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AZ Senate Majority Leader: Instead of ‘partisan witch hunt targeting ESAs’, AG should ‘demand accountability' of public schools 'engaging in fraud’
Arizona Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli (R-Lake Havasu City), the vice-chairman of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, said he is “deeply concerned about the lack of compliance” with school district financial reporting to the auditor general.
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AG Kris Mayes: ‘The FTC and Congress must act to ensure fulsome regulation of PBMs nationwide’
State Attorney General Kris Mayes (D-Arizona) sent a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership this week saying Congress should “act to ensure fulsome regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
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Arizona Attorney General’s Office Finds City of Phoenix’s Ordinance Authorizing Transfer of Guns to Ukraine Unlawful
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office today released a statutorily required investigative report following a complaint filed last month by Representatives Quang Nguyen and Selena Bliss regarding the City of Phoenix’s ordinance authorizing the transfer of guns to Ukraine.
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Davis: "Democrats stole the Arizona Attorney General race in 2022"
Mike Davis, the founder and president of the Article III Project and former Chief Counsel for Nominations to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, used the X platform to highlight discrepancies in the 2022 Arizona election. This post coincides with a request by former Attorney General Candidate Abe Hamadeh for a new trial regarding his election loss.
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Kern: "23 minutes of Democrats denying election results. "
Using the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, Arizona Senator Anthony Kern highlighted what he perceives as election-related hypocrisy in the United States following President Trump's fourth indictment for his scrutiny of the 2020 election outcome.
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SBA Pro-Life America: 'Abortion is legal before 15 weeks in Arizona. But Katie Hobbs doesn't think that's enough, so she's ordering the government to ignore the law'
SBA Pro-Life America (SBA) criticized Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) after Hobbs announced an executive order that takes away the power of county prosecutors to handle state abortion laws and gives that power to Attorney General Kris Mayes (D-Ariz.)
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Attorney General Mayes Announces Indictment of Fraudulent Candidate
Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that a State Grand Jury has indicted Brent Thomas Kusama, also known as Brent Thomas Tadasi Kusama, on criminal charges of Fraudulent Schemes and Practices, Presentment of a False Instrument for Filing, and Signing of Petitions Violations.
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Arizona attorney general accused of breaching 'foundational duties of loyalty and confidentiality'
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club has added its voice to complaints against the state's Attorney General Kristin Mayes’ alleged unprofessional actions, including her pursuit of shutting down the state’s popular school voucher program.
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Arizona Attorney General’s Office Affirms Support for the Civil Rights of "LGBTQ" Arizonans
Attorney General Kris Mayes today voiced her office’s commitment to protecting the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ Arizonans.
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Arizona Attorney General’s Office Announces Conviction of Former Financial Advisor and Retired DPS Officer in $9.5 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
A fraudulent investment scheme has ended in a conviction after an investigation showed that an institution offering risk-free investments in humanitarian projects diverted funds to the accounts of Bradley Tennison, a former financial advisor and Frederick Arias, a retired Arizona DPS officer, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office today announced.
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Arizona's ban on boys playing in girls' school sports - everything you need to know
Your one-stop shop for news and commentary about Arizona's laws regarding transgender children
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Attorney General Mayes Urges EPA to Finalize Proposed PFAS Drinking Water Standards
Less than a week after suing water polluters, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, as part of a 17-state coalition, filed comments to the U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) supporting the agency’s proposal to set enforceable drinking water standards for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—more commonly known as PFAS or “forever” chemicals.
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Attorney General Mayes Sues Polluters to Improve and Protect Arizona’s Water Quality
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced she has filed suit against manufacturers of products that contain per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (or “PFAS”), a class of man-made chemical compounds causing widespread pollution of the State’s groundwater.
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Tempe Man Indicted for Allegedly Selling Stolen Retail Products
Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a State Grand Jury indicted Troy Wagner with charges of Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, Trafficking in Stolen Property, and Failure to Pay State Taxes.
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Arizona Attorney General Mayes Warns Consumers to Beware of Scams as Peak Moving Season Arrives
Moving can be a stressful and expensive experience. Unfortunately, it can quickly turn into a nightmare if you become a victim of an unscrupulous moving company.
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Rep. Austin Smith: “You CAN question ANYTHING in this country including elections”
Arizona State Rep. Austin Smith criticized Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D-Ariz.) after Fontes said those Americans who criticize the practices of election officials like himself are “fascists.”
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National poll shows strong support for prohibiting boys from playing girls’ sports; Arizona one of 21 states to do so
As a federal lawsuit challenges Arizona's law prohibiting boys from competing in girls' school sports, a new national poll finds the majority of Americans support such a prohibition.
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Governor Hobbs Announces Members and First Meeting for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force
On May 5, Governor Katie Hobbs announced the members of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Task Force, which she created by executive order on March 7, 2023.
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Horne: “The proposed rule submitted by the U.S. Department of Education would decimate girls’ sports in public schools”
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has submitted public comments in opposition to the Biden Administration's newly proposed rule that would amend Title IX to forbid U.S. schools and colleges that receive federal funding from enacting bans on boys participating in girls' sports.
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Petersen: "Senate and House Republicans stand in solidarity to protect women and girls from the injustices being attempted against them by the extreme left"
Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen (R-12) and House Speaker Ben Toma (R-27) are filing a motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the state's prohibition on boys participating in girls' sports, in the wake of Attorney General Kris Mayes (D-Ariz.) announcement that she will not defend the state law.