Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, who stole the 2022 election from Kari Lake, has come beneath scrutiny as soon as once more over state contract selections after her Workplace of Tourism awarded a $700,000 contract for a brand new state brand to an organization with shut ties to the company’s director.
And the brand is horrible. Not solely does it not make sense or have any of the colours sometimes related to Arizona or the state flag–copper, purple, yellow, navy blue–but it surely’s simply hideous.
Right here’s what taxpayers in Arizona paid $700,000 for:
The brand is a part of a woke initiative to include “American Indian/Native American/Indigenous customs, traditions, values, beliefs and tradition.”
This isn’t the primary time Hobbs has come beneath hearth for her unethical and doubtlessly unlawful use of tax {dollars}.
As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier this yr, questions arose about an obvious bribery scheme involving giant donations made to the Democratic Social gathering and a darkish cash group that was used for Hobbs’ inaugural occasions. This seems to have influenced Hobbs on awarding state contracts to the best bidder in unrelated contributions.
Per State Senator Jake Hoffman:
AZ Democrat @KatieHobbs authorised illegally shelling out $700,000 for a brand new state brand
Hobbs’ pretend director of tourism has been caught funneling MASSIVE contracts to her personal brother.
@realTomHorne is wrapped up on this scandal too
As reported by the Arizona Agenda, @GovernorHobbs‘ “Workplace of Tourism shelled out $700,000 to create a brand new state brand this yr.”
“And of all of the artists within the state who may have drafted that brand, the contract simply occurred to go to 1 who has shut ties to the Workplace of Tourism Director Lisa Urias” — her brother.
…”Now, the state tourism division is working with an $8 million finances to steer folks to come back right here, and tourism spending is a large driver for Arizona’s financial system.”
“The appointment appears to have been an financial driver for Urias Communications as properly.”
“Greater than a yr after Urias turned the tourism director, the Arizona Division of Training authorised a $250,000, five-year contract with Urias Communications.”
Now why would the Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne, be hiring an illegally put in Katie Hobbs’ pretend director’s brother as his quarter million greenback, NO BID, advertising vendor??
Katie Hobbs continues to use her workplace, break the regulation, and benefit from the folks of Arizona.
That is what it appears like when Democrats are in command of your authorities.
KATIE HOBBS CORRUPTION EXPOSED
AZ Democrat @KatieHobbs authorised illegally shelling out $700,000 for a brand new state brand
Hobbs’ pretend director of tourism has been caught funneling MASSIVE contracts to her personal brother.@realTomHorne is wrapped up on this scandal too
As reported… pic.twitter.com/yI6RyWbLxq
— Jake Hoffman (@JakeHoffmanAZ) November 21, 2024
Hoffman took a ballot on X, asking, “Do you assume taxpayers ought to have forked over $700,000 for this brand?” As of writing, 97% of the 1,171 respondents voted “No! Waste of cash & ugly”
Let’s take a ballot on @KatieHobbs’ new brand
Do you assume taxpayers ought to have forked over $700,000 for this brand?
— Jake Hoffman (@JakeHoffmanAZ) November 21, 2024
Extra from Arizona Agenda:
The Workplace of Tourism spent the $700,000, which got here from federal pandemic reduction funds, on 57 in-person and digital listening periods throughout the state, to not point out the $27,500 that went to the brother of the CEO of Urias’ advertising company. He helped work on the brand with a separate graphic design firm.
And Urias Communications has one other state contract.
“It is clearly an moral violation. Whether or not or not it is a authorized violation is one other subject,” Sen. John Kavanagh stated after we briefed him on the scenario.
However even when she isn’t concerned with the day-to-day operations of the corporate that she based, Urias appears to be financially benefiting from the state’s contract along with her firm on the identical time she is pulling a wage from the state.
It’s unlikely the corrupt Democrat Legal professional Common, who additionally stole her election, will do something about this.
It is a growing story.
