Katie Hobbs now governs under a cloud she once wished on others.<\/p>\n
Sunshine Residential Homes\u2019 roughly $400,000 in political donations,<\/p>\n
followed by a 30 percent rate hike other providers never saw,<\/p>\n
has become the centerpiece of a potential bribery and fraud probe.<\/p>\n
Attorney General Kris Mayes insists the criminal investigation is warranted;<\/p>\n
Hobbs calls it pure politics but concedes her staff has already faced questioning.<\/p>\n
Republican lawmakers have launched their own advisory team,<\/p>\n
combing through internal messages that allegedly show concern over the<\/p>\n
company\u2019s political ties and a desire to handle the rate hike quietly.<\/p>\n
Treasurer Kimberly Yee is pressing for outside investigators<\/p>\n
, warning of conflicts inside the attorney general\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
The irony is brutal: a governor who demanded \u201caccountability at the top level\u201d<\/p>\n
for Trump now fights to prove she\u2019s not the one who abused power,<\/p>\n
as Arizona heads toward a bitter 2026 reelect battle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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