Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes confirmed on Tuesday her office will not enforce the 19th century abortion law recently upheld by the Arizona Supreme Court until at least June. Mayes said in a video posted to the attorney general's account on X clarifying that the law is slated to go into effect on June 8. Calling the ruling "outrageous," Mayes also confirmed she is "working on a plan to fight back" against the abortion ban.

The Democrat challenging Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is reportedly under investigation by a Georgia watchdog over campaign materials that referred to him as an elected judge. Robert Patillo is under investigation by a panel at the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) over "campaign conduct" involving his former campaign website and current campaign email, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Wednesday.

A nonpartisan elections analysis announced two rating changes on Wednesday that endanger Republicans for competitive races in the battleground state of Arizona following a ruling that imposed a near-total abortion ban. The Arizona Supreme Court decided on April 9 that an 1864 law, which allows for abortion only when the life of the mother is at risk and makes performing or helping procure the procedure a crime, can take effect. The ruling, which has supercharged the issue of abortion in the swing state, prompted Sabato's Crystal Ball to move the expected Senate matchup between Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego and Republican Kari Lake to "Leans Democratic," as well as shifting GOP Rep. Juan Ciscomani’s reelection bid to "Toss-Up."

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced on Tuesday the receipt of more than $100 million in opioid settlement payments from drug manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies who agreed to the financial compensation for their role in the opioid crisis. The press release by Miyares' office explained the latest round of payments totaled about $108.4 million of the $1.1 billion secured by Virginia in opioid settlements.

At least 23 government offices throughout Ohio have been affected by scams associated with redirecting payments from public accounts in the past year. Ohio Auditor Keith Faber said the scams have hit at least 23 government offices in cities, villages, townships and school districts, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses of public funds.