AG Mayes Secures AmeriCorps Funds

This week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes revealed that more than $184 million in AmeriCorps money has been fully restored. This comes after she and a coalition of states filed a lawsuit against the federal government.

The funding release came after months of legal disputes over budget cuts that had put hundreds of AmeriCorps-supported programs at risk. In a statement, Kris Mayes said the outcome was a significant victory for Arizona communities.

"We achieved a complete and total win against the Trump administration's attempts to destroy and defund AmeriCorps," Mayes said. "Because of our lawsuit... READ MORE

Senator Mark Kelly: The Administration’s idea of going after the worst of the worst is actually just going after moms, grandmas and kids. This is not about public safety.

Senator Ruben Gallego: As the Israeli military restricts aid into Gaza, thousands of children are on the verge of starving to death. I’m leading my colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to use its full power and authority to demand that the Netanyahu government immediately facilitate a massive surge of ready-to-feed infant formula into Gaza. No child should face the desperation and suffering we are witnessing. We must use our leverage to ensure the most vulnerable are protected.

Representative Andy Biggs: Cindy and I are praying for Mayor Giuliani's speedy recovery!

Representative Eli Crane: President Trump is fixing the postal service by getting democrats to hand deliver mail to MS-13 gang members. One step at a time, I guess.

Representative Greg Stanton: Trump is gutting @fema with layoffs and cuts. When he suspended the experts who said he's putting American lives at risk, I flew to Washington to meet with the whistleblowers & denounce these Putin-like tactics. I'll keep leading the fight to strengthen FEMA, not dismantle it.

Representative Yassamin Ansari: I heard it firsthand at Eloy Detention Center: women are given used underwear—causing rampant UTIs—and people with cancer are denied specialists. These human rights abuses are bankrolled under Trump with billions in taxpayer dollars. Unacceptable. We’re demanding change.

AmeriCorps Funds Restored Following Legal Action Led by AG Mayes— By Cactus Politics' Ericka Pinon—

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Gallego Demands Answers from Navy Federal Credit Union on Overdraft Fee Policy— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spearheaded a recent letter to Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) demanding answers for its apparent abuse of overdraft fees.

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Ansari Blasts Trump Administration's Efforts to Rescind Roadless Rule— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) blasted the Trump Administration's efforts to rescind the 2001 "Roadless Rule" enforced by the National Forest Service.

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Senator Kelly & AG Mayes Comment on Minneapolis Catholic Church Shooting, Expressing Disbelief— By Cactus Politics' Ericka Pinon— Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and Attorney General Kris Mayes released statements Wednesday following a shooting at a Minneapolis church that killed two children and wounded 17 others during a school Mass.

The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres