Arizona Department of Child Safety

Biggs Alleges ‘Culture Of Corruption’ As Gaming Donor Continues Arizona Operations Despite Shutdown Demand

October 24, 2026 1:00 pmOctober 24, 2026 1:00 pm

An online gaming company that contributed $200,000 to political groups supporting Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes continued operating in Arizona after regulators sought to shut it down in 2024, while the state publicly pursued competing companies,...

Hobbs Audio Recordings, Released After Reported Yearlong Records Wait, Renew Sunshine Questions

October 7, 2026 11:51 amOctober 7, 2026 11:51 am

Newly released recordings capture Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs declining reporters’ questions about her administration’s dealings with Sunshine Residential Homes in June 2024, as public-records researcher Brian Anderson questions how long her office took to disclose the files and whether investigators...

Arizona Medicaid Fraud Cases Trace More Than $102 Million in Billing to Native American Program

September 18, 2026 1:22 pmSeptember 18, 2026 1:23 pm

Federal prosecutors in Arizona announced two Medicaid fraud cases this week involving more than $102 million in combined billings to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System for services purportedly provided to patients covered through its American Indian Health Program....

Arizona House Speaker Demands Answers— Says AG Kris Mayes Omitted Alleged Bribery Offer In Hobbs Pay-to-Play Investigation

September 2, 2026 1:04 pmSeptember 2, 2026 1:04 pm

Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro (R-LD29) is challenging Attorney General Kris Mayes’ decision to decline prosecution in the Hobbs-Sunshine pay-to-play investigation, accusing her office of omitting an alleged 2022 offer by Sunshine Residential Homes CEO Simon Kottoor to influence a...

Exclusive: AZ DCS Whistleblower Reveals 127 Medicaid Fraud Referrals — Federal Reports List Zero

August 25, 2026 2:22 pmAugust 25, 2026 2:22 pm

A whistleblower within the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) told Republican state Rep. John Gillette (R-LD30) that the department’s health plan submitted 127 suspected fraud, waste and abuse referrals to the state Medicaid agency, the Arizona Health Care Cost...

Arizona GOP Demands Accountability in Escalating ‘Pay-to-Play’ Investigation of Hobbs Administration

April 30, 2026 2:49 pmApril 30, 2026 2:49 pm

The Arizona Republican Party issued a statement this week calling for accountability as multiple investigations continue into alleged “pay-to-play” practices involving Governor Katie Hobbs and a state contractor. In an April 29 press release, Arizona GOP Chairman Sergio Arellano said...

Governor Hobbs Unveils Ethics Reform Package in Arizona as Republicans Call It ‘Smoke and Mirrors’

February 19, 2026 9:00 amFebruary 19, 2026 9:19 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) announced Tuesday a sweeping ethics and transparency reform proposal she described as the largest in modern state history, calling on the Republican-led Legislature to pass it immediately to “tackle corruption head-on.” The three-pillar package, released...