For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today reminded North Carolinians to secure their information following Change Healthcare’s February data breach. The total number or identity of affected breach victims is not yet known, but Change has estimated that up to one-third of all Americans […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns—untraceable weapons often made at home from kits—like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, Attorney General Stein and a […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 495. “Great news: a bill that will help protect North Carolina families from the scourge of fentanyl is headed to the Governor’s desk. I […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, July 1, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today shared tips to help families encourage children to stay safe online over the summer. The average eight- to 12-year-old spends between four and six hours online each day, while teenagers spend up to nine hours. While young […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 28, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the legislature adjourned its session on Thursday. “I thank the General Assembly for working with my office to help make people safer. By passing H495, which bans money laundering, the legislature has given […]
Friday, June 28, 2024 Some North Carolinians have noticed that they’ve been enrolled in health insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace without their knowledge. Often, people are only learning of this enrollment when they file their taxes. If someone other than an insurance company you have selected for your coverage contacts you, be skeptical. Use […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 27, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the General Assembly passed H591, legislation that will modernize North Carolina’s sex crimes laws to address the emerging threats artificial intelligence (AI) poses to kids and families. The bill passed the House […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 27, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court reinstated a preliminary injunction protecting the right of women in Idaho to obtain an abortion when necessary to prevent serious health harms. Attorney General Stein previously filed a […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 27, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court today rejected Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy plan, which included $6 billion to go towards fighting the opioid crisis. “Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family helped create and fuel an […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein commended his Medicaid Investigations Division (MID), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office of the Inspector General after Felicia Moore Jones was sentenced […]