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Katie Hobbs is about to be formally sworn in as Arizona's new governor

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When Democrat² Katie Hobbs is sworn Thursday as Arizona governor, her term may be one that sets a record for vetoes — as the legislature has an ideologue Republican majority with a narrow majority.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Katie Hobbs is formally sworn in as Arizona's new governor today. Last fall, the Democrat defeated a Republican backed by former President Trump³. Democrats⁴ won most other statewide seats, a sign of a red state that now feels purple. Yet, Republicans kept their majority in the state legislature. And some would like to pull their state further right. From member station KJZZ, Ben Giles reports.

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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: I, Kathleen Marie Hobbs.

KATIE HOBBS: I, Kathleen Marie Hobbs.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Do solemnly swear.

HOBBS: Do solemnly swear.

BEN GILES, BYLINE⁵: Hobbs actually took the oath of office Monday, ahead of today's formal ceremony for all statewide elected officials. The former secretary of state won at a time when Arizona elections were under attack by Republicans, both those in office and those running against her. Shortly after she was declared the winner, Hobbs said she's not going to tolerate election bills pushed by far-right conspiracy⁶ theorists, some of whom are leaders in the new state Senate.

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HOBBS: I'm not going to coddle somebody who is continuing to spread falsehoods about our election systems or whatever else, even if they're in the majority.

GILES: On the campaign trail, Hobbs questioned Arizona's existing border policies, like former Governor Doug Ducey's shipping⁷ container wall and the use of a controversial border strike force. That left one GOP senator saying he felt as though Hobbs was punching Republicans in the face. One of the first things Hobbs did upon taking office was issue an executive order directing state agencies to adopt new anti-discrimination policies. That has the state's religious conservatives fuming⁸. But Democratic lawmakers, like Rebecca Rios, who spent the last two years trying to legislate⁹ while Republicans controlled the state House and governor's chair, welcome Hobbs' election.

REBECCA RIOS: We are looking at folks that have been able to do and pass anything they want because they had full control and full power.

GILES: Rios, who's leaving the legislature after a long career in politics, says she isn't expecting miracles either.

RIOS: It is going to be a long session.

GILES: Republicans held their one-vote majorities in the state House and Senate. But the GOP majority this year promises to be more conservative than the last session. Republican Kirk Adams served in the Arizona House in the 2000s, the last time a Democrat, Janet Napolitano, was in the governor's office. He says divided government is difficult.

KIRK ADAMS: I really think these first 90 days of the legislative¹⁰ session are going to be about testing the resolve of the other side.

GILES: Democrat Rebecca Rios says that to succeed as governor, Hobbs will have to strike a centrist path, much like Arizona's two U.S. senators, Democrat Mark Kelly and independent Kyrsten Sinema.

RIOS: Right down the middle is where she needs to be. And I think that's where she will be. And I think that she has appointed people around her that will provide those guardrails and make sure that that remains¹¹ her focus.

GILES: Republican Adams says Hobbs has already hinted at that centrist tone when it comes to issues like immigration and border security. On the campaign trail, Hobbs criticized the Biden administration for inaction at the border.

ADAMS: That is the middle ground in Arizona.

GILES: Hobbs said in November that she hopes her election and wins by Democrats in other high-level offices signaled to at least some Republicans that Arizona is changing. But there are few indications that the Republicans Arizonans sent to the state House this year are willing to meet her in the middle. Hobbs may instead end up setting a record for the number of vetoes.

For NPR News, I'm Ben Giles in Phoenix¹².

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

7 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

8 fuming   

愤怒( fume的现在分词 )； 大怒； 发怒； 冒烟

参考例句：

• She sat in the car, silently fuming at the traffic jam. 她坐在汽车里，心中对交通堵塞感到十分恼火。
• I was fuming at their inefficiency. 我正因为他们效率低而发火。

9 legislate   

vt.制定法律；n.法规，律例；立法

参考例句：

• Therefore,it is very urgent to legislate for the right of privacy.因此，为隐私权立法刻不容缓。
• It's impossible to legislate for every contingency.为每一偶发事件都立法是不可能的。

10 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

11 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

12 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。