Hobbs asks for reimbursement from state for storage containers

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is asking the federal government to reimburse Arizona for the $100 million spent by former Governor Doug Ducey.

In 2022, Ducey spent millions of dollars on storage containers as a way to fill the gaps in the border wall.

Once in office, the Biden administration filed a suit saying the barriers were illegal, forcing the state of Arizona to have them removed for $70 million more.

New federal legislation, originally named the "big, beautiful bill," states $10 billion worth of grants will be available to states that paid for border barriers and other security measures.

Madeline Murray will have more on this story this afternoon and what local representatives have to say on the issue.