The Arizona Attorney General says she’s creating a civil rights advisory council within her office to replace a board nixed by the state Legislature.
The attorney general’s office says the old advisory board was created nearly 60 years ago by Republicans and Democrats to work with the civil rights division.
Its members were focused on hate crimes and issues like fair housing and accessibility. But state lawmakers reportedly eliminated the board this year.
In a statement, Attorney General Kris Mayes said the board’s work is too important to go unfinished, and her office is committed to continuing its legacy.
Members of the new civil rights council have not yet been announced.
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