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AG’s office defends workers’ right to moonlight in settlement with Kiddie Academy

The Attorney General’s Office entered a consent decree today with seven Kiddie Academy childcare centers resolving claims they illegally prevented employees from working other jobs in their off hours.
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WA-led coalition opposes DOJ’s frivolous challenge to California elections

Attorney General Nick Brown is leading a multistate coalition opposing the federal government’s baseless lawsuit against California as part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to sow doubt ...
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AG Brown encourages Washingtonians to dispose of unused medications

Dozens of local law enforcement agencies around Washington will accept old, unwanted, or expired medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its partners will ...
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Washington settles generic drug cases with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma, and Mayne Pharma

Washington, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 45 states and territories, has reached settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations the generic drug ...
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AG Brown seeks consumer protections in Character.AI bankruptcy

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and a bipartisan group of states have filed a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character.AI raising concerns about harms to children who engage with the ...
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AG Brown multistate letter supports internet for schools and libraries as FCC considers cuts

The FCC’s E-Rate program was approved by Congress in 1996 and ever since has ensured that schools and libraries have access to internet and other telecommunications services at discounted rates. On ...
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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 ...
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Washington successfully defends private information of voters as federal government loses another case

The federal government cannot force Washington state to give it the private information of all registered Washington voters, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling in the U.S. District Court for ...
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AG Brown announces settlement with Paramount/Warner

A coalition of 12 state attorneys general, including Attorney General Nick Brown, announced a settlement today with Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery resolving the states' ...
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WA, FTC reach $225M settlement with Amway for unfair and deceptive business practices

Amway Corp., one of the country’s largest multi-level marketing (MLM) companies, and two of its affiliates will pay $225 million to resolve allegations by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the ...
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Washington victorious over HUD’s attack on fair housing protections

Washington and other states have secured relief from unlawful conditions the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) attempted to place on funds state and local agencies use to enforce ...