For Immediate Release: Friday, September 8, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he reached an agreement in principle with Kroger that will require the grocery chain to pay $1.37 billion to participating state and local governments for its role in the opioid crisis. “We are going to keep […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) The Office of Attorney General Josh Stein and the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department today hosted a training for Orange County-area law enforcement leadership and domestic violence service providers on a strategy to help identify domestic violence victims who are at risk […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan coalition of 54 attorneys general urging Congress to consider the ways artificial intelligence (AI) may harm children. Specifically, AI can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material. The Attorneys General […]
Friday, September 1, 2023 After Tropical Storm Idalia passed through North Carolina this week, several areas of coastal and eastern North Carolina were flooded and suffered storm damage. As North Carolinians begin to recover from the effects of the storm, scammers are out in full force trying to take advantage. And we’re still in the […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 31, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement on International Overdose Awareness Day (August 31). “Last year, more than 110,000 people died in the United States because of an overdose. Each of those people, and the hundreds of thousands we’ve lost in recent […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 31, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement after Judge Mark Davis granted the Department of Justice’s motion for a preliminary injunction against real estate company MV Realty. “I’m pleased that Judge Davis agreed with our office that MV Realty cannot continue to […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Tobacco Products to do more to protect kids from e-cigarettes. Attorney General Stein’s suggestions include limiting the […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that the price gouging law is in effect after Gov. Roy Cooper declared a statewide state of emergency in anticipation of Hurricane Idalia. “Hurricane Idalia is coming – please be prepared, and remember that North Carolina’s price […]
August 2023 People all over North Carolina are grappling with higher prices. It’s one thing when input costs go up, but it’s another thing altogether when we find hidden fees tacked on to purchase after purchase – hotel bills, concert tickets, bank accounts, and so many others. Your hard-earned money is even more precious in […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 24, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today joined Gov. Roy Cooper as the Governor signed the Unfair Real Estate Agreements Act into law. The attorney general’s office worked closely with legislators and stakeholders to draft the bill. The Unfair Real Estate Agreements Act will prohibit […]