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2025 Press Releases

Attorney General Mayes Responds to Superintendent Horne's Threats to Kyrene School District

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mayes today issued the following statement in response to Superintendent Horne's threats to withhold federal funds from the Kyrene School District. Last week, Superintendent Horne threatened…

Attorney General Mayes to Host Town Hall in Flagstaff

FLAGSTAFF – On Tuesday, April 15th at 6:00 PM, Attorney General Kris Mayes will host a townhall in Flagstaff to update constituents on federal lawsuits, the consequences of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s budget cuts and mass…

Attorney General Kris Mayes Announces Fraud and Theft Convictions of Fraternity Housing Board President, Sentencing Set for Later This Month

TUCSON – Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that Michael Woolbright has been convicted of fraud and theft in Pima County Superior Court. Mr. Woolbright was charged with five counts of Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices…

Attorney General Mayes Sues Trump Administration for Blocking Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Funding for Arizona Schools

PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania in suing the Trump administration to restore states’ access to critical Department of Education (…

Attorney General Mayes Fights to Protect Consumers from High Overdraft Fees

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mayes and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives and the House Financial Services Committee urging the House to vote against a…

Attorney General Mayes Successfully Resolves Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Contract Mining Company

PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes announced today that the Civil Rights Division of the Attorney General’s Office secured a Consent Decree to successfully resolve a public enforcement discrimination lawsuit against Turner…

Attorney General Mayes Joins Coalition Urging U.S. Supreme Court to Reject the Creation of a Taxpayer-Funded Religious Charter School

PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined 17 attorneys general in filing a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the creation of the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school. The case, Oklahoma…

Attorney General Mayes Sues Trump Administration to Protect Libraries and Museums

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mayes today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public…

Attorney General Mayes Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal Funding Cuts and Delays for Medical and Public Health Research

PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts over its unlawful attempt to disrupt grant funding issued by…

Attorney General Mayes and Secretary of State Fontes Join Multistate Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Seeking to Impose Sweeping Voting Restrictions

PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes today joined a coalition of 19 states in filing a lawsuit against President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the federal…