Month: August 2018

Net Neutrality Fight Continues for State AGs, Other Supporters of Obama-Era Rules

August 22, 2018 - Some supporters of so-called net neutrality rules are not ready yet to give up the fight. State attorneys general in 22 states and the District of Columbia, in a new filing Monday, want a federal appeals court to reinstate the rules passed under President Obama that prevent Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from blocking, throttling or...

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Miller Asks Court to Strengthen Conditions of Bayer-Monsanto Agreement

August 10, 2018 - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and four other attorneys general urged the U.S. Department of Justice and a federal judge to add measures to protect farmers and consumers before the $66 billion merger of Bayer and Monsanto can take effect. “Arriving so quickly after the Dow/DuPont and ChemChina/Syngenta mergers, the Bayer/Monsanto merger...

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Beshear, State Attorneys General Urge Transparency of Shell Corporations

August 9, 2018 - Attorney General Andy Beshear announced he joined a bipartisan group of 24 other attorneys general in support of changes in federal law that would make it tougher for criminals to secretly launder money through shell corporations. In a letter sent to the leadership of the House Financial Services Committee, Beshear urges the advancement of...

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