Arizona Farmers Deserve More Than Press Releases
Governor Katie Hobbs announced that Arizona has submitted its finalized proposal to the USDA for a sterile fly dispersal facility in Douglas to help combat the New World screwworm and protect Arizona’s cattle industry. The proposal calls on the federal government to move quickly so Arizona producers and consumers can be protected. But I want to ask Arizona’s farmers and ranchers a simple question: Do you feel supported? Has your daily reality improved? Do you believe Governor Hobbs truly cares about the challenges you face? From the conversations I’ve had across Arizona, the answer I hear most often is no. Many farmers and ranchers continue to struggle with rising costs, water uncertainty, labor challenges, and increasing government burdens. Announcements and proposals are important, but what matters most is whether leaders consistently show up, listen, and deliver meaningful results. As Governor, I will make Arizona’s agricultural community a priority—not just during a crisis or a press conference, but every day. Our farmers and ranchers feed our families, drive our economy, and deserve leadership that stands beside them year-round.
Saving Arizona’s Horses Means Protecting the Whole Ecosystem
A recent federal court dispute involving the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest highlights just how complicated the issue of Arizona’s free-roaming horses really is. The Center for Biological Diversity sought to intervene in litigation, arguing that unauthorized horses have damaged portions of critical habitat for the federally endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse. Photographs submitted in the case show areas where riparian habitat reportedly recovered after horse numbers were reduced. This is exactly why protecting Arizona’s horses cannot be viewed through a single lens. Saving horses is about the land, the horses, wildlife, water, people, public access, available space, and the health of the entire ecosystem combined. We have to look at the whole story—not simply choose one animal, one organization, or one interest over everything else. I advocate for humane treatment and responsible protection of Arizona’s horses. At the same time, we must protect endangered wildlife, riparian areas, forests, water resources, and the communities that depend on these lands. The answer should not be neglecting horses, destroying habitat, or allowing competing interests to fight until a court decides the future of Arizona’s public lands. We need responsible management based on science, humane treatment, transparency, and long-term planning. As Governor, I will advocate for solutions that care for ALL involved—the animals, the people, the land, the water, and Arizona’s future.
RURAL ARIZONA DESERVES PROTECTION — NOT CORPORATE TAKEOVER
Rural Arizona should never become the target of big corporations simply because smaller communities lack the resources, staffing, or political power to move government policy fast enough to protect themselves. I support renewable energy and responsible economic development—but progress should never come at the expense of the people who already live there. Corporations doing business in Arizona must treat our residents fairly, respect our land and water, work with local communities, and be held accountable when their projects cause harm. Rural counties are already fighting to keep up while navigating government bureaucracy and political games. They shouldn’t have to fight powerful corporate interests at the same time. Arizona has had too much silence from its leadership. I won’t be a silent Governor. When rural Arizona needs someone standing between its communities and powerful interests, I will be there. People come before corporations. Communities come before political games. Arizona comes first.
Biggs' Solar Hypocrisy: Six Years of Doing What He Attacks Hobbs For Teri Ann Hourihan for Arizona Governor Andy Biggs wants you to believe Katie Hobbs is the villain putting solar panels on Arizona ranchland — but he's been doing exactly that himself for SIX YEARS. While slamming Hobbs on Fox News for letting a Danish company push a rancher off state grazing land for solar, Biggs conveniently skips the part where he personally cosponsored not one, not two, but THREE separate pieces of federal legislation — in 2020, 2021, and again in 2025 — to hand over thousands of acres of BLM grazing land in La Paz County for massive solar development, including a bill that became law just months ago as Public Law 119-68. Same playbook. Same land use. Same solar industry. The only thing that changed is whose name is on the veto pen. If solar-on-grazing-land is a crisis when Hobbs does it, why has Biggs spent half a decade doing the federal version himself?