Release date: 11/20/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to maintain rules requiring banks to take steps to serve low- and moderate-income communities and protect against lending discrimination. The OCC’s proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) would weaken oversight of bank compliance with […]
Release date: 11/20/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today awarded 16 North Carolinians with the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are given annually to honor North Carolinians who are dedicated to keeping people safe, healthy, and happy in their communities. Each of today’s 16 recipients have been working to address issues that affect public […]
Release date: 11/20/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Waynesville residents Chief Bill Hollingsed and Judge Bradley Letts received the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are given annually to honor North Carolinians who are dedicated to keeping people safe, healthy, and happy in their communities. “It has been a pleasure to partner […]
Release date: 11/20/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather and Cornelius resident Debbie Dalton have received the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are given annually to honor North Carolinians who are dedicated to keeping people safe, healthy, and happy in their communities. “I’m proud to honor […]
Release date: 11/20/2018 RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that High Point Police Chief Kenneth Shultz and Guilford County EMS’s Jim Albright received the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are given annually to honor North Carolinians who are dedicated to keeping people safe, healthy, and happy in their communities. “Chief Shultz is a […]
Release date: 11/20/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that seven people from the Triangle have received the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are given annually to honor North Carolinians who are dedicated to keeping people safe, healthy, and happy in their communities. These award recipients include: Mike and Becky Cannon, of Wilson, […]
Release date: 11/19/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Trump administration to abandon efforts to adopt a definition of “sex” that would exclude transgender and gender nonconforming individuals from the protections of federal civil rights laws. Last month, it was reported that key officials in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]
Release date: 11/16/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw a proposal to roll back important protections from harmful greenhouse gas pollution. The current protections are designed to protect against the release of potent greenhouse gases, including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are the fastest growing source of […]
11/9/2018 Attorney General Josh Stein November 2018 We’re heading into holiday season, which means lots of shopping for many of us. I enjoy buying gifts from local stores, but increasingly people shop online. Shopping online can be convenient but it has its own risks. If you’re buying online, here are some ways to protect your […]
Release date: 11/8/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Renee Christine Borunda of Greensboro was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison following her guilty plea to Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft. Borunda will also make restitution of $225,399.08 to the North Carolina Medicaid Program. “People who cheat […]