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Last week, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced his resignation from the position effective September 8. He issued a press release reporting that he is leaving to serve as the Co-Deputy Director of the FBI, in alignment with his background as a prosecutor. The Missouri Governor has already appointed a successor: Catherine Hanaway, a former speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives who made history as the first female to serve in that role, and former U.S. Attorney for Eastern Missouri. She will be able to serve as AG until the end of 2028, although she has already indicated that she intends to run for re-election.
With the effective date of S.B. 140 fast approaching, many text marketers may be wondering what these changes mean and how to implement them. Here, we address some of the most common questions and outline key takeaways for businesses. Click on any question to jump directly to the answer.
Recently, a bipartisan group of 37 state attorneys general led by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sent a letter to the head of Instagram regarding Instagram’s recently-implemented location sharing feature. The letter states that the AGs have “serious concern” over the feature, which allows users’ “precise locations to be displayed on a map.” The AGs contend that the feature “raises significant public safety and data concerns,” particularly for vulnerable users like children and survivors of domestic violence.
In early August, the National Association of Attorneys General, led by its 2025 President, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, hosted the Presidential Initiative Summit in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. General Formella’s year-long initiative seeks to build on the progress AGs have made in addressing the opioid crisis, with a renewed focus on the growing threats posed by fentanyl, methamphetamines, and other illicit drugs.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a lawsuit against Early Warning Services LLC (EWS), the parent company of digital payment network Zelle. AG James asserts that Zelle was designed “without critical safety features,” allegedly allowing over $1 billion in scam payments to be transferred over the Zelle network.
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