California AG Rob Bonta and Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a group of 12 Democratic AGs in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and its amended Order No. 1920 on long-term regional transmission planning and cost allocation. In the brief,…

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A bipartisan coalition of 23 AGs and several state banking regulators submitted a comment letter urging the OCC to withdraw two proposals addressing mortgage escrow accounts—an escrow rule and a related preemption determination that would preempt certain state laws requiring national banks to pay minimum interest on mortgage escrow accounts. In the letter, the states…

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Republican Michael Gates, former city attorney for Huntington Beach, announced his candidacy for California AG. California AG Rob Bonta recently announced that he is running for reelection in 2026. Democrat Joseph J. Solomon Jr., a former Rhode Island state representative, announced his candidacy for Rhode Island AG, joining three other candidates in the Democratic primary…

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California AG Rob Bonta settled for a total of over $3.35 million with three plastic bag producers to resolve allegations that their bags failed to meet the state’s recyclability requirements and they misrepresented the recyclability of the bags in violation of state consumer protection and environmental laws. Under the terms of the agreement, Novolex Holdings,…

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California AG Rob Bonta announced that he will not run for governor in the 2026 election and will instead seek reelection as AG.

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