Kris Mayes – California Globe

Senate GOP Taps Former Justice Gould, Shifts Hobbs Pay-to-Play Probe After Hoffman Scrutiny

September 23, 2026 10:34 amSeptember 23, 2026 10:37 am

Arizona Senate Republicans have appointed former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Gould as special counsel in their investigation of alleged “pay-to-play” dealings involving Gov. Katie Hobbs and Sunshine Residential Homes, transferring the inquiry from the Government Committee to the Appropriations...

Arizona Senate Launches Hobbs ‘Pay-to-Play’ Investigation, Seeks Testimony From Governor and AG Mayes

September 18, 2026 9:36 amSeptember 18, 2026 9:36 am

Arizona Senate Government Committee Chairman Jake Hoffman announced September 16 that he would issue subpoenas for Gov. Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes, state officials, and Sunshine Residential Homes representatives as part of a legislative investigation into allegations that political...

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 AG Mayes’ Office Reportedly Paid Campaign Consultant Nearly $248,000 Through No-Bid Contract

September 3, 2026 1:31 pmSeptember 4, 2026 1:30 pm

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office reportedly paid longtime political consultant Stacey Champion nearly $248,000 through a no-bid public-relations contract beginning shortly after Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes took office. The Arizona Daily Independent reported that Mayes’ office entered the agreement...

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...

Get Flock’d: Liberal Tempe, Deep-Red Cave Creek End Camera Contracts the Same Day

August 29, 2026 2:16 pmAugust 29, 2026 2:17 pm

Two Arizona municipalities with sharply different political profiles terminated their agreements with Flock Safety on Wednesday, adding Tempe and Cave Creek to a growing list of communities leaving the company’s automated license plate reader network. Tempe shut down its 33...

DOJ Sues Arizona Over Voter-Approved In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants

August 29, 2026 2:08 pmAugust 29, 2026 2:08 pm

The Trump administration sued the State of Arizona and the Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday, asking a federal judge to strike down the state’s voter-approved law allowing students without lawful immigration status to qualify for in-state tuition and state-funded...