August 28, 2023 - Montana is leading an effort with 15 other states Monday alerting the business practices of fast-fashion retail giant SHEIN. A letter signed by the 16 attorneys general states SHEIN, founded in China in 2008, is the world's biggest fashion retailer estimated at a value of $64 billion with its mobile app ranked as the fourth most...
Oregon attorney general joins Democratic peers calling for strategy to curb new plastic production
August 21, 2023 - A plan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to curb the nation’s plastic pollution is drawing criticism from Democratic and Republican attorneys general, including Oregon’s Ellen Rosenblum. Currently in draft form, the National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution sets out steps for ending plastic waste in oceans and U.S....
Nessel joins coalition in providing comments to FTC highlighting benefits of collaboration between FTC and state attorneys general
August 16, 2023 - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 30 state attorneys general in providing comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) highlighting the benefits of collaboration between the FTC and state attorneys general. The comments were jointly authored by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, Illinois...
Iowa joins probe of TikTok’s impact on youth mental health
August 8, 2023 - Iowa has joined other state attorneys general as part of an investigation into the social media company TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health. The five-member Iowa Executive Council — comprised of the governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, secretary of agriculture and state auditor — unanimously...
Attorney General Daniel Cameron files lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers for insulin pricing scheme
August 2, 2023 - Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed a lawsuit against CVS Caremark, Optum RX, and Express Scripts for their role in an insulin pricing scheme. According to a news release from the Attorney General’s Office, the lawsuit alleges that manufacturers and the pharmacy benefit managers have been working together to increase insulin...
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