Quantcast
Channel: Washington Attorney General's Office News from TheRepublic.com
Browsing all 68 articles
Browse latest View live

Wash. attorney general appeals culvert ruling

OLYMPIA, Washington - Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is appealing a federal ruling ordering the state to fix culverts that block salmon passages.

View Article



AG: WA couple scammed 30K timeshare owners

SEATTLE - An Olympia couple is being sued by the state of Washington, which says the pair scammed 30,000 timeshare owners who were anxious to sell, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced on Thursday.

View Article

Wash AG: Storm-damaged cars showing up

OLYMPIA, Washington - Washington state's attorney general and the Better Business Bureau are warning that cars damaged in last fall's Superstorm Sandy on the East Coast are showing up for sale here.

View Article

AG's office asks appeals court to reconsider

TACOMA, Washington - The Washington state attorney general's office is asking the state appeals court to reconsider its decision that a man convicted of shooting and wounding a Washington state trooper...

View Article

Judge stays on Wash. gay wedding flowers case

RICHLAND, Washington - A judge refused to recuse himself Friday in a dispute over a Washington state florist who declined to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding.

View Article


Coalition sues over Wash. charter school law

SEATTLE - A coalition of parents, educators and community groups filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court on Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of Washington's new charter schools law.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Striking back against court's Voting Rights ruling

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration opened an aggressive new front in the battle over voter protection Thursday, singling out Texas for legal action and promising broader efforts to come after last...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

US says it won't seek death penalty for Snowden

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder has told the Russian government that the U.S. will not seek the death penalty for former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden.

View Article


Wash. AG issues opinion on hospitals, abortion

OLYMPIA, Washington - Washington's attorney general says public hospital districts that provide maternity care must also provide equivalent abortion services.

View Article


AG announces settlement in timeshare fraud case

OLYMPIA, Washington - At least 1,500 people in Washington state who were victims of a timeshare and travel scam will receive up to $20,000 each under a settlement announced Thursday by Attorney General...

View Article

AG: Number of mass shootings tripled

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday the average number of mass shooting incidents has tripled in recent years.

View Article

Wash. AG to still seek penalty against food group

SEATTLE - Washington state's attorney general said Tuesday he will still seek penalties against a food industry group that recently identified donors who contributed money to oppose a food labeling...

View Article

Wash. AG names new open government ombudsman

OLYMPIA, Washington - Attorney General Bob Ferguson has named a new open government ombudsman.

View Article


AG says more campaign money hidden in I-522 fight

OLYMPIA, Washington - A food industry group that contributed heavily to defeat a measure that would have required labeling genetically engineered foods concealed millions more dollars in campaign...

View Article

Mill Creek charity accused of deceptive practices

MILL CREEK, Washington - The Washington attorney general's office has accused a Mill Creek charity of deceptive practices.

View Article


Mass. AG in Washington for abortion zone case

BOSTON - Attorney General Martha Coakley says she's proud of her office's defense before the U.S. Supreme Court of the 35-foot protest-free zone outside Massachusetts abortion clinics.

View Article

Owner of boat that sank in Columbia River charged

KENNEWICK, Washington - The state attorney general's office is prosecuting the owner of a 41-foot fishing boat that sank in the Columbia River last July near Finley, spilling about 50 gallons of diesel...

View Article


Washington's top lawyer explains gay lawsuit

KENNEWICK, Washington - Attorney General Bob Ferguson explained his gay discrimination lawsuit against a Richland florist during his visit Wednesday to the Tri-Cities.

View Article

Dish to refund $2M to Washington state customers

SEATTLE - Dish Network Corp. will reimburse Washington state customers about $2 million for a surcharge officials called deceptive, but the satellite TV provider denied wrongdoing in the agreement...

View Article

Swiss finance chief meeting US attorney general

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder was meeting in Washington Friday with Swiss finance minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf amid an ongoing investigation into Credit Suisse Group.

View Article
Browsing all 68 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images