Speak Up: Hobbs vetoes Republican legislation on corporate farms using groundwater
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Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t let Republican lawmakers strip away the right of Attorney General Kris Mayes to sue the owners of corporate farms whose groundwater pumping dries up the wells of their neighbors.
Nor will she allow them to erect hurdles for others who file “nuisance” lawsuits about the loss of groundwater.
“If this is the case, what are these thousands of golf courses in the Valley doing as far as their water usage? Oh, I’m sorry they are for the entertainment of the rich. Farmers need water for their crops. What’s good for one is good for the other.” — Ron Parish via story comment
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