ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 28 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Nov. 27, 2024: Attorney General Chris Carr is urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) before the end of the year. "Protecting our children from dangerous online content remains a top priority for our office and a major concern for Georgia families," said Carr. "We're proud to support commonsense measures that will empower parents and keep kids safe online, and we urge those i  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 28 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Nov. 27, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sued three of the world's largest investment companies--BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard--for intentionally and illegally colluding to raise electricity prices for American families. For years, BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard have dominated the stock market, with major stakes in all the big energy companies in the country. Now, th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-006) on Nov. 26, 2024, entitled "Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Grants Awarded to the Wyoming Office of the Attorney General, Cheyenne, Wyoming." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Objective The objective of the audit was to evaluate how the Wyoming Office of the Attorney General's Division of Victim Services (Wyoming DVS) designed and implemented its crime victim assistance   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 28 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Nov. 27, 2024: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 11 states to sue BlackRock, State Street Corporation, and Vanguard Group, three of the largest institutional investors in the world, for conspiring to artificially constrict the market for coal through anticompetitive trade practices. Over several years, the three asset managers acquired substantial stockholdings in every s  more