In New Mexico, Second Judicial District DA Raúl Torrez defeated State Auditor Brian Colón in the Democratic primary. Torrez will face Republican Jeremy Gay, who faced no opposition in his primary, in November’s general...more
Vermont: Charity Clark, a Democrat, has announced her candidacy for the Vermont AG position. Clark has been an Assistant AG for seven years, including the last four as chief of staff, and lists consumer protection and...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
FTC Launches Inquiry Into Formula...more
6/1/2022
/ Competition ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Gift-Cards ,
Political Candidates ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Elections ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Texas: In a May 24 run-off election, incumbent Ken Paxton, a Republican, has defeated land commissioner George P. Bush by a margin of 67.9% to 32.1%. Former ACLU attorney Rochelle Garza won the Democratic run-off against Joe...more
In this week’s episode, Bernie Nash and Lori Kalani are in conversation with State AG Group team member Chris Allen. They talk about vicious election advertising campaigns and handicap the candidates on both sides. New Mexico...more
In Idaho, former U.S. Congressman Raul Labrador defeated incumbent AG Lawrence Wasden in the Republican primary election for the post. Wasden, who has served five terms, is the state’s longest-serving AG. Among Labrador’s key...more
In this week’s episode, hosts Bernie Nash and Jerry Kilgore talk with Pete Bisbee of the Republican Attorneys General Association about what RAGA is, how it recruits candidates, and how it raises money to fund races. They...more
In the Nebraska Republican AG primary, Mike Hilgers outpolled Jennifer Hicks 67.1% to 32.9%. As the state has no Democrat AG candidates, Hilgers is the presumptive next AG of the state. Hilgers is an attorney with a private...more
As we went to press, Vermont AG TJ Donovan announced that he will not seek reelection this year, nor will he seek higher office....more
On Monday, April 18th, following a challenge from opposing candidate Bruce Spiva, the D.C. Board of Elections ruled that Kenyan R. McDuffie, a leading candidate for AG in the District, does not meet the statutory requirements...more
The North Dakota Democratic party has selected attorney Timothy Lamb as their candidate for AG. Lamb, a graduate of the University of North Dakota School of Law, currently owns the Lamb Law Office in Grand Forks, North...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
•Bipartisan AG Coalition Investigates...more
Daniel Uhlfelder, an attorney and activist from Florida’s Panhandle, and former State Attorney Aramis Ayala, from Central Florida, have both entered the Democratic primary in the 2022 Florida AG election. Whichever candidate...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
New Hampshire AG Recovers $25 Million from...more
3/7/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Contamination ,
Debt ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Political Candidates ,
Private Schools ,
Railways ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Elections ,
Student Loans
There will be a runoff in both the Texas Democratic and Republican primaries on May 24 to determine who stands in the general election, after no candidate in either race garnered the more than 50% of the vote required to...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
Rhode Island Attorney General and FTC Team...more
Private practice attorney Thomas DeVore, who led several high-profile court challenges to Illinois’s COVID-19-related mandates, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the race for Illinois AG....more
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum appointed former U.S. Attorney and Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley as AG following AG Wayne Stenehjem’s sudden passing in January 2022. AG Wrigley will serve out the remainder of the current...more
The State AG Report – 2.3.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:...
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Former Boston city councilor Andrea Campbell and workers’ rights lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan announced their candidacies for the Democratic nomination in the 2022 open-seat race for Massachusetts AG. As previously reported,...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
•Student Loan Servicer Agrees to Cancel $1.7...more
1/25/2022
/ Antitrust Division ,
Competition ,
Credit Reports ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Mergers ,
Navient ,
Over-the-Counter Sales ,
Payment Processors ,
Political Candidates ,
State Attorneys General ,
Student Loans ,
Telemarketing ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Private practice attorney Steve Kim announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2022 Illinois AG race. If successful, he will face incumbent Democratic AG Kwame Raoul, who is seeking a second term...more
Over the next six months, the Cozen O’Connor State AG team will provide guidance on what corporate America needs to know in planning legal, regulatory and political strategies to anticipate and react to shifts in the AG...more
Mike Hilgers, Nebraska State Senator and Speaker of the Legislature, declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the open-seat 2022 race for Nebraska AG. As previously reported, Incumbent Nebraska AG Doug Peterson...more
New York AG Letitia James announced that she is no longer running for governor in the 2022 election and instead will seek a second term as AG, prompting all other candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for AG to suspend...more