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Hobbs ‘Pay-to-Play’ Scandal Reignites as Two Foster Teens Die After Placement in Sunshine Residential Group Homes

Deaths of Zariah Finley Dodd and Sarabeth Sokolsky renew scrutiny of Sunshine Residential Homes, state oversight failures, and political ties to Governor Katie Hobbs

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Dec 17, 2025
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Two teenage girls who had been living in Arizona’s foster care system died months apart under separate circumstances, but both cases intersect at the same state-licensed group home provider — Sunshine Residential Homes — a company already embroiled in a widening “pay-to-play” controversy involving Governor Katie Hobbs’ administration.

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