AZ Gov. Hobbs Vetoes Charlie Kirk Highway Measure
Gov. Hobbs vetoed the bill citing the need for nonpartisan naming processes and highlighted the Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names as the proper authority.
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Hobbs Vetoes Bill to Rename Loop 202 After Charlie Kirk, Drawing Sharp Criticism From Republicans
Governor Katie Hobbs has rejected a second piece of legislation honoring Charlie Kirk, vetoing a bill Friday that would have renamed Arizona’s 78-mile Loop 202 freeway after the late conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder who was assassinated last September. Senate Bill 1010, which passed along party lines in both chambers, would have designated the freeway the Charlie Kirk Loop… Source
Hobbs Breaks Tradition to Veto Bill to Rename Loop 202 After Charlie Kirk
Governor Katie Hobbs is being accused of breaking a long-standing tradition for vetoing the Charlie Kirk Loop 202 bill. Critics say the governor injected partisanship into a process that has never been political. "Governor Hobbs didn't just veto a bill. She broke with a long-standing Arizona tradition of recognizing impact over politics," said Arizona Senate...
Arizona won’t put Charlie Kirk’s name on a freeway after Hobbs vetoes a GOP bill
Charlie Kirk at the 2021 AmericaFest conference in Phoenix. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0)Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday blocked Republicans from renaming the Loop 202 freeway in the East Valley after the slain conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. This veto comes just weeks after the Democrat vetoed another GOP-backed bill that would have created a specialty license plate in honor of Kirk. That proposal would have given $17 f…
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