OAKLAND, California, Feb. 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general urging Congress to pass legislation that will hold Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) accountable for their unfair and deceptive practices that drive up the costs of prescription drugs. PBMs act as middlemen between pharmacies, drug manufacturers, health insurance plans, and cons  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general, today called on Congress to take decisive action to reform the way pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) conduct business. A PBM is a third-party company that functions as an intermediary between insurance providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, ostensibly to reduce the cost of prescriptio  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate and reform of the current practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The bipartisan letter, authored by the Attorneys General of Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Arkansas, demands Congress take decisiv  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 21 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate and reform of the current practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). "Pharmacy benefit managers are failing Tennessee families. Current PBM practices consistently hurt patients and pharmacists," Attor  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming issued the following news release: Francis James Acebo Jr., age 34, of Riverton, Wyoming, was convicted on Feb.16 by a federal jury of first-degree murder and using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The trial lasted five days and was held before U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson in Cheyenne. Acebo was indicted by a federal grand jury and pleaded no  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 21 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: The Wyoming Department of Education seeks public comment on the proposed Wyoming Department of Education Chapter 32 rules pertaining to Charter Schools. Public comment may be submitted online until 11:59 p.m. on April 6, 2024. All public comments will be recorded verbatim, including the submitter's name and city of residence, and submitted to the Secretary of State's office as  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming would like to warn members of the public about a recent COVID fraud enforcement scam that has surfaced in other parts of the country. The victim receives a document or documents warning that he or she is being investigated for fraud under the Paycheck Protection Program (also known as PPP). The documents sta  more