Monthly Archives: May 2007

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Drew Edmondson

OKLAHOMA CITY — The verdict’s in on a contentious $47.9 million electricity rate hike that pitted pugnacious Attorney General Drew Edmondson against a local utility owned by an industry giant. Read More »

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Advertising groups charged with misrepresenting sponsorships by companies like Microsoft and Home Depot recently settled charges with the Florida Attorney General’s office. Attorney General Bill McCollum says Platinum Television Group and New Line Media Solutions will change … Read More »

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Greg Overstreet

OLYMPIA — Only two people have held the post of Washington state’s open-government ombudsman since its creation in 2005 by Attorney General Rob McKenna. Read More »

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Cuomo

ALBANY, N.Y. – The penalties exceeded the costs 12-fold in a settlement reached Wednesday by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and HSBC Bank USA. Read More »

Nearly all of the country’s state attorneys general will drop civil charges against ChoicePoint that allege it failed to adequately maintain the privacy and security of its consumers’ personal information. A settlement announced Thursday provides the 44 attorneys general with … Read More »

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Lisa Madigan

CARBONDALE, Il. — It’s not a great time to be a electricity provider in the bi-state region these days. Read More »

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Peg Lautenschlager

MADISON – A new tax on oil company profits recently pushed by Governor Jim Doyle has gotten the thumbs-down from an unlikely source: former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager. Read More »

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CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Saying a draft has already been written, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources on Wednesday said the agency will soon respond to a letter from the federal Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. Read More »

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Lewis

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – Losing the closest attorney general’s race in West Virginia history three years ago may help Hiram Lewis stand out in a crowd of Republican competitors during the 2008 race.
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