Attorney General Kris Mayes
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Recent News About Attorney General Kris Mayes
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Poll: 69% of Americans oppose boys competing in girls sports, as lawsuit challenges Arizona’s ‘Save Women’s Sports Act’
As Ariz. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne (R) and Republican state legislators defend against a lawsuit challenging a state law prohibiting boys from participating in girls’ sports, a recent Gallup poll finds 69% of Americans say “athletes should only be allowed to compete on sports teams that conform with their birth gender.”
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Attorney General Mayes Urges Congress to Study AI and its Harmful Effects on Children
As part of a bipartisan coalition, Attorney General Kris Mayes today sent a letter urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to propose legislation to protect children from those abuses.
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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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Attorney General Mayes Issues Statement on Mifepristone Opinion
Attorney General Mayes issued the following statement in response to yesterday's opinion issued by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the ongoing legal proceedings related to the drug mifepristone, one of two drugs typically used in medication abortions:
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Attorney General Mayes Joins Multistate Coalition Defending Federal Government’s Ability to Communicate With Social Media Companies About Dangerous Online Content
Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a multistate coalition opposing a decision from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana prohibiting dozens of federal officials and agencies from communicating with social media companies about harmful online content, including financial scams, misinformation meant to undermine elections, and harassment.
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Attorney General Mayes Provides Information About Rights Forfeited Leaving the Public School System and Warns Parents of Possible Scams from ESA Vendors
Attorney General Kris Mayes warned Arizona families to be aware of the rights they give up when leaving the public school system with Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) funds. Families should also watch out for any ESA vendors and schools that may not intend to keep promises about their children’s education.
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AZ House Speaker: ‘We filed a notice of appeal’ over federal court’s blockage of Ariz. ‘Save Women’s Sports Act’
Ariz. House Speaker Ben Toma (R) said the legislature has filed a notice of appeal after a federal judge temporarily blocked a state law prohibiting boys from participating in girls’ sports.
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Governor Katie Hobbs Signs Executive Order Protecting Reproductive Freedom in Arizona
Nearly one year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped away rights from millions of Arizonans, Governor Katie Hobbs signed an Executive Order protecting reproductive freedom and bolstering Arizonans’ right to make decisions about their own bodies without interference from politicians.
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Herrod: Gov. Hobbs 'Appears to be encouraging irreversible and experimental sex-change surgeries and drug therapies’
The president of the Center for Arizona Policy criticized Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) for two executive orders announced by Hobbs today.
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AG Mayes signs letter urging Target to be 'mindful of its obligations' under state law as retail chain 'makes decisions as to how to respond to backlash against its 'Pride' merchandise’
Attorney General Kris Mayes (D-Ariz.) urged the CEO of Target Corporation to be “mindful of its obligations” when responding to “backlash” against the retail chain’s line of so-called “Pride” merchandise.
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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 Opioid Settlements Totaling Over $380 Million
Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced the final approval of national opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens.
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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’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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Attorney General Mayes Urges Congress to Help Preserve Local Journalism
Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a multi-state coalition urging Congress to pass the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023 (S. 1094).
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Attorney General Mayes Warns of the Danger of Artificial Intelligence Voice-Clone Scams
Attorney General Kris Mayes today warned Arizonans that scammers appear to be using voice clones generated by artificial intelligence to defraud consumers.
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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.