"Power Struggle: Arizona Governor's Authority Challenged by Treasurer and Senate Republicans"
Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee, the top elected Republican in the state, is refusing to recognize the "executive deputy directors" appointed by Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs. Yee argues that Hobbs' move to withdraw and reinstall the nominees as deputies is illegal. This dispute centers around the Senate's refusal to consider 13 of Hobbs' nominees for various state agencies. Yee's refusal to accept the deputies as voting members of the State Board of Investment has left the board without a working majority and locked out the governor's appointees. The legal implications of Hobbs' actions remain uncertain, and Yee warns that future actions by the affected agencies could be called into question.