Release date: 7/5/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein wrote the federal government this week, urging the FCC to adopt rules that would allow telephone providers to block illegal robocalls. Attorney General Stein wrote the FCC in response to proposed rules that would allow providers to block several types of “spoofed” calls, in which a call […]

Release date: 6/20/2017 Stein Reacts to Last-Minute Gut to Department of Justice Budget (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the below statement in response to the General Assembly’s last-minute inclusion of a nearly 40 percent cut to the North Carolina Department of Justice’s (NCDOJ) General Fund budget. The cut, which was not included in either […]

Release date: 6/16/2017 (RALEIGH) This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it will delay important new rules that protect student loan borrowers from predatory and deceptive practices. Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement in response: “Education is one of the best reasons I can think of to borrow money. But unfortunately, […]

Release date: 6/15/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein is working with a bipartisan coalition of a majority of the state Attorneys General across the country in an ongoing investigation to evaluate whether manufacturers have engaged in unlawful practices in the marketing and sale of opioids. “Confronting the opioid crisis is one of my top priorities,” […]

Release date: 6/7/2017 North Carolina joins 19 other AGs in urging Congress to protect consumers (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he and 19 other attorneys general have contacted U.S. House of Representatives leadership opposing legislation that would eliminate needed consumer protections in federal law.  If passed, people will be more vulnerable to […]

Attorney General Stein Announces $18.6 Million for NC for Do-Not-Call Violations Release date: 6/6/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina will receive $18.6 million as a result of a lawsuit against Dish Network related to its violations of Do-Not-Call laws. North Carolina entered into the lawsuit against Dish Network with three […]

Release date: 6/5/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today moved to join a lawsuit to protect healthcare access for thousands of North Carolinians. The lawsuit, House v. Price, seeks to eliminate stable funding, also called cost-sharing reduction payments, the Affordable Care Act created to protect millions of working families from high healthcare costs. Attorney General […]

Release date: 6/5/2017 Attorney General Josh Stein today joined Gov. Roy Cooper, three mayors, two universities and more than 10 businesses in North Carolina, as well as more than 1,000 leaders from around the nation, in an open letter to the international community and parties to the Paris Agreement that reaffirmed their support for climate […]

Release date: 6/2/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein has been appointed to two national committees within the National Association of Attorneys General. Attorney General Stein will represent North Carolina’s interests on committees related to protecting people from substance misuse and scams, fraud and corporate bad behavior. “Confronting the opioid epidemic that is tearing families apart […]

Release date: 5/25/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Stein this week joined a bipartisan group of 32 attorneys general in urging Congress to oppose the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate all federal funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The letter highlights LSC’s mission to ensure equality in justice by providing legal support to those who could […]