Oregon AG Dan Rayfield led a nine-state coalition in filing a petition for $10.3 million in attorneys’ fees and costs against Kroger following the abandonment of its proposed $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons. Oregon’s share of the request is about $2.25 million. The petition follows a court ruling that the states “substantially prevailed” in their…

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Seventeen Democratic AGs, led by Oregon AG Dan Rayfield, filed an amicus brief supporting a challenge to IRS Notice 2025-42, a guidance document that tightened eligibility rules for certain federal clean-electricity tax credits. The brief was filed in Oregon Environmental Council, et al. v. IRS, a case in which plaintiffs challenge the IRS’s decision to…

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Michael Allen, the District Attorney for El Paso and Teller Counties, announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2026 race for Colorado AG.

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New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill announced her selection of Jennifer Davenport as the state’s next AG, who will assume office pending state Senate confirmation. Davenport, a Democrat, previously served as First Assistant AG in New Jersey. Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers announced that he will seek reelection in 2026. He is currently running unopposed in the…

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A group of 18 Democratic AGs and the Governors of Pennsylvania and Kentucky sued the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to block a new DOE policy that caps funding for indirect costs and fringe benefits for state-run energy programs. Indirect costs include shared operational expenses, like the costs of operating a facility or funding staff…

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