BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Helps Secure $7.4 Billion, Up To $108 Million For Massachusetts, From Purdue Pharma And The Sackler Family For Fueling The Opioid Crisis BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she, along with a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties, has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the S  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Helps Secure $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis Sackler family will pay up to $6.5 billion over 15 years; Purdue will pay nearly $900 million on court approval OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the bipartisan States Negotiating Committee and other parties have reached a $  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: People Should Not Have to Fear Gun Violence While Riding on Public Transit OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, announced the filing of an amicus brief in support of Illinois in Schoenthal v. Raoul, a case pending in the Seventh Circuit involving a challenge to Illinois's ban on carrying firearms on public t  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Joint Statement with 10 State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement January 23, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James, together with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, led a coalition of 11 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement addressing a memorandu  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis January 23, 2025 Sackler Family Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval Money Will Fund Communities Nationwide to Support Opioid Addiction Treatment and Prevention Up to $250 Million Will Directly Support Opi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 23 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures $7.4 Billion Settlement With Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family for Role in Opioid Epidemic Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. ("Purdue") for their instrumental role in cr  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family to Pay $7.4 Billion to Victims, Survivors and States in Settlement in Principle # Adds $1.4 Billion, Frontloads Aid to States to Fund Opioid Treatment and Recovery Following Supreme Court Decision (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong today announced a $7.4 billion settlement in principle between state  more

DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 24 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler family will pay up to $6.5 billion over 15 years; Purdue will pay nearly $900 million upon court approval * * * Wilmington - Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she, along with a bipartisan coalition of negotiating attorneys general, has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their comp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The District of Columbia Superintendent of Education issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Students from School Without Walls and DC International School to attend program in DC and receive $10,000 scholarship * * * DC high school students Zahra Dinkins and Pierce Lilly will join US Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton in representing the District of Columbia during the 63rd annual United States Senate Youth Program's (USSYP) Washington Week, to be held March 1-8, 20  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 23 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: * * * Florida Attorney General's Office Secures $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--The Florida Attorney General's Office today announced that, following Florida-led efforts, a $7.4 billion multistate settlement has been reached with members of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, Inc. for their instrumental role in crea  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Mexico, and Vermont, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federal im  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 24 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Anne Lopez, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federal immigration en  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Eleven State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the attorneys general of New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statement addressi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 24 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Vermont today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federa  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Twelve State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statem  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Charity Clark, along with the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, and Rhode Island, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in feder  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * The Vermont Attorney General's Office and the Vermont Human Rights Commission issued the following joint statement affirming their commitment to enforcement of laws protecting Vermonters against discrimination on the basis of gender identity: "Vermont's motto, "freedom and unity," reflects our values. This is a place where people can live freely and openly, and w  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 24 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler Family Will Pay up to $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; their Company, Purdue Pharma, Will Pay Nearly $900 Million * * * Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement, in principle, with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc., for their role in  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 24 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler Family Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval * * * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. (Purdue)  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sacklers Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced a $7.4 billion multistate settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. (Purdue) for their leading role in creating and fueling the national opioid crisis  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler Family Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval * * * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. for their instrumenta  more