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Kris Mayes Didn't Pass a Hemp Ban. She Issued One Anyway.

The Legislature would not hand hemp THC to licensed dispensaries. Mayes did it with a letter, a raid next door, and a $20,000-per-item threat. She wants another term.

Robert Miller • Sep 18, 10:50 AM

RightRightArgues Kris Mayes used an attorney general opinion, a raid timeline, and $20,000-per-item threats to hand hemp THC to licensed dispensaries that helped elect her, emptying smoke-shop aisles without a statute.Estimated story lean · AI scan of the piece, not the publisherEstimated story lean Right. Argues Kris Mayes used an attorney general opinion, a raid timeline, and $20,000-per-item threats to hand hemp THC to licensed dispensaries that helped elect her, emptying smoke-shop aisles without a statute.

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They Called It a Children's Bill of Rights. Parents Were Optional.

Oscar De Los Santos signed a bill that would have let a child get confidential pregnancy, mental-health, and drug care with or without a parent. Junelle Cavero signed it too. Catherine Miranda did not have to.

Robert Miller • Sep 12, 6:07 PM

RightRightArgues De Los Santos and Cavero sponsored a Children's Bill of Rights that would have cut parents out of confidential minor medical care, and that Miranda's ESA record and silence fit the same LD11 project.Estimated story lean · AI scan of the piece, not the publisherEstimated story lean Right. Argues De Los Santos and Cavero sponsored a Children's Bill of Rights that would have cut parents out of confidential minor medical care, and that Miranda's ESA record and silence fit the same LD11 project.

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Arizona Democrats Want to Take Away School Choice From 100,000 Families

De Los Santos sells income caps as fraud reform. Cavero co-sponsors an enrollment choke. Miranda has fought ESA expansion for years. The record is not subtle.

Jose Gonzalez • Aug 8, 7:30 AM

RightRightArgues LD11 Democrats are disguising ESA eligibility cuts and income caps as fraud reform, citing HB 4132, the Protect Education Act analysis, and their public statements.Estimated story lean · AI scan of the piece, not the publisherEstimated story lean Right. Argues LD11 Democrats are disguising ESA eligibility cuts and income caps as fraud reform, citing HB 4132, the Protect Education Act analysis, and their public statements.