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AG Nessel Joins Coalition Calling on U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development to Address Failures in Program Meant to Pause Mortgage Payments During Pandemic

December 27, 2021 – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general urging the federal government to take critical and needed action to help borrowers by addressing failures to implement mortgage restructuring programs to ensure those most financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can afford their mortgages and remain in their… Read more »

Morrisey, 19 states challenge EPA at Supreme Court

December 20, 2021 – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced on Monday his office and a coalition of 19 states are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency at the U.S. Supreme Court. According to Morrisey, the Supreme Court agreed to consider the states’ challenge to an appeals court ruling that would give EPA virtually unlimited… Read more »

AG Jeff Landry Advocates for Crime Victims, Joins Bipartisan Coalition Opposing Efforts to Weaken Laws against Human Trafficking and Sexual Abuse

December 13, 2021 – Attorney General Jeff Landry has joined 35 of his colleagues from across the country urging the American Law Institute (ALI) to reject proposed changes to Section 213 of the Model Penal Code. If enacted, these changes would not only weaken the ability of states to prosecute sexual assault, abuse, and exploitation… Read more »

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sues Aspen Dental, which has offices in Springfield and Pittsfield, for deceptive advertising

December 10, 2021 – A dental practice with more than 25 offices across Massachusetts — including in Springfield, West Springfield, Hadley and Pittsfield — is being sued over accusations of deceptive advertising and marketing schemes that put patients into debt. Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Aspen Dental Management, Inc., accusing… Read more »

Multistate Coalition of AGs Urges Biden Administration to Rescind “Unlawful” Trump Era Environmental Regulations

November 30, 2021 – On Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed comments, along with several other state attorneys general, advocating to rescind the Trump era Habitat Exclusion Rule that is allegedly unlawful and could lead to numerous vulnerable habitats from no longer being protected by federal law. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)… Read more »

Missouri Attorney General Leads 12 State Coalition in Urging Ben and Jerry’s to Reverse Boycott of Israel

November 22, 2021 – Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt led a coalition of 12 states in sending a letter to Unilever and its subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc., urging them to reverse their decision to boycott the State of Israel. “Today I was proud to lead a 12 state coalition in calling on… Read more »

State attorneys general launch investigation into Meta-owned Instagram’s impact on kids

November 18, 2021 – A bipartisan group of 10 state attorneys general have launched an investigation into Meta, the social media company formerly known as Facebook, focused on the potential harms of its Instagram platform on children and teens. The announcement follows extensive reporting on a trove of internal documents leaked by whistleblower Frances Haugen…. Read more »

AG Tong co-leads coalition seeking passage of Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act

November 11, 2021 – Attorney General William Tong has taken a co-leadership role in a coalition of 43 attorneys general calling on Congress to pass the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2021. According to a letter sent to congressional leaders, Tong and his fellow attorneys general stated the bipartisan legislation would end the concept of… Read more »

Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee sue Biden over COVID vaccine mandate

November 4, 2021 – Attorneys general in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee sued the Biden Administration Thursday over the vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, asserts the Biden administration’s mandatory vaccination requirement is unlawful and unconstitutional. Ohio Attorney General Dave… Read more »

Fitch, AGs challenge federal contractor vaccine mandate

October 27, 2021 – Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and twenty other attorneys general from across the country sent a joint letter to President Biden, challenging what they call his administration’s evolving mandatory COVID vaccination requirement for federal contractors. The attorneys general pointed to the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issuing guidance imposing a vaccination… Read more »

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