OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today he is partnering with Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, and Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, to propose legislation in the 2024 session to create an Artificial Intelligence Task Force. The task force will convene industry representatives, civil liberty groups, subject matter experts and other stakeholders to discuss AI benefits and risks and make recommendations to the Legislature.

Owners issued unlawful eviction and utility shut-off notices to residents

MONTESANO — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that a Grays Harbor County Superior Court judge ordered the owners of an Ilwaco mobile home park to pay $926,500 in penalties for unlawfully issuing eviction and utility shut-off notices, plus the Attorney General’s Office’s costs and fees.

Attorney General recommends policymakers provide Washingtonians with more transparency and control of their personal data

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson released his eighth annual data breach report today that shows data breaches remain at historic levels. However, the number of breaches and Washingtonians affected has gone down over the past two years.

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Lawsuits against tuna, chicken producers for price-fixing conspiracies that cost Washingtonians millions

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement today on his office’s federal lawsuit against Meta for knowingly harming youth mental health.

Law would bar transgender youth from bathrooms, changing rooms at school

$1.5M will fund statewide tribal partnerships to research, inventory unsolved cases

Hospital chain billed thousands of low-income patients without notifying them that they were likely eligible for financial assistance with their hospital bills

Ferguson announces head of Organized Retail Crime Unit