Arizona Republicans investigate state attorney general over water policy inquiry
Arizona House Republicans convened in a newly created committee Thursday afternoon to discuss an investigation into the state’s Democrat attorney general. The conservative lawmakers announced the creation of the House Committee on Executive Oversight Wednesday in response to Attorney General Kris Mayes’ ongoing investigations into “megafarms” she says are overusing groundwater and draining the wells of rural Arizonans. … Mayes has recently indicated in multiple town halls across rural Arizona, specifically La Paz County, her intent to file a public nuisance complaint against large industrial farms and corporations that she says are sucking rural Arizonans dry.
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