Driving Record Job Growth

Since Governor Hobbs took office, Arizona’s economy has grown by more than 100,000 jobs, with the lowest unemployment rate in Arizona history and more Arizonans employed than ever before.

Transforming Arizona into a Manufacturing Hub

Arizona leads the nation in semiconductor jobs, investment, and supplier expansions, securing more than $100 billion in private investment and creating tens of thousands of good-paying jobs.

Putting Money Back in Working Families’ Pockets

Helped 750,000 Arizona working families with rising costs by providing tax rebates of up to $750.

Investing in Arizona’s Workforce

Created the State’s Workforce Cabinet and launched the Talent Ready AZ workforce and education initiative, including BuilditAZ Apprenticeship Initiative, Future48 Workforce Accelerators, and ReadyTechGo to connect Arizonans to good-paying jobs in booming industries and ensure all Arizonans benefit from our growing economy.

Creating Access to Capital for Small Businesses

Launched the $5 million Arizona Microbusiness Loan Program to leverage private investment and expand critical access to capital for entrepreneurs.

Delivering Cheap and Clean Energy

Secured $156 million to improve access to rooftop and neighborhood solar generation, which will save Arizona families over $164 million in energy costs.

Launched Efficiency Arizona to Help Arizonans Save Energy and Money

Secured $74.6 million to provide up to $14,000 per participating household to perform energy efficiency upgrades in their home.

Driving Historic Investments in Affordable Housing

Secured a historic level of investment in housing, including $165 million in FY24 to create thousands of units of affordable housing for working class Arizonans in the first year alone.

Increasing Opportunities for Homeownership

Secured funding to expand homeownership opportunities for more than 500 middle-income and rural first time homebuyers through the Arizona is Home program.

Expanding Access to Affordable Housing

Maximized the use of federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits to fund 15 new affordable housing projects, including 7 in rural areas, totaling 1,049 units.

Cutting Red Tape and Lowering Costs

Signed four pieces of legislation to cut housing regulations and lower costs for everyday Arizonans.

Combating Violent Crime and Supporting Victims

Invested more than $25M to help serve crime victims, improve safety, and reduce future impacts of violent crime. This effort includes funding victim services at local agencies and nonprofits, such as domestic violence shelters and child abuse programs.

Stopping Dangerous Drugs and Saving Lives

Created the SAFE (Stopping Arizona’s Fentanyl Epidemic) Initiative to crack down on drug trafficking, support local law enforcement, and deliver treatment to Arizonans affected by the opioid crisis.

Cracking Down on Drug Traffickers

Signed the Ashley Dunn Act to establish minimum sentences for high volume fentanyl traffickers.

Securing the Border and Keeping Communities Safe

Launched Operation SECURE, deploying the National Guard and Arizona State Troopers to the border and establishing a Border Coordination Office in the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate border operations.

Funding Local Law Enforcement

Directed over $84 million to local law enforcement to assist with drug interdiction, fight human trafficking, and secure the border.

Saving Arizona's Precious Groundwater Supplies

Canceled one Fondomonte lease in Butler Valley and refused to renew three others to stop unchecked groundwater pumping by a big corporation and protect Arizona’s water future.

Brokered Historic Colorado River Conservation Deal

Brokered historic 2023 Colorado River agreement with neighboring states to conserve Arizona’s water and avoid forced, draconian cuts from the federal government. Because of Governor Hobbs’ leadership, no Arizonan will be forced to cut water use under the 2023 agreement.

Protected Water Access for Rio Verde Foothills Community

Worked across the aisle and passed legislation to give Rio Verde Foothills’ residents access to a reliable water source, and then cracked down on bad actor developers in the area attempting to exploit loopholes in water supply laws.

Investing in Energy Infrastructure to Prevent Future Outages

Secured $21.5 million to invest in projects across the state that will improve the reliability and resilience of the electric grid, preventing future outages and delivering reliable electric service to Arizonans.

Expedited Transmission Project Permitting

Expanded opportunities for transmission projects to be permitted through common-sense permitting reform that preserved environmental protections while expediting the permitting process.

Established Nation’s First Statewide Chief Heat Officer

Developed the state’s first Extreme Heat Preparedness Plan, creating the nation's first statewide Chief Heat Officer role and expanding cooling center access to strengthen Arizona’s response to environmental challenges.

Repealed Civil War-Era Total Abortion Ban

Protected women’s freedom to make reproductive healthcare decisions by championing and signing legislation to repeal the state’s Civil War-era total abortion ban.

Eliminating Medical Debt

Launched an initiative to eliminate up to $2 billion of medical debt for up to one million Arizonans through a partnership with RIP Medical Debt.

Protecting Reproductive Freedom

Signed an Executive Order to protect doctors and women who provide, obtain, or assist with an abortion from being prosecuted by extremist county attorneys.

Expanded Access to Healthcare for Children

Expanded KidsCare eligibility to provide low- or no-cost healthcare for 10,000 more children living in low-income households.

Expanding Access to Birth Control

Took action to allow Arizonans to access contraception without a doctor’s prescription, and instructed state agencies to identify ways to promote access to low- or no-cost contraception options for all Arizonans.

Keeping Arizonans in Long-Term Care Safe

Led efforts to implement major regulatory reforms to improve quality of care in long-term care and other residential healthcare settings.

Ending Fraud within the American Indian Health Program

Guided AHCCCS and ADHS through comprehensive policy reforms needed to crack down on fraud, waste, abuse, and exploitation within the Medicaid system, saving hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars.

Connecting Communities to Broadband

Investing $1 billion in federal funds to ensure all Arizonans are connected to quality, affordable, high-speed internet, especially in Arizona’s rural and Tribal communities.

Increasing Funding for Transportation

Worked across the aisle to put a Prop 400 extension, now Prop 479, on the ballot, which was passed by the voters and will provide nearly $15 billion in transportation investments and create hundreds of thousands of jobs.

Building Roads to Better Connect Arizonans

Worked with Tribal partners to secure a $95 million INFRA federal grant for the I-10 Widening Project between Phoenix and Casa Grande.

Investing in Public Infrastructure

Relaunched the Greater Arizona Development Authority to invest more than $100 million in rural and Tribal public infrastructure and spur economic development across the state.

Secured $200 million in public infrastructure investment to support the development of key manufacturing facilities, including Intel, TSMC, and LG Energy Solution, working with private sector and local government partners.

Improving School Facilities

Secured over $675 million to improve and construct school facilities, continuing to fund the School Facilities Division at its highest point in 15 years.

Helping Arizonans Earn a Degree or Credential

Created the Arizona Community College Workforce Scholarship Program that is helping thousands of Arizonans earn a credential or degree.

Growing Arizona’s Healthcare Workforce

Invested $72 million into the AZ Healthy Tomorrow initiative to train the next generation of Arizona healthcare workers at our public universities.