Washington State Attorney General
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Recent News About Washington State Attorney General
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CONSUMER ALERT: AG Ferguson shares top tips for avoiding common charity scams
For Charity Fraud Awareness Week, Ferguson is highlighting ways to stay protected from scams
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AG Ferguson seeks maximum $24.6M penalty against Facebook parent Meta
Judge ruled Meta intentionally violated Washington’s decades-old campaign finance law more than 800 times
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CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General’s consumer survey reveals that millions of Washingtonians may have been unintentionally enrolled in a subscription service
AG Ferguson encourages Washingtonians to file complaints with his office if they have been unintentionally enrolled in subscription services when attempting to make a one-time purchase
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AG Ferguson: Half-billion dollars to fight opioid epidemic will start flowing Dec. 1
Specific totals headed to local governments now available
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AG Ferguson seeks to stop Seattle business scamming immigrants
Ana Nascimento deceptively advertised legal services for Portuguese-speaking immigrants despite having no legal experience or background
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AG Ferguson announces Assistant Attorney General Morgan Damerow as new Open Government Ombuds
Position assists citizens, public agencies and elected officials with Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act compliance
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AG Ferguson files civil rights lawsuit against mushroom producer Ostrom for discriminating against domestic farmworkers and women
Ostrom terminated 79 percent of its majority-female Washington-based mushroom pickers and replaced them with majority-male foreign workers
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Facebook parent Meta seeks to gut Washington state campaign finance law
Tech giant asks court to strike down key provision of Washington’s decades-old, best-in-the-nation law
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Ferguson argues Idaho’s near-total abortion ban violates federal law
Washington joins other states in support of federal government challenge to Idaho law
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AG Ferguson: Providence’s collection agencies broke the law while collecting medical debts
Harris & Harris and Optimum Outcomes illegally failed to notify tens of thousands of patients of the availability of charity care
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Bankruptcy judge approves resolution requiring Tim Eyman to pay down his debts
A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a resolution that requires Tim Eyman to give up his share of his house to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars toward what he owes on his campaign finance judgment and other creditors.
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AG Ferguson: Court rules Navy failed to consider the damaging impacts of its Growler jet program
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Navy’s environmental review process for the Growler jet program expansion on Whidbey Island illegally failed to analyze the impacts of the noisy, often low-flying jets on classroom learning and local birds — a violation of the National Environmental Policy Act.
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AG Ferguson announces latest action in statewide initiative to reform towing industry and protect active duty service members’ rights
Clark County towing company must repay three service members for illegally selling their cars at auction
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Attorney General opposes rate increase requests by Puget Sound Energy, Avista
Evidence shows both utilities are asking customers to pay rates that are too high
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force issues first report
The Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) Task Force issued its first report today, including 10 unanimously adopted recommendations to begin addressing gaps in services and response to violence against Indigenous people.
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Attorney General Ferguson confirms civil rights investigation of Seattle Pacific University
Attorney General Bob Ferguson released a statement confirming that his office is investigating potential illegal discrimination by Seattle Pacific University’s administration.
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Lasting impact: Study finds AG Ferguson’s no-poach initiative boosted income for low-wage workers nationwide
Salary increase of approximately $1,000 directly attributable to AG initiative at targeted chains
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AG Ferguson wins $1.5 million in refunds, debt relief to more than 1,000 Washington service members
Harris Jewelers preyed on members of the military with low-quality jewelry, exorbitant prices and lines of credit
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AG Ferguson: Asbestos contractor sentenced to jail time for environmental crimes
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that Derrick Boss, the owner of Above and Beyond Asbestos Removal in Bothell, was sentenced to 105 days in jail and ordered to pay full restitution to his victims for environmental crimes he committed in his asbestos abatement business.
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AG Ferguson shuts down Tradesmen International’s illegal use of non-compete agreements, wins restitution for impacted workers
Restitution available for workers whose job mobility was restricted with the Ohio-based job staffing agency