Ben Giles

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Ben Giles is a senior editor at KJZZ. He was previously a senior field correspondent specializing in political coverage. Before that, Giles spent six years as a reporter at the Arizona Capitol Times, where he covered the Arizona state Senate, the Governor’s Office, and state and federal elections.

Giles came to Arizona by way of Washington, D.C., where he reported on the Maryland Legislature, crime and various news beats in the metro region for the Washington Examiner.

Giles lives in Phoenix with his wife and three dogs. In his free time, he’s probably chipping away at a never-ending list of home improvement projects.

Title	Author(s)	Publication Date
A list of all the bills Gov. Hobbs has vetoed so far	Ben Giles, Sky Schaudt, Greg Hahne, Jill Ryan Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services	March 30, 2023
Hobbs vetoes bill to eliminate local grocery taxes	Ben Giles	March 28, 2023
Judge slams Phoenix for allowing 'The Zone' to proliferate	Ben Giles	March 27, 2023
AZ House Republicans give preliminary OK to $10K teacher pay raise	Ben Giles	March 27, 2023
AZ GOP lawmakers say they're racing to beat a budget deadline	Ben Giles, Mark Brodie	March 23, 2023
GOP lawmakers could refer up to 51 resolutions to voters	Lauren Gilger, Ben Giles	March 9, 2023
AG sues Cochise County over agreement with recorder	Ben Giles	March 7, 2023
Hobbs says Mayes can't simply end a Saudi water deal	Ben Giles	March 2, 2023
Hobbs condemns far-fledged drug cartel allegations	Lauren Gilger, Ben Giles	March 1, 2023
Arizona GOP lawmakers distance themselves from election-related bribery accusations	Ben Giles	Feb. 27, 2023
16 complaints about Brnovich have been filed with Bar	Ben Giles	Feb. 27, 2023
2 bar complaints filed against former AG Brnovich	Ben Giles	Feb. 23, 2023
Hobbs fires DCS director after less than 2 months	Ben Giles	Feb. 23, 2023
When his office debunked election fraud claims, AG Mark Brnovich concealed the reports	Ben Giles	Feb. 22, 2023
Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoes partisan Republican budget bills, renews calls for negotiations	Ben Giles	Feb. 16, 2023
Arizona Gov. Hobbs' attorneys say Ducey issued more than $210M in ARPA grants illegally	Ben Giles	Feb. 15, 2023
Republicans on Senate committee reject ADHS nominee	Ben Giles	Feb. 9, 2023
Fontes, Richer criticize legislation that attempts to undo advances in voting	Ben Giles	Feb. 9, 2023
SB 1471 would create a man vs. machine test for Maricopa County vote tabulators	Ben Giles, Lauren Gilger	Feb. 2, 2023
AZ bill would ban future 'emergency' vaccines from school attendance requirements	Ben Giles	Jan. 30, 2023
GOP lawmakers know Hobbs will veto their budget. Here's why they're submitting it	Lauren Gilger, Ben Giles	Jan. 26, 2023
AZ could get faster election results, but at what cost?	Ben Giles	Jan. 20, 2023
AZ budget talks have barely begun – and there’s already talk of a shutdown	Lauren Gilger, Ben Giles	Jan. 19, 2023
Hobbs will be put to the test by a conservative Republican majority	Ben Giles	Jan. 5, 2023
Mark Kelly sworn in to new term as U.S. senator	Ben Giles	Jan. 3, 2023