Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton has launched his campaign Tuesday for the 2026 Senate race, challenging Republican Senator John Cornyn. Georgia Republican State Senator Brian Strickland has filed papers that will enable him to start raising money to run for Georgia AG in 2026. Republican Georgia AG Chris Carr has launched his campaign for governor in advance…

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Republican Georgia AG Chris Carr has launched his campaign for governor in advance of the 2026 election. Brian Kemp, Georgia’s current governor, is term-limited. Arkansas AG Tim Griffin announced that Jeff Chandler, a former prosecutor and public defender, has been hired to serve as Deputy Attorney General leading the Special Prosecutions Division. Iowa AG Brenna…

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On April 18, 2023, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its annual Attorney General Symposium in Philadelphia, PA.  State AGs, AG office staff, and private sector attendees gathered to hear from panelists and to discuss the most pressing issues of the times, including those most relevant to businesses—algorithms and organized retail crime (ORC).  Key takeaways from these two business-critical panels are highlighted below.

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A group of 14 Republican AGs wrote a letter to Merrick B. Garland, the U.S. Attorney General, asking what steps the DOJ is taking to protect against potential threats posed by foreign entities funding civil litigation within the United States.

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In a May 24 run-off election, incumbent Ken Paxton, a Republican, has defeated land commissioner George P. Bush by a margin of 67.9% to 32.1%. Former ACLU attorney Rochelle Garza won the Democratic run-off against Joe Jaworski by a margin of 62.8% to 37.2%. Paxton and Garza will face off in the statewide AG election in November.

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