Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Archives - Page 5 of 5

Mayes Oppose State’s Proposed Opioid Settlement Use

June 19, 2024 5:00 amJuly 1, 2024 7:37 am

AG Kris Mayes is threatening to sue the Arizona legislature over an item in the newly passed 2024 budget authorizing the use of Federal opioid settlement funds to “backfill” prior-year deficits. At issue is the interpretation of the settlement’s Memorandum...

State Representative David Livingston speaking at the 2016 Arizona Manufacturing Summit at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sparks Fly as DA Mitchell Refuses to Back Down

June 14, 2024 5:00 amJune 19, 2024 11:43 am

In the aftermath of announced investigations into Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ alleged “pay-to-play” scheme, Maricopa County DA Rachel Mitchell has refused Democrat AG Kris Mayes’ request to end her parallel investigation. The Arizona Globe reported on June 10, 2024, that...

Mayes Launches Pay-to-Play Probe into Hobbs Contract

June 10, 2024 5:00 amJune 17, 2024 10:31 am

Arizona AG Kris Mayes (D) confirmed reports that her office has opened a probe into Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs’s possible “pay-to-play” scheme. Senate President Pro Tempore Thomas “TJ” Shope (R-LD16) demanded the investigation after a story broke that Sunshine Residential...

Arizona AG Mayes’ Indictment Follows in Biden DOJ Footseps

April 26, 2024 2:01 pmMay 8, 2024 2:45 pm

Arizona’s Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes, who won her election against Republican challenger Abe Hamadeh by a razor-thin margin of just 300 votes, has charged eleven alternate Trump electors with election fraud. Despite the lack of an investigation or any...

Schweikert, Ciscomani, and Stanton Join AZ Battle Against IRS Rebate Penalty

March 18, 2024 10:06 amMay 14, 2024 9:14 am

Congressional members David Schweikert (R-CD1), Juan Ciscomani (R-CD6), and Greg Stanton (D-CD4) join AZ’s Democrat AG Kris Mayes and Governor Katie Hobbs to form a bipartisan wall against the IRS grab for Arizona’s family tax rebate. On January 27, 2024,...

Mayes to Back Republican Tax Rebate Against Fed Grab

January 27, 2024 1:08 pmJanuary 27, 2024 1:12 pm

In a rare moment of true bipartisanship, Arizona’s Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes came out swinging in support of the Republican tax rebate for families. The IRS has signaled its intent to collect taxes on the rebate passed by Republicans...

Arizona Officials React to War in Israel

October 8, 2023 7:53 amNovember 21, 2024 1:02 pm

The shocking, coordinated terrorist attack on Israel yesterday by Hamas may seem as though it took place a world away. However, in an increasingly interconnected world—and of course, in a state with a large Jewish population—events that affect the desert...