Gov. Katie Hobbs administered the oath to Cruz, who restores the bench to seven members after the retirement of Justice ...

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

Trump signed an executive order banning trans girls from joining sports teams that reflect who they are, possibly impacting ...

Doug Ducey to the state appeals court in 2017 ... Cruz took the oath in Hobbs' office suite, on a family Bible and with her husband, children and other relatives standing by in support.

Republican Gov. Doug Ducey named her to the Court of Appeals in 2017. “For many, this day is long overdue," Cruz said, standing with her husband, two adult children, parents and in-laws.

Both agencies had drawn scrutiny from Republican lawmakers, and Department of Child Safety contracts with a group home ... unemployment and dozens of other programs. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey named ...

Doug Ducey’s budget director, was astonished that Hobbs ... that number will drop by $150 million. But about 21,000 children would lose some or all of their state voucher money.

PHOENIX — Unable to convince Republican lawmakers to repeal universal vouchers, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is trying to get them to at least scale back eligibility. In unveiling her $17.65 ...