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Hamadeh Calls for Probe of AG Mayes over $200K Payday

November 17, 2025 12:18 pmNovember 26, 2025 7:03 am

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is now at the center of a national controversy as Congressman Abe Hamadeh (R-CD8) formally requests that the U.S. Department of Justice open a federal investigation into what he calls a “coordinated bribery and prosecutorial...

Petersen, Montenegro Allege Hobbs, Mayes ‘Impeachable Offenses’

November 14, 2025 2:32 pmNovember 24, 2025 11:31 am

Arizona’s political landscape erupted Thursday as Senate President Warren Petersen issued a blunt warning that Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes may have committed “impeachable offenses,” putting both officials under an unprecedented level of statewide — and now...

Mayes Jumps Into Strange Gagic-Mitchell Feud

November 13, 2025 4:49 pmNovember 24, 2025 11:02 am

Arizona Attorney General has jumped into the complex and increasingly strange legal and political conflict involving Phoenix attorney Vladimir Gagic, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, and Mitchell’s fiancé, Paul Stout. Mayes’ intervention represents a notable escalation, with the dispute now...

Pinal’s Miller Reacts to Likely End to Mayes’ Alternate Electors Case

November 12, 2025 3:15 pmNovember 24, 2025 11:02 am

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is signaling that she may drop the high-profile criminal case against a group of Republicans accused of acting as alternate electors in the 2020 election. The development comes just days before President Donald Trump issued...

Mayes Compounds Growing ESA Vendor Problem

October 7, 2025 5:36 pmOctober 23, 2025 5:16 pm

Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, established in 2011, enables Arizona parents to utilize public funds via vouchers to cover the costs of alternative schooling, including private school tuition, specialized educational materials, therapies, and other educational expenses. However, as the...

Werner to Chair Senate Oversight for $2.8B Medicaid Fraud

October 1, 2025 10:16 amOctober 10, 2025 2:34 pm

Arizona State Senator Carine Werner (R-4), chair of the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services, is leading a Senate oversight investigation into the recently uncovered fraud in the state’s Medicaid program. A preliminary report revealed that the state had...

AZ Dem Abeytia Facing Heavy Campaign Fund Violation Fines

September 29, 2025 5:15 pmOctober 10, 2025 2:34 pm

The Arizona Clean Elections Commission, the non-partisan board that administers and enforces the Citizens Clean Elections Act, is moving to enhance the $5000 ($5K) fine levied against State Rep. Anna Abeytia (D-24). According to the Commission’s reporting, Abeytia has failed...