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Tucson man convicted of 1994 murder and sentenced to …

6/15/2023
PHOENIX — The man convicted of the 1994 murder of a Tucson girl and at one time sentenced to death was released from prison Thursday.

Republican lawmaker wants Hobbs investigated for …

6/14/2023
PHOENIX — A veteran Republican lawmaker wants Attorney General Kris Mayes to investigate whether Katie Hobbs illegally used state resources to raise money in the name of paying inaugural expenses when most of the cash actually went into a fund that can be used for political campaigns.

Hobbs' choice to head Arizona prison system gets …

6/6/2023
PHOENIX — A Senate panel voted Tuesday to recommend confirmation of a new head of the state prison system after he assured them his agency is ready to again start executing inmates on death row.

Arizona AG sues 3M, DuPont and Chemours regarding …

5/29/2023
PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing several major companies for producing and selling “forever chemicals” that they knew or should have known are hazardous.

Mayes rescinds opinion on hand-counting Arizona …

5/22/2023
PHOENIX — Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes has rescinded an informal opinion issued by her Republican predecessor that said counties could hand-count all ballots in an election, a process that Republicans in Cochise County attempted last year based on unfounded concerns that machine ballot tabulators are not secure or accurate.

Hobbs says state is victim of fraud within AHCCCS

5/16/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes said Tuesday the state has been the victim of massive fraud in its health care program and blamed their Republican predecessors for ignoring it.

Arizona AG accuses agency of not properly regulating …

4/23/2023
PHOENIX — State Attorney General Kris Mayes is accusing the Department of Water Resources of not doing its job.

Appeals court upholds Biden ability to require …

4/20/2023
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court has ruled the Biden administration has the power to require the state or any Arizona company with a federal contract to vaccinate all of its workers against COVID-19.

Glendale will host safety summit to take on school …

4/18/2023
As school shooting tragedies continue to happen across the nation, Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone, the Arizona Business Education Coalition, and the Arizona School Administrators will host the third School Safety and Security Summit in Glendale.

Maricopa County judge refuses to extend death warrant

4/7/2023
PHOENIX — A judge in Phoenix said Thursday afternoon he was helpless to provide any immediate relief to the family of a murder victim who wanted the state to go ahead with the scheduled execution that day of his killer because a death warrant issued by the Arizona Supreme Court was expiring.

Arizona Attorney General bans TikTok on all agency …

4/5/2023
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has banned the use of the social media platform TikTok on all computers, mobile phones, and tablets owned by the office.

Anti-abortion law firm asks Arizona Supreme Court to …

3/2/2023
PHOENIX — An anti-abortion law firm is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling and once again make virtually all abortions illegal in Arizona.