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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes

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27th Attorney General of Arizona 🌵🏜️

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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 5h
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Today, we honor the heritage and resilience of Native peoples that have shaped our great state. As Attorney General, I prioritize the safety and well-being of Indigenous people in every corner of Arizona.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Organized retail theft drives up costs for businesses and consumers and threatens the safety of our communities. My office will hold accountable those who steal from Arizona businesses. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
With energy bills rising and our Colorado River water supplies cut by almost 30%, we can't keep approving projects and hope for the best. I look forward to hearing directly from Arizonans about this critically important issue. RSVP: www.azag.gov/office/outreach/events
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We're holding TikTok accountable for harming Arizona's youth. Learn more here: www.azag.gov/press-releas....
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
APS is asking Arizonans to pay for a $608 million annual rate increase at the same time it may have passed almost $600 million in costs from data centers and other large energy users onto them. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Arizona’s children are paying the price for TikTok’s pursuit of profit. This lawsuit, like the landmark lawsuit against Meta, is necessary to stop TikTok’s unlawful practices, hold them accountable, and protect Arizona families. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Arizona has to have a plan before we approve more data centers. I look forward to hearing directly from Arizonans about this critically important issue at our town hall on October 14th. RSVP at www.azag.gov/office/outreach/events. www.ahwatukee.com/news/mayes-t...
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Mayes to hold data center session in Mesa
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes won’t be coming to Ahwatukee after all next week to listen to complaints about data centers.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Cutting safety standards, staffing ratios, and health screenings while banning instruction in a child's home language does nothing to help children and families. www.kvoa.com/news/arizona...
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Arizona AG Mayes fights proposed funding cuts to Head Start program
PHOENIX (KVOA) -- Arizona's attorney general is fighting a federal proposal that she says would gut safety standards and impose an English-only mandate on a critical early childhood education program.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My office will continue to aggressively go after and hold accountable those who flood our state with deadly drugs like fentanyl. www.yourvalley.net/stories/phoe...
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Phoenix man sentenced to prison for drug trafficking charges - Daily Independent
A Phoenix man was sentenced to seven years in prison after entering a guilty plea for drug trafficking charges, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday in a release.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Arizona Constitution requires rates that are fair to ratepayers, not just shareholders, and that means looking at all the relevant evidence. www.kvoa.com/news/arizona...
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AG Mayes fights water rate hike that nearly doubled bills near Eloy
PHOENIX (KVOA) - Attorney General Kris Mayes announced her office filed a brief in the Arizona Court of Appeals challenging rate increases for Picacho Water and Picacho Sewer that nearly
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Head Start has helped Arizona kids start school ready to learn for decades, and this proposal would tear down the very protections that make that possible. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And he'll pay back every cent he stole from taxpayers.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My office will keep fighting to protect Robson Ranch residents—and all Arizonans—and make sure any rate increases approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission are truly just and reasonable. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My office will continue to aggressively prosecute fraud in our state's Medicaid programs. Learn more here: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Those who traffic fentanyl in Arizona will be investigated, prosecuted, and held accountable. I am grateful to the prosecutors and our law enforcement partners, whose work removed deadly quantities of this drug from our communities. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Dr. Fazil billed for thousands of X-rays and other treatments that could not possibly have been performed and treated AHCCCS as his personal bank account. We will continue to aggressively prosecute fraud in government programs to protect tax dollars. www.kjzz.org/business/202...
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Yuma doctor convicted in $36 million Arizona Medicaid fraud scheme
Yuma physician Irfan Fazil has been convicted on four felony counts related to a massive fraud scheme against AHCCCS — the state’s Medicaid system. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office says Fazil bil...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My office seized cash, gold bars, multiple aircraft, luxury items, and more from Yuma doctor Irfan Fazil after he was caught defrauding our state's Medicaid program of $36.5 million. He'll spend 7.5 years in prison and will pay back every dollar he stole from taxpayers. www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Irfan Fazil abused his position as a physician to steal more than $36 million from our Medicaid programs. Last week, a judge sentenced him to 7.5 years in prison and 7 years probation and ordered him to pay back the $36 million. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
With energy bills rising and our Colorado River water supplies cut by almost 30%, we can't keep approving projects and hope for the best. I look forward to hearing directly from Arizonans about this critically important issue. RSVP: www.azag.gov/office/outreach/events
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
By designing formularies and safety programs around profit instead of patient protection, Express Scripts and Optum helped fuel the opioid crisis in our state. Arizona families deserve accountability. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Illicit drugs have no place in Arizona communities. We will keep working with our federal and local law enforcement partners to get dangerous drug traffickers off the streets and hold them accountable. www.12news.com/article/news...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When parks misrepresent the tenants’ actual usage, omit critical meter information, or deceive tenants about the appropriate rate structure, they do so at their own peril. If you believe you are a victim of fraud, let us know at www.azag.gov/consumer. azluminaria.org/2026/09/29/a...
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Another summer of surprise giant utility bills finds mobile home residents with few options - AZ Luminaria
Dyan Norfleet had to dip into her savings to pay her August bill at Twin Palms, a north side Tucson mobile home park.  The total bill was more than $900, including $171 in electricity costs — the mont...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Removing 50 pounds of meth and thousands of fentanyl pills from our streets makes Arizona safer. Traffickers who put lives at risk will be held accountable. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Water is not a luxury good, it is essential to life. I am urging the Arizona Corporation Commission to use whatever authority it has to provide relief to the customers of Cactus State Utilities. www.kvoa.com/news/arizona...
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Arizona AG urges state to reopen rural water utility rate case
PHOENIX (KVOA) -- Rural Arizona residents are facing water bills that have skyrocketed by up to 300 percent while dealing with uranium contamination and weak water pressure.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Arizonans need a federal government committed to keeping them safe today. The Arizona Attorney General's Office will keep doing everything in our power to disrupt and dismantle transnational drug organizations.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is far past time for Congress to act on AI regulation. Strict federal oversight and rules for this fast‑developing industry must be implemented as soon as possible to protect humanity from disaster. pro.stateaffairs.com/az/yellow-sh...
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Kris Mayes joins 25 AGs to demand federal AI regulation
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and 25 others urge Congress to pass federal AI regulations.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Water is not a luxury good, it is essential to life. I urge the Commission to use whatever authority it has to provide relief to the customers of Cactus State Utilities. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It is clear that kratom products are addictive and can have lasting health consequences. Arizonans deserve to know what is really in these products. We will not tolerate companies that sell them without adequate safeguards in place. www.azcentral.com/story/news/h...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Arizonans should be aware that behind feel free’s appealing marketing, there is real danger of addiction and other mental and physical harm. www.12news.com/article/mone...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No other industry is allowed to act this recklessly with human safety. Congress must act now on AI regulation. Full press release here: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It is clear that kratom products are addictive and can have lasting health consequences for children and adults. We will not tolerate companies that sell these products without adequate safeguards in place to ensure that consumers understand these risks. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today, Secretary of State Fontes and I jointly sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Courchaine regarding troubling allegations that the federal government is utilizing an “Unlawful Voter Initiative” using highly questionable data and methods to identify purported unlawful voters.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Every unsolved case represents a real Arizonan—a son, a daughter, a parent, a friend—and a family still waiting for answers. This week, we honor those victims and recommit to making sure no case in Arizona is ever abandoned simply for lack of resources. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Shocking watchdog report reveals: "At one HSI office, agents spent 99% of their time on immigration matters, leaving almost no capacity for fentanyl investigations." The federal government is dropping the ball in the fight against fentanyl. Unacceptable. www.kvoa.com/news/arizona...
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Feds gutted Arizona fentanyl cases for immigration, AG Mayes says
PHOENIX (KVOA) - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is demanding immediate action from the federal government after a federal watchdog report revealed a drastic shift in law enforcement priorities.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Proud to join small business owners this morning to highlight our work enforcing Arizona’s antitrust laws and ensuring fair competition.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Even though over 21 years have passed since Zuraida Lewis' death, my office and local law enforcement have not given up on finding answers. Any detail, no matter how small, may help lead to a resolution in this case. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Arizonans need a federal government committed to keeping them safe today, not by the end of June next year. My office will keep doing everything in our power to disrupt and dismantle transnational drug and human trafficking operations. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
During this holy Yom Kippur, I'm wishing a meaningful and reflective fast to Jewish communities across Arizona. G’mar Chatima Tova!
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
For too long, the people of Yuma were told to live with the flies, the smell, and the uncertainty about what was going into their soil & water. No Arizonan should have to put up with such conditions. My office will continue to advocate for Yuma residents. youtube.com/shorts/C74w8...
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Attorney General Mayes' Biosolids Investigation Helps Lead to Cancellation of AgTech Leases
YouTube video by Arizona Attorney General's Office
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My office will always fight for Arizonans who are harmed by unfair lending practices. This bipartisan settlement will deliver real relief to Arizonans who were misled by Credit Acceptance Corp. Full press release here: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Protecting Arizona’s children is a top priority for the the Arizona Attorney General's Office. Thank you to our law enforcement partners for your exceptional service and unwavering commitment to protecting Arizona’s children. www.azfamily.com/2026/09/17/s...
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State, tribal authorities crack down on child trafficking at Arizona casino
A multi-agency operation at a northern Arizona casino led to arrests and prevented attempted child exploitation, officials say.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It is a privilege to protect the freedoms entrusted to Arizonans by our Founding Fathers. Today, I am reflecting on the unity and strength forged by our Constitution. Happy Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, Arizona!
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If anyone has information on the death of Zuraida "Bee Bee" Lewis, we are urging them to come forward. Even though over 21 years have passed since Ms. Lewis' death, my office and local law enforcement have not given up on finding answers. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My office is proud to have found answers in the four decade old murder case of Navy Veteran Jim Chafin and provided his family with some measure of closure. No victim in Arizona should be forgotten, no matter how long it takes to find answers. www.military.com/cold-case-mu...
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Korean War Veteran's Cold Case Solved 39 Years After Murder With DNA Help
DNA linked 68-year-old Gary Wayne Billups as the prime suspect in the 1987 murder of Orison James Chafin, a Navy veteran.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
on Kyl was a giant in Arizona politics and an extraordinary lawyer. He always stood up for Arizona's interests in his decades long career in public service. He will be missed. My prayers are with his family and loved ones. ktar.com/arizona-poli...
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Jon Kyl, an Arizona political giant, dies at 84 - KTAR.com
Jon Kyl, a giant in Arizona politics who served the state in Congress for nearly three decades, has died, his family announced Thursday.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My thoughts are with those on the Navajo Nation after flooding hit the area today. I know our rescue and emergency management workers are doing everything in their power to assist and help those impacted. abcnews.com/US/wireStory...
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3 dead after being swept away by floodwaters on the Navajo Nation
Authorities say three people are dead after being swept away by floodwaters that rushed through the Navajo Nation
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Earlier this year, we reached an agreement with Weidner Property Management to settle allegations that the company had artificially inflated rent prices. The funds are now available, and all former and current tenants may apply at the link below. www.12news.com/article/news...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For over 39 years, Jim Chafin's murder went unsolved. Now, we can say who was involved. That is possible because Glendale detectives preserved the evidence in 1987 and because our investigators refused to let this case stay cold. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Protecting Arizona’s children is a top priority for my office. Thank you to our law enforcement partners for your exceptional service and unwavering commitment to protecting Arizona’s children. Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
im Chafin was a veteran who served his country and he died alone in a cemetery. For a long time, it seemed the person responsible would never be named. Today, we can say who was involved in his death. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU-O...
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AG Mayes Announces DNA Evidence Has Identified Suspect in 1987 Murder of Navy Veteran Jim Chafin
YouTube video by Arizona Attorney General's Office
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