that everyday people can find opportunity, security and freedom,” Hobbs said. “The promise that through hard work and perseverance, you can build a good life for yourself and your family and leave your kids with a better tomorrow.”
Hobbs said that promise is slipping away, due to high living costs, attacks on freedoms and a lack of security.
“For too long, politicians have been focused on the wrong things – chasing headlines, playing
politics, and looking toward their next election or their next office rather than standing up for the
people we represent,” Hobbs said.
