For Star subscribers: Democrat Katie Hobbs' first 100 days as governor are marked by controversies, executive orders and vetoes. We saw this movie two decades ago under Janet Napolitano.
Howard Fischer PHOENIX — Democrat Katie Hobbs completes her first 100 days as governor Wednesday, a time marked by controversies, executive orders and the liberal use of her veto stamp.
"That shouldn't surprise anyone," Hobbs told Capitol Media Services."I talked about this during the election that this is sanity versus chaos.""I'm not here to veto more bills than anyone else," she said."But I'm not going to entertain legislation that doesn't tackle those challenges, that moves backwards on people's rights versus forward. I don't think there should be too many surprises in the things I have sent back.
One that particularly aroused the ire of Sen. Jake Hoffman, R-Queen Creek, expanded anti-discrimination protections for state employees and contractors. For example, Hobbs wants to eliminate state sales taxes on diapers and feminine hygiene products. She also proposed a child tax credit for families earning less than $40,000 a year.
Senate GOP leaders seeking to advance their own agenda in Napolitano's time had to gain the cooperation of moderates like Carolyn Allen and Slade Mead to have a working majority. The House Republican caucus featured moderates like Deb Gullett, Phil Hanson and Bill Konopnicki, whose politics were sometimes more closely aligned with Napolitano than with their GOP colleagues.
Nominees sailed through in the pastThere's something else that's different than 20 years ago: the ability of the governor to appoint a team of her choosing. Hobbs, in turn, has clapped back, saying the Hoffman-led panel is not interested in seriously considering her picks. By contrast, Hobbs comes into office with a potential $1.7 billion surplus And both she and the GOP majority have ideas, often conflicting, about how to deal with that.
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