PHOENIX — Beset by multiple investigations and political charges of “pay-to-play,” Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday unveiled a plan she says will make public any links between businesses and the money they provide to elected officials.
The proposal would forbid anyone who owns more than 5% of a company from giving more than $50 to any candidate for statewide legislative office between the time of submitting the bid and it being awarded. That would apply to contracts of up to $100,000.
What it also would do is set up a public database with the names of those individuals and companies that are awarded contracts.
