Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is fighting back after last week’s ruling that she acted illegally when naming 13 deputy directors to run state agencies.
A Maricopa County Superior court judge said Hobbs skirted around the legal requirement to have heads of agencies be Senate approved, and suggested for her to work out something with the Senate.
"It is not possible at this point," Hobbs said. "We're going to appeal the court's decision and in the meantime make sure that agencies continue to function and provide services that Arizonans need."
Hobbs had previously withdrawn her director nominations after Republican Sen. Jake Hoffman, who headed the special committee reviewing the nominees, grilled some and refused to consider others. Hobbs put the blame of what she calls “the chaos” on him and Senate President Warren Petersen.
