Former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kris Mayes speaking with attendees at an Attorney General candidate forum hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at the Arizona Commerce Authority in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0)
By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | AZ Mirror
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes told reporters Tuesday that she intends to push back against potential abortion and immigration policy proposals by the administration of President-elect Donald Trump.
As she spoke to reporters in the AG’s Office Tuesday, Mayes had a printed out copy of the 900-page Project 2025 next to her in two separate three ring binders.
Project 2025 is a right-wing blueprint created by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, to reshape the United States federal government and consolidate executive power under a Trump presidency. The list of policy plans was created in large part by former Trump aides and allies.
The Heritage Foundation created the document in partnership with more than 100 other conservative groups, many with extreme views on abortion, taxes, immigration and federal agencies. Proposals in Project 2025 include completely banning abortion nationwide, bringing the U.S. Department of Justice under the direct control of the president, increased immigration enforcement and sweeping cuts to federal agencies.
