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Arizona AG will not bring charges against governor for alleged pay-to-play scheme

PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes will not be bringing any charges against Gov. Katie Hobbs in connection an alleged pay-to-play scheme.

In a new report Friday, the attorney general acknowledged the state awarded a pair of large increases in payments to Sunshine Residential, a company that provides beds for children in foster care.

She also said that records show the company had given a large amount of money to the governor’s inaugural fund and the Arizona Democratic Party and that the governor herself had been friends with company owner Simon Kotoor.

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