Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes
Coverage of Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes in the Nexus archive.
- Arizona joins Democratic-led states to sue Trump administration over Medicaid work requirements
Twenty-five Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration over new Medicaid work requirements, arguing the federal guidance narrows the 'medically frail' exemption, making it harder for disabled and ill individuals to retain coverage. The lawsuit challenges the implementation of work requirements under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which mandates 80 hours of monthly work or community service for Medicaid eligibility in 40 states.
- Frustrated by inaction on ICE warehouse, activists move to dissolve Surprise altogether
Activists in Surprise, Arizona, filed a petition to disincorporate the city to transfer control to Maricopa County, aiming to push back against an ICE immigration detention center. The city council has refused to oppose the facility, which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to retrofit in a warehouse near a hazardous chemical storage site.