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...
March 2, 2022 - A nationwide group of state attorneys general announced an investigation into TikTok's impact on young Americans Tuesday, adding to the steady drumbeat of political pressure being applied to social media platforms. The probe zeroes in on TikTok's user engagement techniques and alleged risks that the platform may pose to the mental health of...
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...
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...
February 2, 2022 - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition in submitting comments in support of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to strengthen regulation of emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed facilities in the oil and natural gas sector, and to, for the first time, regulate emissions from existing...
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...
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...
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...
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 and trafficking crimes;...
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