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Report on Attorney General's General Election Day 2026 Operations
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 6 (TNSxrep) -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release:
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November 05, 2026
Report on Attorney General's General Election Day 2026 Operations
Concord, NH -- Attorney General John M. Formella announces the results of the Attorney General's General Election Day Operations which took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Tuesday's successful election was the result of extraordinary efforts of thousands of local election officials. The primary role of the Attorney General's Office is to support and assist these election officials.
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CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 6 (TNSxrep) -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release:
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November 05, 2026
Report on Attorney General's General Election Day 2026 Operations
Concord, NH -- Attorney General John M. Formella announces the results of the Attorney General's General Election Day Operations which took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Tuesday's successful election was the result of extraordinary efforts of thousands of local election officials. The primary role of the Attorney General's Office is to support and assist these election officials.
Ateam of more than 50 attorneys, investigators, staff from the Attorney General's Office, the Secretary of State's Office and other state agencies deployed to polling locations across the state. This team of inspectors was scheduled to visit every polling location in the State. Each inspector completed a detailed checklist and worked with local election officials to resolve any issues that may have been identified.
The Attorney General's Election Hotline received approximately 277 calls during the day Tuesday. Each call was assigned to an attorney for resolution of the issue identified. The majority of issues were resolved on Tuesday by working directly with local election officials.
Calls to the hotline primarily involved questions and concerns about high voter turnout, activity at polling locations, and electioneering. Callers raised questions about long lines, high volumes of voters, and the registration of new voters at polling locations. The Office also received questions and complaints about electioneering at or near polling locations. These matters were addressed in coordination with local election moderators, who play a critical role in ensuring New Hampshire's elections are conducted fairly and in accordance with the law. The state's longstanding model of local control at the polls allows moderators to address issues directly and effectively within their communities.
The Office received no credible allegations of election interference. It also received no hotline complaints concerning celebrities appearing at polling locations in connection with Turning Point Action activities, or complaints concerning the activities of federal Department of Justice or congressional election observers present in New Hampshire.
The Attorney General's Office also responded promptly to an incident reported at a polling location in Laconia, working with local election officials and the Laconia Police Department to support an appropriate response. Laconia Police are investigating an alleged assault involving an individual affiliated with Turning Point Action at the Woodland Heights polling location in Ward 5. The incident resulted in an arrest on November 4. The Attorney General's Office remained engaged with local officials as the matter was addressed.
Overall, Election Day operations proceeded without any significant disruption to the administration of the election. The hotline and statewide inspection efforts allowed the Attorney General's Office to respond quickly to questions and concerns while supporting local election officials in their important work.
The following state agencies provided personnel who assisted our efforts:
The Department of Environmental Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Safety provided personnel to assist in our poll inspection efforts. The Department of Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the Emergency Operations Center and the Joint Information Center provided support throughout the day. The Office also worked closely with Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies including the New Hampshire State Police.
The Attorney General's General Election Day Operations were led by Senior Assistant Attorney General Sean Locke, Chief Investigator Richard Tracy, and Paralegal Jill Tekin of the Election Law Unit as well as Associate Attorney General Matthew Broadhead.
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Original text here: https://www.doj.nh.gov/news-and-media/report-attorney-generals-general-election-day-2026-operations
Attorney General Jones Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jones Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
RICHMOND, Va. - Attorney General Jones joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation aimed at strengthening online protections for children and teens.
"Social media companies have a responsibility to protect users engaging with their platforms, especially our children. These multibillion-dollar
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RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jones Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
RICHMOND, Va. - Attorney General Jones joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation aimed at strengthening online protections for children and teens.
"Social media companies have a responsibility to protect users engaging with their platforms, especially our children. These multibillion-dollarcorporations are creating products that are detrimental to our young people, their mental health, and their attention spans," said Attorney General Jay Jones. "It is time for Congress to come together and pass the strongest possible version of this legislation."
The effort, led by the attorneys general of Hawaii, Connecticut, Ohio and Tennessee, calls on Congress to establish stronger nationwide protections for children online. In a letter to congressional leadership, Attorney General Jones and other participating attorneys general expressed continued support for Senate Bill 1748, which would establish minimum safety standards for social media and gaming platforms while preserving states' authority to enact and enforce laws protecting children from online harms.
In their letter, the attorneys general emphasized that the safeguards established through the Meta settlement, while significant, cannot provide consistent protections across the entire technology industry.
The attorneys general also highlighted the importance of KOSA's Duty of Care provision, which would establish a lasting standard for all social media and gaming platforms that extends beyond the term of the settlement. Unlike a settlement with an individual company, this legislation would adapt as technologies and platform features evolve, while preserving the states' ability to develop and enforce additional protections against emerging online harms.
Since 2021, state attorneys general have investigated major social media platforms over concerns about addictive design features and their impacts on children's mental health. Those investigations led to lawsuits against Meta and other companies, as attorneys general sought to hold platforms accountable for practices that allegedly harmed young users.
The renewed call for federal legislation follows the recently announced $17 billion multistate settlement with Meta, which requires the company to implement significant safeguards designed to protect users under 18 on Facebook and Instagram. These include daily time limits, restrictions on nighttime use, stronger protections against bullying, limits on certain potentially harmful content, and enhanced parental controls.
Attorney General Jones joined the effort led by Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez, Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, along with attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
November 5, 2026
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Original text here: https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/3152-attorney-general-jones-joins-bipartisan-effort-urging-congress-to-pass-kids-online-safety-act
Attorney General Jones Fights Against Proposed Unlawful Changes to 2030 Census
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jones Fights Against Proposed Unlawful Changes to 2030 Census
The Commonwealth joins multistate suit arguing proposed rule changes will compromise accuracy
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Attorney General Jones joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in submitting a comment letter strongly opposing the Trump Administration's proposed changes to the 2030 Census. A proposed rule by the U.S. Census Bureau would upend the upcoming 2030 Census by, among other things,
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RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jones Fights Against Proposed Unlawful Changes to 2030 Census
The Commonwealth joins multistate suit arguing proposed rule changes will compromise accuracy
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Attorney General Jones joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in submitting a comment letter strongly opposing the Trump Administration's proposed changes to the 2030 Census. A proposed rule by the U.S. Census Bureau would upend the upcoming 2030 Census by, among other things,excluding millions of taxpayers and prohibiting questions about race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Among other harms, these changes would undermine the accuracy of the census, put communities at risk of losing political representation, and threaten access to critical federal funding.
"The Trump administration will stop at nothing to undermine and chip away at our democracy, and their recent effort to attack the census process is the latest example," said Attorney General Jay Jones. "Census data determines congressional seats. Census data informs the policy and programs that serve communities. This isn't a tweak to the way a census is run - it's Trump's effort to rig the board, and my office will not stand for it."
In the comment letter, Attorney General Jones and the coalition argue that the proposed rule would:
* Unlawfully exclude millions of immigrants from the census count. The Trump Administration's proposed rule would exclude many people living in the United States, including taxpaying immigrants, people on temporary visas (such as temporary work visas, student visas, and exchange visitor visas), refugees, asylum seekers, and even certain U.S. nationals. The coalition argues that these exclusions violate the Fourteenth Amendment's requirement to count all persons for congressional apportionment and the Census Act, which requires the Census Bureau to report each state's total population for determining its share of congressional seats.
* Undermine critical demographic data that states rely on to serve their communities. The Trump Administration's proposed rule would prohibit questions about race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, depriving states of critical data they rely on to shape public policy, identify disparities, evaluate government programs, enforce antidiscrimination laws, and support research. The decennial census has collected demographic information, including about race, since 1790.
* Jeopardize census accuracy by abandoning the longstanding usual residence standard. Since the first census in 1790, the census has counted people at their usual residence -- where they typically live and sleep. The proposal would abandon that longstanding principle in favor of a new test based on where people lawfully spend the greatest number of days between January 3 and April 1, while also relying on tax records as evidence of residency. This could result in people being counted in vacation homes, workplaces, or other places where they do not ordinarily live, distorting state population counts and the apportionment of political representation.
In submitting today's comment letter, Attorney General Jones joins the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai'i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia as well as the governors of the Commonwealths of Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
November 4, 2026
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Original text here: https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/3150-attorney-general-jones-fights-against-proposed-unlawful-changes-to-2030-census
Attorney General Davenport, Multistate Coalition Win Major Case Protecting Crucial Law Enforcement Funding
TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Davenport, Multistate Coalition Win Major Case Protecting Crucial Law Enforcement Funding
Nov 4, 2026
TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and a multistate coalition today secured an important victory in court that stops the federal government's imposition of illegal immigration-enforcement conditions on Congressionally authorized public safety grants, including grants intended to keep law enforcement officers safe and fight crime.
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TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Davenport, Multistate Coalition Win Major Case Protecting Crucial Law Enforcement Funding
Nov 4, 2026
TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and a multistate coalition today secured an important victory in court that stops the federal government's imposition of illegal immigration-enforcement conditions on Congressionally authorized public safety grants, including grants intended to keep law enforcement officers safe and fight crime.
Attorney GeneralDavenport co-led the coalition of 23 states in the amended lawsuit, filed in the District of Rhode Island. Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. declared the Trump Administration's actions unlawful and permanently enjoined any implementation or enforcement of these illegal conditions.
"Today's victory in court makes clear that the federal government cannot unlawfully politicize law enforcement and public safety by threatening our access to critical funding that helps us help pay for protective equipment for law enforcement, fight drug trafficking, enforce Megan's Law, and find violent criminals. We are grateful that the court saw through the Administration's latest attempt to attach illegal conditions to this critical law enforcement funding," said Attorney General Davenport. "Make no mistake: We will continue to fight the Administration's brazenly unlawful actions that put politics over public safety."
Last year, the Trump Administration, disregarding the clear letter of the law and intent of Congress, declared that states would be unable to access Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds unless they agreed to the Administration's extreme immigration demands. The multistate coalition succeeded in getting the federal government to remove those conditions on over $1.3 billion of VOCA funds.
However, this year, the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) has applied these illegal conditions to new grants, including funds dedicated to law enforcement and juvenile justice.
Among the affected programs is the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Formula Grants (known as the Byrne JAG Program). For decades, regardless of which political party held power, the Byrne JAG Program has been the leading federal source of criminal justice funding to state and local governments.
Civil immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility and not a state government responsibility. The Trump Administration's unlawful attempts to coerce states into doing their bidding conflict with core principles of American governance - the separation of powers and federalism. The Administration's actions violated laws passed by Congress as well as the Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Attorney General Davenport was represented in this matter by Deputy Attorneys General Bassam F. Gergi, Nathaniel F. Rubin, Phoenix N. Meyers, Sarah Nealon, Surinder K. Aggarwal, and Anaiis Gonzalez, under the supervision of Assistant Attorney General Mayur P. Saxena, Deputy Solicitor General Shankar Duraiswamy, and Solicitor General Sundeep Iyer.
In addition to New Jersey, this lawsuit was co-led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha. It was joined by the Attorneys General of Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, as well as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Original text here: https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-davenport-multistate-coalition-win-major-case-protecting-crucial-law-enforcement-funding/
Attorney General Davenport Co-Leading Multistate Fight Against Trump Administration's Threats to Accurate 2030 Census
TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Davenport Co-Leading Multistate Fight Against Trump Administration's Threats to Accurate 2030 Census
November 5, 2026
TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in submitting a comment letter strongly opposing the Trump Administration's proposed changes to the 2030 Census.
A proposed rule by the U.S. Census Bureau would upend the upcoming 2030 Census by, among other things, excluding millions
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TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Davenport Co-Leading Multistate Fight Against Trump Administration's Threats to Accurate 2030 Census
November 5, 2026
TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in submitting a comment letter strongly opposing the Trump Administration's proposed changes to the 2030 Census.
A proposed rule by the U.S. Census Bureau would upend the upcoming 2030 Census by, among other things, excluding millionsof noncitizens and prohibiting questions about race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Among other harms, these changes would undermine the accuracy of the Census, put the entire state of New Jersey and many of its communities at risk of losing representation, and threaten access to critical federal funding.
"Everyone counts in New Jersey--just as the Constitution requires. The proposed census rule ignores that constitutional mandate and would undercount our population," said Attorney General Davenport. "This would lead to the loss of an untold amount of federal funding for critical services and programs that touch all of our lives and our communities, including for vital public safety initiatives."
In the comment letter, Attorney General Davenport and the coalition explain that the proposed rule would:
* Unlawfully exclude millions of immigrants from the Census count, including individuals residing here on work or student visas. These exclusions violate the Fourteenth Amendment's requirement to count all persons for congressional apportionment and the Census Act, which requires the Census Bureau to report each state's total population for determining its share of congressional seats.
* Undermine critical demographic data that states rely on to serve their communities by prohibiting questions about race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. This would deprive states of critical data they rely on to shape public policy, identify disparities, evaluate government programs, enforce antidiscrimination laws, and support research. The decennial census has collected demographic information, including about race, since 1790.
* Jeopardize the accuracy of the Census by abandoning the longstanding "usual residence" standard. Since the first Census in 1790, it has counted people at their usual residence -- where they typically live and sleep. The proposal would abandon that longstanding principle in favor of a new test based on where people lawfully spend the greatest number of days between January 3 and April 1, while also using tax records to determine residency. This could result in people being counted in vacation homes, workplaces, or other places where they do not ordinarily live, distorting state population counts and the apportionment of representation.
In submitting the comment letter, Attorney General Davenport joins the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, as well as the governors of the Commonwealths of Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
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View Comment Letter here: http://www.njoag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261102-Census-Residence-Rule-Comment-Letter-vFinal.pdf
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Original text here: https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-davenport-co-leading-multistate-fight-against-trump-administrations-threats-to-accurate-2030-census/
Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 6 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release:
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Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
November 5, 2026
(Anchorage, AK) - Today, Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation aimed at strengthening online protections for children and teens.
"This effort to strengthen online safety measures for our children is one of the most important
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JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 6 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release:
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Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
November 5, 2026
(Anchorage, AK) - Today, Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation aimed at strengthening online protections for children and teens.
"This effort to strengthen online safety measures for our children is one of the most importantissues we can address today," said Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills. "When we settle with an organization that has allowed their online platform to harm our children, we receive restitution from them. But that only attempts to heal harm already done. We have to look forward and identify things that can be done to prevent our children from being harmed online at all."
The effort calls on Congress to establish stronger nationwide protections for children online. In a letter to congressional leadership, Acting Attorney General Mills and other participating attorneys general expressed continued support for Senate Bill 1748, which would establish minimum safety standards for social media and gaming platforms while preserving states' authority to enact and enforce laws protecting children from online harms.
The renewed call for federal legislation follows the recently announced $17 billion multistate settlement with Meta, which requires the company to implement significant safeguards designed to protect users under 18 on Facebook and Instagram. These include daily time limits, restrictions on nighttime use, stronger protections against bullying, limits on certain potentially harmful content, and enhanced parental controls.
In their letter, the attorneys general emphasized that the safeguards established through the Meta settlement, while significant, cannot provide consistent protections across the entire technology industry.
The attorneys general also highlighted the importance of KOSA's Duty of Care provision, which would establish a lasting standard for all social media and gaming platforms that extends beyond the term of the settlement. Unlike a settlement with an individual company, this legislation would adapt as technologies and platform features evolve, while preserving the states' ability to develop and enforce additional protections against emerging online harms.
Since 2021, state attorneys general have investigated major social media platforms over concerns about addictive design features and their impacts on children's mental health. Those investigations led to lawsuits against Meta and other companies, as attorneys general sought to hold platforms accountable for practices that allegedly harmed young users.
Attorney General Mills joined the effort led by Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez, Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, along with attorneys general from Alabama, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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Original text here: https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2026/110526-KOSA.html
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ LEADS MULTISTATE EFFORT URGING CONGRESS TO PASS U.S. SENATE VERSION OF KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 6 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ LEADS MULTISTATE EFFORT URGING CONGRESS TO PASS U.S. SENATE VERSION OF KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT
Nov. 4, 2026
HONOLULU - Attorney General Anne Lopez led a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general from around the country, with a letter urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation aimed at strengthening online protections for children and teens.
In the letter to congressional leadership, Attorney General Lopez
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HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 6 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ LEADS MULTISTATE EFFORT URGING CONGRESS TO PASS U.S. SENATE VERSION OF KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT
Nov. 4, 2026
HONOLULU - Attorney General Anne Lopez led a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general from around the country, with a letter urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation aimed at strengthening online protections for children and teens.
In the letter to congressional leadership, Attorney General Lopezexpressed continued support for Senate Bill 1748, which would establish minimum safety standards for social media and gaming platforms while preserving states' authority to enact and enforce laws protecting children from online harms.
The renewed call for federal legislation follows the recently announced $17 billion multistate settlement with Meta, which requires the company to implement significant safeguards designed to protect users under 18 on Facebook and Instagram. These include daily time limits, restrictions on nighttime use, stronger protections against bullying, limits on certain potentially harmful content and enhanced parental controls.
In their letter, the attorneys general emphasized that the safeguards established through the Meta settlement, while significant, cannot provide consistent protections across the entire technology industry.
"While the Meta settlement represents a significant step forward in protecting children online, our work is far from over," said Attorney General Lopez. "Children deserve meaningful protections regardless of which social media platform they use. Congress has an opportunity to build on the work states have already done by establishing strong, nationwide safety standards while preserving our ability to respond to emerging threats and hold companies accountable."
The attorneys general also highlighted the importance of KOSA's Duty of Care provision, which would establish a lasting standard for all social media and gaming platforms that extends beyond the term of the settlement. Unlike a settlement with an individual company, this requirement would adapt as technologies and platform features evolve, while preserving the states' ability to develop and enforce additional protections against emerging online harms.
Since 2021, state attorneys general have investigated major social media platforms over concerns about addictive design features and their impacts on children's mental health. Those investigations led to lawsuits against Meta and other companies, as attorneys general sought to hold platforms accountable for practices that allegedly harmed young users.
"Protecting children online requires a coordinated effort at both the state and federal levels," said Attorney General Lopez. "We urge Congress to act now to establish lasting protections that put the safety and well-being of children first."
Attorney General Lopez led the effort alongside Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong. The letter was also signed by the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.
A copy of the letter is available here.
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Original text here: https://ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/News-Release-2026-60.pdf
