Arizona’s Attorney General Mark Brnovich has announced that his office is suing the Buckeye Elementary School District (BESD) as well as its superintendent Kristi Wilson for alleged overpayment of salary despite not being entitled to it. Wilson has been the superintendent at BESD since 2013. As of fiscal year 2019, the average teacher at BESD…

After the Supreme Court extended the Title 42 public health order allowing rapid removal of illegal aliens at the border on Dec. 27, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, one of the architects of the legal strategy to keep the policy alive, celebrated the legal victory in an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times. Brnovich and…

A federal judge on July 11 temporarily blocked Arizona’s personhood law that recognizes human life begins at conception, preventing it from being used to take legal action against abortion providers. The legal drama came as states across the nation including Arizona are trying to adjust in light of the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision that…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich hailed Scottsdale as the first city to train a majority of its public employees to detect the warning signs of human trafficking. Approximately 1,700 of the city’s 2,000 public employees have received free training through the Arizona Anti-Trafficking Network (AATN) and its CEASE (Cities Engaged Against Sexual Exploitation) program….

The 13 states that banded together to try to defend the so-called public charge rule are weighing their options about how to revive the policy after the Supreme Court dismissed their appeal, an aide to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said. The Trump-era rule screened out potentially government-dependent immigrants but the Biden administration refused to…

The Supreme Court reversed itself June 15, deciding it was wrong when it previously agreed to hear an appeal by 13 states to defend the so-called public charge rule that screens out potentially government-dependent immigrants, after the Biden administration declined to do so. The public charge rule, which had fallen into disuse, was revived by the Trump…

Arizona House Republicans called for securing the southern border in an official legislative proclamation, sponsored by state Rep. Gail Griffin and signed by all 31 members of the Republican majority caucus. The proclamation (pdf), published on May 25, condemned the continued breach of the border, expressed support for safe communities, and endorsed “immediate, decisive action…

Arizona’s Attorney General (AG) Mark Brnovich is leading a group of AGs in filing a petition challenging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s decision to postpone the Trump-era Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). “While the Biden Administration talks a lot about preserving clean air and water for future generations, they have failed to ensure clean drinking…