John Gillette – California Globe

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Served on Board of Energy Nonprofit Operating in China

November 4, 2026 9:44 amNovember 4, 2026 9:44 am

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes served on the board of the Energy Foundation while the nonprofit administered programs in China, maintained a Beijing office, and reported a financial account in the People’s Republic of China, according to IRS filings and...

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,...

Petersen Hits Mayes in AZ AG Debate Over Hobbs ‘Sham’ Probe and No-Bid Consultant Deal

October 2, 2026 10:35 amOctober 2, 2026 10:35 am

Republican Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen challenged Attorney General Kris Mayes over her handling of the investigation involving Gov. Katie Hobbs and her office’s no-bid contract with campaign consultant Stacey Champion during their Sept. 23 debate. The exchanges brought renewed...

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....

Katie Hobbs Refuses To Reveal Legal-Defense Fund Donors: ‘I Said What I Said’

September 8, 2026 10:10 amSeptember 8, 2026 10:10 am

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs declined to identify the donors financing a legal-defense fund affiliated with her campaign after the fund surfaced during the state’s investigation of contributions from a major Department of Child Safety contractor. “Everything that’s required to be...

Arizona Lawmaker Blasts Congressional Democrats As ‘Pandering Idiots,’ Calls Tucson Murders ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’

September 4, 2026 1:25 pmSeptember 4, 2026 1:25 pm

An Arizona state lawmaker with a background in military counterterrorism operations and law enforcement blasted Democratic members of the state’s congressional delegation Thursday after they participated in a U.S. House tribute to two men murdered outside a Tucson gay bar....

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...