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Mayes Eyes Suing Hobbs Over Issue Petersen Called ‘Frivolous’

May 25, 2026 10:27 am

PHOENIX — Arizona’s top two Democratic statewide officials could soon be on opposite sides of a courtroom, as Attorney General Kris Mayes weighs renewed legal action against Gov. Katie Hobbs over the state’s use of opioid settlement funds. The dispute...

Montenegro Frames Pima Election Suit As Test Of Fontes’ Authority

May 21, 2026 2:40 pm

Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro (R-29) is again drawing a hard line against Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D), as a new federal lawsuit challenges whether Fontes’ election manual gives local officials too much power to police speech around polling...