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Okla. A.G. Drummond Awards Sheriff's Office Assistance Grants to All 77 Oklahoma Counties
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 7 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on July 6, 2026:
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Drummond awards sheriff's office assistance grants to all 77 Oklahoma counties
Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office has awarded $18 million in grant funding to support every county sheriff's office in Oklahoma.
The funding is the latest round of an ongoing program the Legislature created in 2024 to strengthen law enforcement services statewide.
Grants ranging from $150,000 to $300,000 have been awarded to all 77 counties based on their total tangible
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 7 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on July 6, 2026:
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Drummond awards sheriff's office assistance grants to all 77 Oklahoma counties
Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office has awarded $18 million in grant funding to support every county sheriff's office in Oklahoma.
The funding is the latest round of an ongoing program the Legislature created in 2024 to strengthen law enforcement services statewide.
Grants ranging from $150,000 to $300,000 have been awarded to all 77 counties based on their total tangibleproperty valuation. Funds can be used for sheriff's office operations, including training, technology, equipment, capital improvements, stipends and more.
Drummond said the funding reflects a continued commitment to public safety in every corner of the state.
"Rural sheriff's offices are stretched thin, and this funding gives them real resources to serve their communities," he said. "I'm glad to see this program continue to deliver for all 77 counties, and I thank the Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association and county sheriffs for their partnership in putting these dollars to work."
Grant funding was established by the legislature and appropriated to the Attorney General's office through this year's state budget.
Grant amounts by county are listed below.
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Table: Oklahoma Sheriff's Office Funding Assistance Grant Program
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Original text here: https://oklahoma.gov/oag/news/newsroom/2026/july/drummond-awards-sheriffs-office-assistance-grants-to-all-77-oklahoma-counties.html
Md. A.G. Office: Release of Decedent and Officer Names in Police-Involved In-Custody Death in Greenbelt Delayed
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 7 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on July 6, 2026:
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Release of Decedent and Officer Names in Police-Involved In-Custody Death in Greenbelt Delayed
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is delaying the release of the names of the decedent and Greenbelt Police Department officer(s) in the Wednesday, July 1, 2026, police-involved in-custody death.
The IID needs additional time to gather and review evidence prior to releasing the identity of the decedent and the
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 7 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on July 6, 2026:
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Release of Decedent and Officer Names in Police-Involved In-Custody Death in Greenbelt Delayed
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is delaying the release of the names of the decedent and Greenbelt Police Department officer(s) in the Wednesday, July 1, 2026, police-involved in-custody death.
The IID needs additional time to gather and review evidence prior to releasing the identity of the decedent and theinvolved Greenbelt officer(s).
Under Maryland law, the IID only has authority to investigate Maryland police officers involved in incidents that result in the death of an individual or injuries likely to result in the death of the individual.
The IID continues to investigate the circumstances of this fatal police-involved in-custody death. Anyone with information about this incident, including cell phone or private surveillance video, is asked to contact the IID at (410) 576-7070 or by email at [email protected].
To read the original news release, click here: https://oag.maryland.gov/News/Pages/Independent-Investigations-Division-Investigating-Police-Involved-In-Custody-Death-in-Greenbelt.aspx
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Original text here: https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Release-of-Decedent-and-Officer-Names-in-Police-Involved-In-Custody-Death-in-Greenbelt-Delayed.aspx
Md. A.G. Brown Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers and Businesses With Unlawful Tariffs
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 6, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers and Businesses with Unlawful Tariffs
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue President Trump's unlawful tariffs. In a comment letter, the states pushed back on the USTR's latest proposal - tariffs on the European Union and 59 other countries, after
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 6, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers and Businesses with Unlawful Tariffs
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue President Trump's unlawful tariffs. In a comment letter, the states pushed back on the USTR's latest proposal - tariffs on the European Union and 59 other countries, afterthe Supreme Court ruled against their first attempt in February and the Court of International Trade struck down their second attempt in May.
For more than a year, President Trump has inflicted chaos on the American economy by imposing tariffs without the legal authority to do so. Initially, the President claimed that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) allowed him to impose tariffs of any amount, on any product, from any country, for any length of time. Because of the IEEPA tariffs, Maryland officials have estimated that businesses and consumers in the state paid as much as $4 billion in direct and indirect costs. In February, the Supreme Court rejected the President's claims and concluded that the IEEPA tariffs were unlawful. President Trump immediately turned to a separate law that had never been used before - Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 - and announced 10 percent tariffs on most products worldwide. But Maryland and 23 other states obtained a court ruling against those tariffs as well.
Now, Trump directed the USTR to investigate the European Union and 59 other countries, which together account for 99.4 percent of all U.S. imports, to determine whether those countries are doing enough to combat forced labor in global trade. Two and a half months later, the USTR's report landed on the same conclusion Trump wanted all along: 10 percent tariffs on 14 economies, 12.5 percent tariffs on the other 46, with the exact same exceptions as before and no explanation of how the new tariffs will combat forced labor.
A recent analysis by researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York concluded that nearly 90 percent of the costs of tariffs in 2025 were paid by American consumers and businesses. By imposing yet another round of price increases on American consumers and businesses, President Trump is tripling down on failed economic policies.
Today's letter argues that this latest round of tariffs is unlawful, outside the scope of the authority Congress gave the USTR, and unsupported by evidence.
Joining Attorney General Brown in the comments are the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
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Original text here: https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/c.aspx
Information in Shooting Investigation in Hampton, New Hampshire
CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 7 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on July 6, 2026:
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New Information in Shooting Investigation in Hampton, New Hampshire
Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall, and Hampton Police Department Chief Alexander J. Reno announce the following update regarding the shooting incident that occurred on July 5, 2026, in Hampton, New Hampshire.
The suspected shooter who is deceased has been identified as Tyshawn Cooper, 21, who was residing in New Hampshire.
Mr. Cooper was an
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CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 7 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on July 6, 2026:
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New Information in Shooting Investigation in Hampton, New Hampshire
Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall, and Hampton Police Department Chief Alexander J. Reno announce the following update regarding the shooting incident that occurred on July 5, 2026, in Hampton, New Hampshire.
The suspected shooter who is deceased has been identified as Tyshawn Cooper, 21, who was residing in New Hampshire.
Mr. Cooper was anactive-duty member of the United States Navy. He held the rank of Information Systems Technician Submarine Network Second Class and was assigned to the USS Hampton.
Mr. Cooper was residing in New Hampshire due to his military assignment. The USS Hampton is currently undergoing maintenance at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
A 23-year-old male and a 25-year-old female who suffered gunshot wounds in the incident both remain hospitalized at this time, where they are receiving treatment for their injuries.
The investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident remains ongoing. The New Hampshire Department of Justice and the New Hampshire State Police are coordinating with their counterparts at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service as they conduct their respective reviews of this incident. Additional information will be released as it becomes available while protecting the integrity of the investigative process.
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Original text here: https://www.doj.nh.gov/news-and-media/new-information-shooting-investigation-hampton-new-hampshire
Attorney General Phil Weiser announces $12 million in grants to expand opioid prevention, treatment, recovery, and peer support statewide
DENVER, Colorado, July 6 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser announces $12 million in grants to expand opioid prevention, treatment, recovery, and peer support statewide
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Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced $12 million in grants to 27 organizations across Colorado through the Department of Law's Resilient Colorado Grant, investing opioid settlement funds in community-led solutions that prevent substance use, expand youth treatment and recovery, improve reentry support for people leaving prison, strengthen Colorado's
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DENVER, Colorado, July 6 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser announces $12 million in grants to expand opioid prevention, treatment, recovery, and peer support statewide
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Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced $12 million in grants to 27 organizations across Colorado through the Department of Law's Resilient Colorado Grant, investing opioid settlement funds in community-led solutions that prevent substance use, expand youth treatment and recovery, improve reentry support for people leaving prison, strengthen Colorado'srural and underserved behavioral health and peer workforce, and support families across the state.
Since taking office, the attorney general has secured more than $912 million in opioid settlements from manufacturers, distributors, pharmacies, and other companies for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic. Today's awards represent the latest investment of those funds in communities across Colorado.
"Colorado's opioid settlement funds are helping us build a comprehensive response to the opioid crisis grounded in evidence, accountability, and collaboration," said Attorney General Weiser. "These grants are part of a broader portfolio of investments that supports local leadership, strengthens statewide infrastructure, and expands prevention, treatment, recovery, and peer support across Colorado."
The Department of Law received 287 applications requesting more than $171 million, making this the department's largest and most competitive funding opportunity to date. The selected projects will serve communities across every region of Colorado.
Promoting youth well-being and prevention by encouraging connection and healthy behaviors
* Harmony Acres Equestrian Center ($210,000): Expands peer mentoring and resilience programs that help youth build protective factors against future substance misuse.
* Mosaic Unlimited ($265,000): Uses evidence-based parenting education and family support to reduce substance use risk among children of formerly incarcerated and teen fathers.
* Tepeyac Community Health Center ($625,000): Launches a culturally and linguistically tailored prevention program serving Hispanic and Latino youth and families in Denver's Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea neighborhoods.
* Trail Lamp Youth Services/Business Art Mentorship ($300,000): Provides arts-based mentoring, leadership development, and prevention programming for youth facing elevated risk factors for substance misuse.
* Vuela for Health ($460,000): Delivers culturally responsive mental health and prevention programming that strengthens resilience among Spanish-speaking youth and families.
* YMCA of Metropolitan Denver ($535,000): Expands after-school programming that builds resilience, social-emotional skills, and healthy decision-making for youth in under-resourced Aurora neighborhoods.
Addressing gaps in substance treatment for youth
* Antelope Recovery LLC ($380,000): Expands trauma-informed outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment, family therapy, and Spanish-language services for adolescents with substance use disorders, particularly in rural communities and for justice-involved youth.
* Colorado FullCircle Recovery Centers ($535,000): Expands peer-led recovery services, support groups, sober activities, recovery navigation, and internships for youth across five Colorado recovery centers.
* University of Colorado Denver* ($295,000): Expands one of the nation's first pediatric addiction consult services, connecting youth and families to treatment during hospital and emergency department visits.
* YouthZone ($220,000): Provides screening, counseling, restorative justice, family education, and recovery navigation for rural and justice-involved youth.
Growing Colorado's rural and underserved behavioral health workforce
* Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado (Mercy Hospital) ($400,000): Develops behavioral health career pathways and paid internships to strengthen the workforce serving youth and families in southwest Colorado.
* Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative ($175,000): Expands training that equips health care providers to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care for pregnant and postpartum people with substance use disorders statewide.
* Delta County Memorial Hospital District ($700,000): Creates a structured behavioral health career pathway to strengthen addiction treatment services in rural western Colorado.
* SummitStone Health Partners ($405,000): Builds rural behavioral health capacity by training bilingual prevention specialists and expanding mobile harm reduction services.
Building recovery and reentry systems for justice-involved individuals
* Community Anchor Academy ($525,000): Expands peer-led recovery coaching, workforce training, and employment pathways for justice-involved individuals in El Paso, Pueblo, and Teller counties.
* Friendly Harbor Community Center ($370,000): Expands peer support services for justice-involved individuals by connecting participants to treatment, housing, employment, transportation, and recovery resources.
* Health Solutions ($630,000): Increases access to medication-assisted treatment, telehealth, and recovery supports while expanding the behavioral health workforce in Pueblo, Huerfano, and Las Animas counties.
* Larimer County Sheriff's Office ($600,000): Creates a coordinated jail-to-community recovery system with peer support and reentry planning to reduce overdose risk and improve long-term recovery.
* Recovery Cafe Longmont ($405,000): Expands peer-led recovery and reentry services while growing Colorado's culturally responsive peer workforce.
* Rooted 303 ($235,000): Expands wraparound recovery services, housing support, medication-assisted treatment, and family counseling for individuals reentering Denver communities after incarceration.
* Stout Street Foundation ($575,000): Increases long-term residential recovery services for justice-involved individuals through peer mentorship, workforce training, and evidence-based treatment.
Supporting families, caregivers, and children
* Illuminate Colorado ($650,000): Expands free childcare for parents receiving substance use treatment and peer support programs that strengthen families in recovery.
* Invest in Kids ($530,000): Strengthens trauma-informed support statewide for young children and caregivers affected by substance use through evidence-based home visiting and parent-child interventions.
Empowering and sustaining Colorado's peer leadership
* Colorado Providers Association* ($420,000): Strengthens Colorado's behavioral health workforce by expanding peer specialist credentialing, statewide workforce resources, and support for rural, BIPOC, and justice-involved professionals.
* Serenity Recovery Connection ($625,000): Expands Colorado's peer recovery workforce through no-cost training, paid internships, career navigation, and advanced peer coaching pathways.
* The Family Center/La Familia ($380,000): Expands culturally competent peer recovery and prevention services for Latino and Hispanic individuals and families in Larimer County.
* Yarrow Collective ($550,000): Expands peer support training, mentorship, and education to strengthen Colorado's recovery workforce, particularly in rural and underserved communities.
*Grant funding pending contract execution.
This grant is the fourth funding opportunity supported through the state share, which represents 10% of Colorado's opioid settlement funds under the Colorado Opioid Settlement Memorandum of Understanding (PDF). Together with investments made by Colorado's 19 Regional Opioid Abatement Councils and the Colorado Opioid Abatement Council's infrastructure share, these grants are part of a coordinated statewide strategy to address the opioid crisis through prevention, treatment, recovery, workforce development, and community support.
Community-Rooted Opioid Response Grant applications now open
The Colorado Department of Law is seeking applications from organizations for community-driven projects that reduce the negative impacts of substance use, prevent substance misuse, and reduce the risk of opioid overdose in communities disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis. Funding is available for organizations created by and for the communities they serve. Learn more at coag.gov/funding-opportunities.
Media Contact:
Mallory Boyce
Communications Specialist
720-219-1898 (cell)
mallory.boyce@coag.gov
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Original text here: https://coag.gov/press-releases/weiser-announces-12-million-in-grants-to-expand-opioid-prevention/
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Over $13 Million from Walmart to Ensure Delivery Drivers Receive Fair Compensation and Tips
AUSTIN, Texas, July 6 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Over $13 Million from Walmart to Ensure Delivery Drivers Receive Fair Compensation and Tips
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Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a settlement with Walmart, Inc. ("Walmart") to ensure that the company provides transparent and accurate compensation information to delivery drivers participating in its Spark Driver program. The settlement, which pays out over $13 million, repays affected Texans and requires Walmart to implement honest compensation practices going
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 6 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Over $13 Million from Walmart to Ensure Delivery Drivers Receive Fair Compensation and Tips
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Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a settlement with Walmart, Inc. ("Walmart") to ensure that the company provides transparent and accurate compensation information to delivery drivers participating in its Spark Driver program. The settlement, which pays out over $13 million, repays affected Texans and requires Walmart to implement honest compensation practices goingforward.
Walmart owns and operates the Spark Driver Program, which is a delivery service that delivers groceries and goods from local Walmart stores or warehouses directly to customer's chosen location. Through the program, Walmart offers compensation opportunities to individuals who serve as delivery drivers.
Investigations revealed that Walmart made false representations to drivers regarding their pay, including pre-tips selected by customers at checkout, base pay, and special incentive earnings opportunities. For example, Walmart failed to provide drivers with customer tips in certain instances, altered base pay amounts for deliveries after drivers had accepted offers, and misrepresented the requirements drivers needed to satisfy to qualify for additional earnings opportunities.
Now, Attorney General Paxton has secured over $13 million for Texans from Walmart. Half of this amount has been paid out directly to delivery drivers affected by Walmart's deceptive marketing and practices. The settlement also requires that Walmart takes measures to ensure that drivers get paid fairly and in line with what is being marketed to them. The Office of the Attorney General will continue to review records and marketing material to ensure that Walmart does not underpay or deceive delivery drivers in the future.
"I have secured millions of dollars for delivery drivers from Walmart to ensure that these hardworking Texans receive the tips and wages they deserve," said Attorney General Paxton. "Any big corporation that promises certain offers and pay in exchange for services must honor those promises. I am always proud to stand up for my constituents to make sure that they are fairly compensated for their hard work."
To read the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance, click here.
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Original text here: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-over-13-million-walmart-ensure-delivery-drivers-receive-fair
AG Nessel Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights
LANSING, Michigan, July 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter opposing the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) attempt to aid President Donald Trump's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule and asking the USPS to withdraw the proposed rule.
"The Trump administration has spent more
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LANSING, Michigan, July 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter opposing the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) attempt to aid President Donald Trump's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule and asking the USPS to withdraw the proposed rule.
"The Trump administration has spent morethan a year scheming to hijack state elections in an attempt to sow chaos and suppress votes," said Attorney General Nessel. "Thankfully, time and again, my office and a coalition of attorneys general have defeated them in court. This proposed USPS rule directly violates those court orders and must be rescinded."
On March 31, President Trump signed an executive order attempting to establish a national list of eligible voters and directing the USPS, an independent federal agency, to transmit mail ballots only to those on the list. In the order, the President threatened states and elections officials with criminal prosecution and the loss of federal funding if they do not comply with his demands.
In a lawsuit joined by Attorney General Nessel, a federal judge issued an order barring that executive order from being enforced for the 2026 midterm elections. Nevertheless, the USPS has so far not rescinded its proposed rule to implement Trump's illegal executive order. Under the proposed rule, the USPS would create a centralized list of voter information and would refuse to deliver ballots to any eligible voter who is not on that list, essentially giving the federal government control over elections conducted by mail.
In the comment letter (https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/20260702_MultistateUSPSCommentLetter.pdf), the attorneys general argue that this proposed rule violates the federal court's order, which enjoins the USPS from finalizing the proposed rule for the 2026 elections, and also amounts to an unconstitutional power grab by the federal government. The Constitution does not allow the President to unilaterally impose changes to federal election procedures, particularly without an act of Congress permitting him to do so. The attorneys general also argue the proposed rule conflicts with the USPS's governing statutes and other federal voting laws.
The proposed rule would enact these unconstitutional changes before the 2026 election. Implementing these changes would require states to upend their existing election administration procedures for upcoming elections and conduct statewide voter education mere months before the beginning of mail voting for the 2026 general election. Such drastic and rapid changes would undoubtedly create confusion, chaos, and distrust in state election systems, threatening to disenfranchise eligible voters. State and federal law entitle all eligible voters to cast ballots and have their votes counted in state and federal elections. Voters of all parties, in all states, and of every background utilize mail-in voting-including the President himself. This week's Supreme Court decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee reaffirmed states' authority to administer their elections, like permitting voters to cast ballots by mail.
In filing this comment letter, Attorney General Nessel was joined by the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai'i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
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Original text here: https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2026/07/06/ag-nessel-joins-multistate-opposition-to-postal-services-attempt-to-undermine-voting-rights
