PHOENIX, Arizona, May 22 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces Indictment of Former Santa Cruz County Employee on Theft, Fraud, Forgery, and Money Laundering Charges NOGALES -- Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that a State Grand Jury has indicted Victor Huerta Jr. on five felony counts for the alleged theft and fraudulent diversion of public funds entrusted to the Santa Cruz County Attorney's  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces Nearly $2 Million Settlement to Protect Veterans from Misleading Disability Claims Practices Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced her office has secured $1.95 million in restitution, civil penalties, and fees from White Tanks Group LLC, doing business as VetLink Solutions, and its principals, after the company allegedly misled veteran  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on May 22, 2026: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Rules Claim Against DCS Employees Cannot Go Forward An Arizona Supreme Court ruling today explained when a parent may sue the Department of Child Safety and its employees for wrongly starting or continuing a child dependency case. In the case of Stephens v. State, Stephanie Stephens sued the State and DCS employees (collectively, "DCS") after the juvenile court  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S EFFORT TO REMOVE REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING RACIAL INEQUITIES IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE, IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general today opposing the U.S. Department of Education's proposal to remove certain reporting requirements related to ra  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, McCormick Introduce Legislation to Modernize America's Aging Military Sealift Fleet * Bill requires U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate design and construction of new cargo ships critical to U.S. military readiness Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) introduced the Ready Reserve Force Modernization Accountability Act, legislation that would require the Department o  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * READ: Kelly Posts Piece on Trump Folding to Big Tech on AI * "America cannot lead in AI if our policy is determined by whichever billionaire gets the President on the phone last." Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly published a piece on Substack responding to President Trump's decision to walk away from his own AI executive order after pressure from powerful tech executives. Kelly-who last year relea  more