For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 16, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released a statement in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)’s decision to reject a petition that would have ended state net metering programs. These programs allow homeowners to install solar panels and sell back to […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) challenging their action to unlawfully repeal the 2016 borrower defense regulations and replace them with regulations that benefit predatory for-profit schools […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the United States Senate to provide at least $50 billion in the next federal stimulus bill for child care providers struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Right now, families across the nation are struggling to balance […]
This press release was sent from the Office of Gov. Roy Cooper on July 9, 2020. RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced the members of the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice, co-chaired by Justice Anita Earls and Attorney General Josh Stein. The Task Force will meet at 10:00 am on Friday, […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 9, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Kevin Anderson, Senior Deputy Attorney General and Director, Consumer Protection Division at the North Carolina Department of Justice, today testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce during […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, July 6, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Barr v. AAPC, which upheld the federal robocall ban. Earlier this year, Attorney General Stein co-led a 33-state coalition of Attorneys General in filing an […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 2, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein granted Elizabeth City a conditional waiver of the Governor’s executive orders that prohibit utility shut-offs, late fees, and reconnection charges. The waiver went into effect today, immediately upon the city’s certification that it will follow the conditions stated […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to rescind a recent policy that will result in further delays and confusion in the claims process and could force veterans to wait longer to receive the benefits […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Senate to pass the Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings (ILLICIT CASH) Act. The ILLICIT CASH Act creates new tools for information sharing between financial institutions […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 25, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after Gov. Roy Cooper signed the Second Chance Act (SB 562) into law after it unanimously passed the North Carolina General Assembly. “People are not who they were at their worst moment. Giving people […]