{"id":2581875,"date":"2026-03-19T18:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/az-legislature-passes-charlie-kirk-highway-bill-but-will-dem-gov-katie-hobbs-do-the-right-thing-and-sign-it\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:11:09","slug":"az-legislature-passes-charlie-kirk-highway-bill-but-will-dem-gov-katie-hobbs-do-the-right-thing-and-sign-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/az-legislature-passes-charlie-kirk-highway-bill-but-will-dem-gov-katie-hobbs-do-the-right-thing-and-sign-it\/","title":{"rendered":"AZ Legislature Passes &#8216;Charlie Kirk&#8217; Highway Bill, But Will Dem Gov. Katie Hobbs Do the Right Thing and Sign It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faz-legislature-passes-charlie-kirk-highway-bill-but-will-dem-gov-katie-hobbs-do-the-right-thing-and-sign-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581875&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Arizona lawmakers advanced a bill to name Loop 202 in the Phoenix area after Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The measure would designate the southeast Phoenix freeway as \u201cCharlie Kirk Loop 202,\u201d near TPUSA\u2019s headquarters,and it has cleared the House after already passing the Senate,so it now goes to Gov. Katie Hobbs for a signature. The Senate had previously approved the naming, and both chambers are controlled by Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents, including Senate President Warren Petersen, framed the move as a bipartisan tribute to a conservative advocate who they say championed free speech and critical thinking, arguing that honoring a Republican who faced violence for his views should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ky-gov-signs-bipartisan-law-limiting-no-knock-warrants\/\" title=\"Ky. .... ...s bipartisan law limiting no-knock warrants\">cross party lines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents contend that highway naming should <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >follow nonpartisan processes<\/a> and worry the measure politicizes government. Democrat leaders noted Hobbs\u2019 long veto record and suggested she may veto the bill,pointing to her veto of a separate Charlie Kirk license plate proposal as evidence of political calculation in a high-profile governor\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<p>The article discusses how Hobbs\u2019s decision could affect her re-election prospects-signaling that signing might appeal to centrists while vetoing could energize the right-against a backdrop of a state with Republican majorities in both chambers and ongoing political maneuvering ahead of the 2026 elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A bill to rename a highway in the Phoenix area after slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk passed the Arizona House on Wednesday, meaning it is off to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs&rsquo; desk for a signature, and if she&rsquo;s smart politically, she&rsquo;ll sign it.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Senate already passed the legislation that would name the Loop 202 freeway, which runs on the southeast side of the Phoenix Metro area, near Turning Point USA&rsquo;s headquarters, &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cowardly-texas-republicans-drop-plan-honor-charlie-kirk-highway-modest-left-wing-pushback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Kirk Loop 202<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Both the state Senate and House have a Republican majority.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Senate President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-secretly-seizes-voting-records-major-battleground-county-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warren Petersen<\/a> posted Wednesday on social media, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve named sections of freeways after Democrats before &mdash; that&rsquo;s nothing new. Surely we can show the same bipartisan spirit by honoring a courageous Republican who was assassinated for boldly exercising his First Amendment rights and defending freedom of speech.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;Charlie Kirk devoted his life to empowering young Americans to think critically, reject indoctrination, and stand unapologetically for liberty. His voice was silenced by violence, but his legacy of fearless advocacy should live on &mdash; starting with this fitting tribute on one of Arizona&rsquo;s busiest freeways. Let&rsquo;s hope the governor does the right thing and signs it. Honoring those who die in defense of our fundamental freedoms shouldn&rsquo;t be a partisan issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The bill to designate Charlie Kirk Loop 202 has now passed both chambers of the Arizona Legislature and is headed to the governor&rsquo;s desk.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;ve named sections of freeways after Democrats before &mdash; that&rsquo;s nothing new. Surely we can show the same bipartisan spirit by honoring a&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hEjGpE7Pja\">pic.twitter.com\/hEjGpE7Pja<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Warren Petersen (@votewarren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/votewarren\/status\/2034378345769746766?\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Arizona House Majority Leader Michael Carbone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=16vJCO70Smc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> local ABC affiliate KNXV-TV on Wednesday, &ldquo;I just care about what Charlie did and what he meant to a lot of people in this world. And that&rsquo;s what he stood for: freedom of speech and being able to speak freely, especially on the college campuses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>An assassin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect-tyler-robinson-smiles-laughs-makes-first-court-appearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shot<\/a> and killed Kirk on Sept. 10 while the Turning Point USA founder was speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Democrat House Minority Leader Oscar De Los Santos voiced a talking point that Hobbs may grab onto if she decides to veto, telling KNXV, &ldquo;We already have a process for naming highways and freeways in the state of Arizona. This would short-circuit that process by five years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/arizona-politics-news\/charlie-kirk-loop-202-bill\/5837714\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTAR<\/a> reported that the governor has five days, excluding Sundays, to sign the bill into law or veto it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azcapitoltimes.com\/news\/2026\/01\/09\/all-the-bills-gov-katie-hobbs-vetoed-since-taking-office-in-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Arizona Capitol Times<\/a> reported in January that Hobbs holds the record for the most vetoes of any governor in Arizona history, with 390 at that time, so her bipartisan bona fides are lacking, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Hobbs, who is up for re-election in November, <a href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/arizona-politics-news\/charlie-kirk-license-plate\/5833378\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vetoed<\/a> a bill that would have created a specialty license plate honoring Kirk, with some of the proceeds going to support Turning Point USA.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/azdot.gov\/adot-blog\/10-most-popular-specialty-license-plates-arizona-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona Department of Transportation<\/a>, specialty license plates cost an additional $25 upon purchase and then annually, $17 of which goes to the cause the purchaser chooses to support, such as veterans, health, and educational organizations, or even the Arizona Cardinals&rsquo; and Phoenix Suns\/Mercury&rsquo;s charity arms.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Katie Hobbs vetoes &lsquo;For Charlie&rsquo; Arizona license plate bill honoring late TPUSA founder<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l0Zt6AoJXr\">https:\/\/t.co\/l0Zt6AoJXr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/2030346231990628420?\">March 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hobbs explained her decision to veto the Charlie Kirk plate, writing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/44a5186aac69c13c570fca36a\/files\/d225bfe6-2fdb-ae75-91bb-c28c6e238ae8\/SKM_C751i26030614260.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to Petersen, &ldquo;I will continue working toward solutions that bring people together, but this bill falls short of that standard by inserting politics into a function of government that should remain nonpartisan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, she also acknowledged, &ldquo;Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination is tragic and a horrifying act of violence. In America, we resolve our political differences at the ballot box. No matter who it targets, political violence puts us all in harm&rsquo;s way and damages our sacred democratic institutions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well, here&rsquo;s a chance for her to put something behind that sentiment and sign the highway bill into law, with an accompanying bipartisan message. In any case, it would seem likely to help her reelection chances.<\/p>\n<p>Turning Point Action, TPUSA&rsquo;s political arm, has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpaction.com\/whyandybiggs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed<\/a> her likely competitor, U.S. Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/polls-unpopular-az-democrat-governor-katie-hobbs-reelection-trouble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Biggs<\/a>, who is leading in the GOP primary, so a decision to sign the bill into law would be a powerful gesture. But given her veto record, it may be too much of a stretch.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; DO NOT MISS THIS RALLY &#128680;<\/p>\n<p>@TPAction_ is hosting a HUGE RALLY for Trump-endorsed ANDY BIGGS for AZ Governor!<\/p>\n<p>Register to be a part of the movement that will FIRE KATIE HOBBS and reclaim AZ for opportunity, prosperity and freedom! &#127482;&#127480;<\/p>\n<p>Register here &#10145;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b4medf31Yv\">https:\/\/t.co\/b4medf31Yv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HFGECPPNOn\">pic.twitter.com\/HFGECPPNOn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jake Hoffman (@JakeHoffmanAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeHoffmanAZ\/status\/1925018843023589556?\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hobbs will likely make a political calculation whether the approval hurts or helps her re-election chances. If she vetoes it, that will energize the right. If she approves it, that will likely help in the center.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Katie Hobbs has now vetoed over 400 bills as Governor.<\/p>\n<p>We need a leader who will work with and communicate with the Legislature to get things done for Arizonans, not a Veto Queen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0LNwv5ckei\">pic.twitter.com\/0LNwv5ckei<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Biggs (@andybiggs4az) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andybiggs4az\/status\/2033910288182087957?\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The question is how much it will hurt her with the left-wing base and donors. But where are they going? The governor can point to her license plate veto and say, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m with you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs pulled out a narrow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2022-election\/results\/arizona\/statewide-offices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">less than 1 percent<\/a> victory over Republican candidate Kari Lake in 2022, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-secretly-seizes-voting-records-major-battleground-county-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at least 70<\/a>, and likely over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maricopa-county-blames-printers-election-chaos-manufacturer-saying-not-fast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">130<\/a> (59 percent in all) of the polling locations in Maricopa County experienced voting machine issues on Election Day, resulting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-dismissed-october-proposal-to-provide-free-at-home-tests-to-americans-for-the-holidays\/\" title=\"White ... Dismissed October Proposal To Provide Free At-Home Tests To Americans For The Holidays\">hours-long lines<\/a>. Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lake-campaign-produces-map-illustrating-voting-machines-malfunctioned-primarily-gop-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted in greater numbers<\/a> on Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, President Donald Trump won Arizona by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2024-election\/results\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 5 percent<\/a> of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;ll see. 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Katie Hobbs for her signature. The measure, which would call the southeast Phoenix freeway the \u201cCharlie Kirk Loop 202,\u201d has already passed the Senate, and both chambers have Republican majorities. Senate President Warren Petersen urged Hobbs to sign, arguing that honoring a Republican who defended free speech should be a bipartisan matter and that Kirk\u2019s work to empower young people to think critically and speak freely deserves recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, including Democrat House Minority Leader Oscar De Los Santos, warned that this would bypass the usual highway-naming process. Hobbs previously vetoed a separate bill to create a Charlie Kirk license plate and has said she wants nonpartisan government actions, even as she acknowledged the tragedy of Kirk\u2019s assassination. The article notes that Turning Point Action backs Hobbs\u2019s likely GOP opponent, Andy Biggs, so signing the highway bill could have political implications for her reelection.<\/p>\n<p>The governor has five days (excluding Sundays) to act, and she has a history of vetoing a large number of bills. Analysts speculate about the bill\u2019s potential impact: a veto could energize Republicans, while a signature could appeal to moderates. 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