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RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 21 other attorneys general joined an amicus brief to protect funding for public radio and TV stations that provide vital emergency communications to North Carolinians during natural disasters, including making sure western North Carolina communities could get information about weather forecasts, road closures, storm damage, and where to find […]

55 Attorneys General Sign On to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement North Carolina will receive nearly $150 million RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson today announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The […]

RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that North Carolinians who were tricked into entering predatory long-term housing services agreements with real estate company Stone Brook Partners have been released from their contracts. Antony Mitchell, Stone Brook’s chief executive who also runs MV Realty, has also been permanently barred from operating any other real estate companies […]

RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 41 bipartisan attorneys general are urging Meta to crack down on deceptive Facebook ads luring users into so-called “pump-and-dump” investment schemes and conning them out of hundreds of millions of dollars. “Scammers are using fake Facebook ads to trick people into losing millions in scam investments,” said Attorney […]

RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson led a bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general urging Congress to pass legislation protecting Americans from invasive mortgage credit “trigger leads,” which blast consumers with unwanted robocalls and texts after they apply for a mortgage. “These barrages of robocalls and texts are a huge nuisance to North Carolinians buying a house […]

RALEIGH — Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson applauded the legislature’s passage of House Bill 50, which will allow North Carolina law enforcement officers to continue serving after they reach retirement without forfeiting the payments they are entitled to as retirees. The bill has now passed both chambers and will be sent to Governor Stein. Attorney […]

RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court against 23andMe to protect North Carolinians’ private genetic data from being sold without consent during the company’s bankruptcy proceedings. “Millions of people across the country and in North Carolina trusted 23andMe with their private genetic information, and the company has no right to sell […]

RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 17 other attorneys general have joined together to oppose about $500 million in cuts to public safety grants nationwide. North Carolina could lose nearly $42 million in grants that support law enforcement, prosecutors, victims’ services, substance abuse and mental health treatment, and more. “These funding cuts are unlawful and […]

For Immediate Release: Friday, June 6, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning North Carolinians to be on the lookout for text scams impersonating the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) and demanding that people pay an outstanding traffic ticket or face severe actions. The Department of […]

Attorney General Jeff Jackson today won a court order that blocks AmeriCorps from unlawfully ending job and recovery grants that support western North Carolina. “Western North Carolina will get the funds it needs so AmeriCorps members can keep helping people, keep cleaning up after Helene, and rebuild their homes and neighborhoods,” said Attorney General Jeff […]