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AG’s office opposes Bonneville Power Administration plan to raise electric rates for private utility customers

The Attorney General’s Office filed an amicus brief Friday opposing the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) planned changes to the formula used to calculate the funds allocated through the ...
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Appellate ruling allows WA environmental lawsuit to proceed against mining companies

Washington can proceed in its legal fight to hold two gold mining companies accountable for violating the Clean Water Act and discharging illegal levels of pollutants into groundwater and creeks in ...
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Puget Sound Physicians to refund WA patients via $410K settlement

More than 1,300 Washington patients will receive compensation through a $410,000 settlement with Puget Sound Physicians after the Attorney General’s Office found the emergency medicine provider ...
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Washington, FTC settlement lowers pesticide prices for farmers

The Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of states – including Washington – have secured a proposed settlement with pesticide manufacturing giant Corteva Inc. that will lead to lower pesticide ...
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Washington successfully defends private information of voters as federal government loses another case

The ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington dismisses the federal government’s case, which sought to compel the Office of the Secretary of State to break state law and ...
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WA consumers urged to claim compensation for inflated generic drug prices

Attorney General Nick Brown is urging Washington consumers and businesses to check their eligibility for compensation under a recent settlement for certain generic drug purchases and to submit a claim ...
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AG Brown announces settlement with Paramount/Warner

In July, the coalition of attorneys general sued to challenge the proposed merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the deal was illegal, likely to lessen competition, and threatened ...
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Judge permanently blocks federal government’s illegal SNAP fines

The federal government is permanently blocked from illegally penalizing Washington and other states with steep fines tied to their administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP ...
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Washington, multistate coalition victory protects social services for low-income families

Washington and a multistate coalition have won a permanent court order stopping the federal administration’s unlawful attempt to gut essential health, education, and social service programs for ...
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AG’s office and WA Department of Fish and Wildlife Police raise awareness of invasive mitten crabs and secure guilty plea related to illegal sale

The Washington State Attorney General’s Office and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police continued their efforts to protect Washington’s waters and native species from invasive ...
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AG’s office secures protection for personal information of millions of drivers

Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 23 attorneys general secured a preliminary injunction that blocks the federal government from demanding the sensitive personal information of 17 million ...
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AG Brown and bipartisan coalition call on Congress to protect Americans from unchecked AI development

Artificial intelligence systems that escape human control pose potentially catastrophic harms, and Congress must establish federal oversight and a system of international cooperation to ensure the ...