Governor Katie Hobbs spoke out against the state Senate’s refusal to confirm her appointee, Liz Archuleta, to the Arizona Board of Regents, after Archuleta served an entire year in an acting capacity. In a statement, Hobbs expressed dismay, calling the lack of a confirmation hearing “a loss for higher education in Arizona” and criticizing the Senate for what she views as a politically motivated blockade.
Hobbs described Archuleta as “a fiscally conservative and fair-minded public servant and nonprofit leader” who has been pivotal in bringing “accountability and transparency to the Board when it needed it most.” The governor outlined Archuleta’s contributions to the board, including her role in hiring a new university president and managing the University of Arizona’s fiscal recovery. The governor’s statement also pointed out Liz Archuleta’s involvement in addressing issues with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and insisted on an end to what she termed “the relentless partisanship and political weaponization of the Senate confirmation process.”…