For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 6, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after President Biden announced updated marijuana reform: “President Biden is right: people should not have a federal criminal record for something that is legal in an increasing number of states. I look forward […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today supported the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed rule to strengthen anti-discrimination protections under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The proposed rule would implement Section 1557 of the ACA, which prohibits discrimination in federal health […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, October 3, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein reached a $3,653,858 settlement with Radeas, LLC, a South Carolina clinical laboratory company headquartered in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The settlement resolves allegations that Radeas submitted false claims for some urine drug tests to the North Carolina Medicaid program. […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 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 Ian reaching North Carolina. “We don’t yet know what kind of damage Hurricane Ian […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 23, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general, in submitting an amicus brief in Fund Texas Choice v. Paxton to protect women’s right to travel out of Texas to obtain an abortion. The multistate amicus brief was submitted in support of […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 23, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory celebrated the 10th anniversary of National Forensic Science Week this week, highlighting the critical role that forensic scientists play in helping analyze evidence, assisting law enforcement investigations, and promoting public safety. “This Forensic Science […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 19, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, led a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general calling on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to require the telephone providers that route calls across the U.S. […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 16, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today joined students at Cleveland Elementary School in Clayton to unveil the North Carolina Department of Justice’s tech safety agreement, a new resource to help parents and caregivers keep their kids safe online. The agreement is intended to spur […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement on International Overdose Awareness Day (August 31). “On this International Overdose Awareness Day, I’m thinking about the more than 107,000 Americans we lost to drug overdoses last year. This overdose epidemic has left a trail […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today asked Congress to allow attorneys general to enforce state and federal consumer protections for airline travelers. This request comes after attorneys general received thousands of complaints from outraged passengers, claiming airlines have failed in their service responsibilities, causing […]