Kris Mayes – California Globe

BREAKING: DOJ Refers Arizona Non-Citizen Voter Registration Allegations To FBI After Undercover Report Names Three Groups

October 30, 2026 4:25 pmOctober 30, 2026 4:39 pm

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona has opened a case into allegations that three nonprofit organizations registered noncitizens to vote and referred the matter to the FBI, following the publication of an undercover report alleging improper voter...

Arizona AG Kris Mayes Tees Off on Golf: ‘Too Many Courses’ in the Desert

October 28, 2026 1:58 pmOctober 28, 2026 1:58 pm

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is learning the hard way that telling a desert state full of golfers and winter tourists that it has “way, way too much grass” and “probably… too many golf courses” is a political hazard. In a...

Biggs Alleges ‘Culture Of Corruption’ As Gaming Donor Continues Arizona Operations Despite Shutdown Demand

October 24, 2026 1:00 pmOctober 24, 2026 1:00 pm

An online gaming company that contributed $200,000 to political groups supporting Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes continued operating in Arizona after regulators sought to shut it down in 2024, while the state publicly pursued competing companies,...

Sober Living Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Allege Bribery Inside Arizona Agencies, Challenge Mayes’ Response

October 13, 2026 7:41 amOctober 13, 2026 10:48 am

Attorneys representing plaintiffs in Arizona’s sober-living lawsuit alleged that employees of two state agencies accepted gifts and payments to help fraudulent providers obtain approvals and Medicaid payments. They also challenged a separate $500,000 grant awarded through Attorney General Kris Mayes’...

Hobbs Audio Recordings, Released After Reported Yearlong Records Wait, Renew Sunshine Questions

October 7, 2026 11:51 amOctober 7, 2026 11:51 am

Newly released recordings capture Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs declining reporters’ questions about her administration’s dealings with Sunshine Residential Homes in June 2024, as public-records researcher Brian Anderson questions how long her office took to disclose the files and whether investigators...

Fontes Rejects ‘Cartel Lawyer’ Label in AZ SOS Debate Clash With Kolodin

October 2, 2026 2:35 pmOctober 2, 2026 2:36 pm

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes warned Republican challenger Alex Kolodin of a “personal problem” during their Sept. 30 debate after Kolodin repeatedly invoked Fontes’ past criminal-defense work and called him a cartel lawyer. The exchange brought renewed attention to...

California and Arizona Still Fighting DOJ Lawsuits Over In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

October 2, 2026 12:22 pmOctober 5, 2026 8:14 am

California and Arizona are still defending laws that let illegal immigrants pay in-state college tuition as the U.S. Department of Justice finishes a nationwide campaign against every state with a similar policy. The department said Sept. 10 that it had...