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Yost opens investigation into PBM maneuver

March 19, 2022 - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has launched an investigation into an obscure drug-pricing maneuver that could be both illegal and costing taxpayers millions of dollars. Yost's top assistant for health and human services issues, Ara Mekhjian, sent a series of "investigative requests" seeking information for a probe of pharmacy benefit...

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Ohio city sues Netflix and Hulu for piece of streaming pie

March 15, 2022 - A small, Cleveland suburb has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Hulu, trying to force the streaming companies to pay a franchise fee typically applied to cable providers. The lawsuit is part of a growing national trend of cities in at least 13 states, often pinched by shrinking budgets, targeting the nascent streaming industry for new...

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Iowa Attorney General examines huge increase in fertilizer prices for farmers

March 10, 2022 - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is focusing on unprecedented increases in fertilizer prices affecting farmers. Since January 2021, anhydrous ammonia has increased 315%. Urea has increased by 214%, liquid nitrogen by 290%, monoammonium phosphate (MAP) by 171%, and potash by 213%, according to the most recent data supplied by USDA’s...

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Carr Urges FTC to Adopt National Rule Outlawing Impersonation Scams

February 24, 2022 - Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt a national rule to outlaw impersonation scams and better protect consumers, businesses and charitable organizations. “Criminals continue to employ new methods in an attempt to steal personal or...

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Arizona attorney general sues Biden administration over minimum wage increase

February 11, 2022 - Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is heading a coalition of five states suing President Joe Biden’s administration over what they say is an illegal minimum wage increase. The Biden administration introduced a $15 minimum wage for federal contractors that expands overtime requirements for federal contractors last April. The...

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Four Attorneys General Claim Google Secretly Tracked People

January 24, 2022 - The District of Columbia and three states sued Google on Monday, claiming that the tech giant deceived consumers to gain access to their location data. In separate lawsuits, the attorneys general of the district, Texas, Washington and Indiana claimed that Google misled users of Android phones and of tools like Google Maps and its search...

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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...

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