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AG Ferguson’s initiative to end no-poach clauses nationwide continues with four additional chains

Quiznos, Massage Envy, Frontier Adjusters and Sport Clips join 30 other corporate chains to end restrictions on workers nationwide

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that, in order to avoid a lawsuit, four additional chains committed to eliminate no-poach practices nationwide, removing them from franchise contracts. The four chains have more than 100 locations in Washington and almost 4,000 locations nationwide.

AG Ferguson files briefs challenging President Trump’s national monument reductions

Washington leads multistate effort to defend over 2 million acres of protected land in Utah

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed two amicus — or “friend of the court” — briefs today, challenging President Trump’s proclamations to drastically reduce the size of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments in Utah.

AG Ferguson urges Acting Attorney General Whitaker to recuse himself from the Mueller investigation in multistate letter

Mueller probe “must proceed free from interference”

OLYMPIA — AG Ferguson today joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in urging Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to recuse himself from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

AG Ferguson and Gov. Inslee urge Trump Administration to withdraw rule weakening legal protections for immigrant children

Proposed rule could allow indefinite detention of migrant children

OLYMPIA — In response to a proposed rule relaxing legal protections for migrant children, Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Gov. Jay Inslee submitted a comment letter urging the federal government to withdraw the proposal. Ferguson and Inslee released the following statement:

Washington state files public comments regarding EPA proposal to reverse Clean Power Plan, Gov. Inslee and AG Ferguson issue statement

New rules would cause increased air pollution, potentially thousands more deaths and illnesses every year versus the Clean Power Plan

OLYMPIA — A coalition of 26 state and local governments including Washington state filed a comment letter today challenging the EPA’s proposal to replace the Clean Power Plan with the “Affordable Clean Energy” rule, which would not require significant carbon emission reductions.

AG Ferguson releases statement on President Trump’s intent to end birthright citizenship through executive order

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson released the following statement on President Trump’s intent to end birthright citizenship in the United States through executive order:

“No matter how much he may want to appeal to the Alt-Right, President Trump can’t alter the Constitution through executive order. If he tries, we will immediately take him to court — and defeat him again.”

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