Category: News Releases

For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 25, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein filed a lawsuit to stop U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from eliminating critical protections for students considering enrolling in for-profit colleges and vocational schools. “The Department of Education’s repeal of important protections for students puts them at risk […]

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed an amicus brief in support of the City of Chicago’s lawsuit challenging U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) for failing to create a special enrollment period in response to COVID-19. People in North Carolina and 37 […]

For Immediate Release: Monday, June 22, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) has joined the Carolina Relief Plan, an effort for financial institutions to support customers and members facing financial hardships related to COVID-19. “North Carolinians need help,” said Attorney General Josh […]

For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 18, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today on DACA. “For the second time this week, the Court has gotten it right. The Dreamers were brought here as kids and want to help […]

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today asked Google and Apple to ensure all COVID-19 contact tracing and exposure notification apps adequately protect consumers’ personal information. Attorney General Stein and a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general are asking the tech companies to guarantee […]

For Immediate Release: Monday, June 15, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a petition seeking to end state net metering programs. Net metering allows customers who generate their own clean electricity via rooftop solar panel installations or other sources […]

For Immediate Release: Friday, June 12, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit against Chapel Hill-based JH Home Improvements Inc., its owner Jorge Alberto Garcia, and its operator/manager Helen Smith Flores, alleging that the defendants perpetrated a residential contracting scheme by targeting and taking money from elderly […]

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed comments supporting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s plan to regulate perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)—more commonly known as PFAS or “forever” chemicals—under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Attorney General Stein and a coalition […]

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 Multistate Lawsuit Alleges Conspiracy by Generic Manufacturers to Fix Prices for 80 Drugs (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit against 26 generic drug manufacturers and 10 individuals who are senior executives at these drug companies. In his lawsuit, Attorney General […]