Monthly Archives: August 2008

Candidates for Ohio AG to debate Oct. 14

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Cordray

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — The three men vying to become Ohio’s next Attorney General will debate in Columbus on Oct. 14.
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News, State AGs

Blumenthal goes after another power company

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Blumenthal

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal hasn’t handled the state’s two major energy companies with kid gloves, nor is he going easy on their competitors.
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Edmondson asks appeals court to OK immigration enforcement

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Drew Edmondson (D)

OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline)-Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has asked a federal appeals court to allow the state’s anti-illegal immigration law to be enforced. Read More »

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Michigan justices agree to hear arguments on government overhaul measure

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Michigan Supreme Court building

LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline)– The Michigan Supreme Court has said it will hear an appeal from proponents of a proposed ballot measure that would overhaul the state’s government by cutting judges’ salaries and reduce the number of top-level jurists and trim the size of the state Legislature. Read More »

News, State Supreme Courts

Legislators see little AG change on horizon

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McGraw

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – When House Bill 104 passed during the first Special Session of this year’s state Legislature, it did so with little fanfare. Yet it represents to date the single act of oversight the Legislature has enacted over the state Attorney General’s office.

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Ohio AG candidate hopes to ride ‘Obama bump’

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Cordray

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – When Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray, a Democrat running for Attorney General in a special election this November, returns from the Democratic National Convention in Denver, he’ll bring something special back with him: an endorsement from the Democratic candidate for President of the United States.
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Collection agency settles with New Mexico AG

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Gary King (D)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Legal Newsline)—Merchants’ Credit Guide Company has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle claims by the New Mexico attorney general’s office that it attempted to unfairly collect consumer debts. Read More »

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Fla. Chamber happy with Crist’s first SC pick, stays quiet about next one

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Wilson

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – The Florida Chamber of Commerce joined the supporters of Gov. Charlie Crist’s Thursday decision to appoint former Congressman Charles Canady to the state Supreme Court.
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Cuomo warns consumers of gas stations

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Cuomo

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo must be starting to think it is hard to find a good gas station.
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News, State AGs

AG warns against contingency counsel

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Jon Bruning (R)

LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline)-The nation’s attorneys general are perhaps filing more consumer protection cases than need be, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning told Legal Newsline. Read More »

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