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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...

Arizona Lawmaker Calls For Federal Investigation Into Gov Hobbs Sunshine Case After AG Mayes Declines Charges

August 24, 2026 1:29 pmAugust 24, 2026 1:30 pm

An Arizona Republican lawmaker says he referred the Sunshine Residential Homes controversy involving Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs to federal authorities more than 90-days ago, calling for the Department of Justice and federal health officials to examine whether federal money was...

Trump Alerted After 1,357 Arizona Primary Ballots Returned As Undeliverable

July 28, 2026 10:34 amJuly 28, 2026 10:34 am

Former Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda said she alerted President Donald Trump after 1,357 mail ballots sent to Navajo County voters were returned as undeliverable before Arizona’s July 21 primary election. Swoboda, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination...