Friday, October 25, 2024 As crews repair more roads in western North Carolina and more people are able to get in and out of the region, contractors and tree removal companies are heading in to repair homes and remove storm debris. Many of these businesses are doing everything they can to help western North Carolinians, but unfortunately, […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 25, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (Raleigh) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that North Carolinians now have an even more detailed view into their local governments’ spending of the $1.2 billion coming to counties and municipalities to address the opioid overdose crisis. The updated local view feature on the […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 24, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein took actions this week to defend lifesaving health care for North Carolinians. He filed a friend-of-the-court brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect a key provision of the of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolinians will see full prices upfront when they go to buy tickets to a game, a concert, or other live performance taking place in North Carolina. Attorney General Stein worked closely with legislators to […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 ***Pictures from today’s ceremony are available here. (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today honored North Carolinians in southeastern North Carolina with the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are distributed to honor people who are working to improve the health, safety, and well-being […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement today after a district court refused to grant a preliminary injunction that would prevent certain U.S. citizens living overseas from voting. “I’m pleased that the court upheld a bipartisan law that the North Carolina […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) A federal judge rejected an attempt by Meta to dismiss the lawsuit that Attorney General Josh Stein and other bipartisan attorneys general filed in 2023. The attorneys general sued Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, alleging that it designed its social media […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 30, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today provided an update on price gouging complaints in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The Department of Justice has received 64 complaints alleging price gouging in western North Carolina. Most complaints are about hotel rates, grocery prices, and fuel […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 30, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today honored seven North Carolinians in the Triad with the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are distributed to honor people who are working to improve the health, safety, and well-being of their fellow North Carolinians. Photos […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 20, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) The North Carolina Department of Justice this week hosted a two-day symposium with law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and victim advocates to discuss how to investigate and prosecute cold case sexual assaults years after they happen. The symposium gave criminal justice professionals information […]