- A proposal to name a highway in Arizona after conservative figure Charlie Kirk has been abandoned following a veto by Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs.
- Republicans in Arizona had passed legislation to name Loop 202 after Kirk, who was assassinated last year during an event at Utah Valley University.
- Governor Hobbs stated that the bill "inserts politics into a function of government that should remain nonpartisan," despite denouncing political violence.
- Republican state Senate President Warren Petersen criticised the veto, arguing it breaks a tradition of recognising societal contributions and makes recognition dependent on political alignment.
- This decision follows an earlier rejection by Arizona's Governor of a memorial license plate for Charlie Kirk, and comes as other states consider similar honours, including a Florida bill to name roads after Kirk and Donald J. Trump.
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