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Attorney General Mayes Urges Congress to Increase Access to Regulated Banking for State-Licensed Cannabis Firms

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mayes and 22 other attorneys general this week urged Congress to pass the SAFER Banking Act of 2023. The act aims to remove banking restrictions that impede state-licensed cannabis businesses from accessing regulated…

Arizona Attorney General’s Office Finds City of Phoenix’s Ordinance Authorizing Transfer of Guns to Ukraine Unlawful

PHOENIX – The Arizona Attorney General’s Office today released a statutorily required investigative report following a complaint filed last month by Representatives Quang Nguyen and Selena Bliss regarding the City of Phoenix…

Attorney General Mayes Announces Bipartisan $1.37 Billion Opioid Settlement in Principle with Kroger

PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that the Arizona Attorney General’s Office has reached an agreement in principle with Kroger that will require the grocery chain to pay $1.37 billion to participating state…

Attorney General Mayes Warns Senior Citizens of Emerging Bitcoin Scams

PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes is warning Arizona seniors to be on high alert for a new wave of bitcoin scams targeting vulnerable individuals. Fraudsters are calling seniors, sometimes armed with a senior’s personal…

Attorney General Mayes Urges Congress to Study AI and its Harmful Effects on Children 

PHOENIX – As part of a bipartisan coalition, Attorney General Kris Mayes today sent a letter urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material…

Attorney General Mayes Announces New Unit Focused on Protecting Workers and Workers’ Rights

PHOENIX – Ahead of Labor Day, Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced the formation of a dedicated worker protection unit within the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Mayes made the announcement as she…

Attorney General Mayes Pushes FDA to Protect Kids from E-Cigarette Addiction

PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes and a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to do more to protect kids from e-cigarettes. The attorneys’…

Attorney General Mayes Issues Statement on Arizona Supreme Court Decision to Grant Review in Planned Parenthood v. Mayes

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mayes issued the following statement in response to the Arizona Supreme Court's decision to grant review in Planned Parenthood of Arizona v. Mayes:

"The Arizona Court of Appeals…

Attorney General Mayes Issues Statement on Mifepristone Opinion

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mayes issued the following statement in response to yesterday's opinion issued by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the ongoing legal proceedings related to the drug…

Attorney General Mayes Issues Reproductive Health Care Data Privacy Guidance for Consumers

PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes today issued data privacy guidance for those seeking reproductive health care now or in the future. The guidance offers tips for consumers who want to exercise greater control…