For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 9, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to withdraw a proposed rule that threatens to undermine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and congressional efforts to combat banking discrimination. The CRA is a critical civil rights tool that directs trillions […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 3, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider its shortsighted decision to deny a special enrollment period on HealthCare.Gov during the current worldwide […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 3, 2020 (RALEIGH) Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and Attorney General Josh Stein released the below joint statement regarding access to the courts for victims of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. “My first priority is to protect the health and safety of all North Carolinians,” said Chief Justice Cheri Beasley. […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 3, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to suspend benefits claims deadlines and debt collection activities for veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the VA, Attorney General Stein and 21 other attorneys general argue that the VA’s continued […]
On Tuesday, March 31, Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order to prohibit utility disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Josh Stein urged Gov. Cooper to take action to protect North Carolinians from losing access to water, power, gas, and other services as North Carolina responds to COVID-19. Read Gov. Cooper’s executive order here.
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today shared resources to help caretakers keep children and teenagers safe online as North Carolinians stay home to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. “We should all stay home right now to help reduce the spread of this virus,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today encouraged North Carolinians working to improve and protect North Carolina’s natural resources to apply for project grants through the Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) program. The EEG program awards grants between $5,000 and $500,000 for environmental projects across the state and is accepting […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 27, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today applauded an appellate court decision that upholds North Carolina’s win at trial against Dish Network. Today’s ruling in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the June 2017 trial court judgment holding the company accountable for engaging in an illegal nationwide telemarketing campaign. Dish Network, both […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 27, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he is working with Amazon to investigate nine North Carolina businesses and sellers over price gouging concerns. Attorney General Stein was notified by Amazon that these sellers had raised prices dramatically for items that have been in high demand during […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 26, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein took two additional steps today to help protect North Carolinians as many face financial difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Stein is suspending all of the North Carolina Department of Justice’s collections efforts of state debts effective immediately and until further notice. […]