A coalition of eight AGs submitted a comment letter in support of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed Waste Prevention Rule, which would impose obligations that oil and gas operators must undertake to avoid waste of oil and gas resources, particularly methane, through flaring, venting, and leaking on BLM-administered lands. In the letter, the…

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In New Mexico, Second Judicial District DA Raúl Torrez defeated State Auditor Brian Colón in the Democratic primary.

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In this week’s episode, Bernie Nash and Lori Kalani are in conversation with State AG Group team member Chris Allen. They talk about vicious election advertising campaigns and handicap the candidates on both sides. New Mexico is among the states that have a history of turning to the plaintiffs’ bar to supplement their internal staff…

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New Mexico AG Hector Balderas, Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch, and Louisiana AG Jeff Landry led a coalition of 28 AGs that sent a letter calling on the online crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to make improvements in the clarity and disclosure of the site’s Terms of Service for consumers who use the platform. The AGs alleged that…

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New Mexico AG Hector Balderas reached a settlement with Google LLC to resolve two lawsuits alleging that Google illegally collected the personal information of minors in violation of the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and New Mexico’s Unfair Practices Act. As previously reported, one complaint alleged that Google collected the personal information of minors,…

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