OLYMPIA — A Thurston County Superior Court judge today sanctioned initiative promoter Tim Eyman and ruled that more than $766,000 given to Eyman are contributions in support of ballot initiatives, not “gifts” from supporters as Eyman has claimed.

This $766,000 is separate from Eyman’s alleged improper personal use of more than $300,000 in contributions made to political committees and concealment of more than $490,000 in contributions that prompted Attorney General Ferguson's original lawsuit.

Attorney General’s Office asserts that Avista customers were overcharged for over two years

OLYMPIA — Following a victory for ratepayers at the Court of Appeals, Attorney General Bob Ferguson today urged the state Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to require Avista Corp. to refund customers up to $41 million for rates that violated state law.

Ferguson’s initiative has now eliminated no-poach agreements at 75 corporate chains

Rule change targets immigrant families lawfully in the US

SPOKANE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson, leading a coalition of 14 states, will today ask a federal judge to block the Trump Administration from implementing its “public charge” rule while the states’ lawsuit progresses. Ferguson filed the motion with Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington in Spokane.

More than 700 hate crimes were reported in Washington in 2018

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Multidisciplinary Hate Crime Advisory Working Group will hold its first meeting today.

The meeting will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and is open to the public. The meeting will be held in the AGO’s Seattle location at 800 Fifth Ave. in the Chief Sealth Conference Room on the 20th floor.

Labor Day Worker Protection Report to be annual record of efforts on behalf of Washington workers

Labor Department’s proposed rule would provide little oversight, enforcement of apprenticeship programs

Más de 100,000 huéspedes, cuya información privada compartió el Motel 6, elegibles para parte de la resolución de $12M

More than 100,000 guests whose private information was shared by Motel 6 eligible for part of $12M resolution

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced the claims process is now open for more than 100,000 guests whose private information was released by national hotel chain Motel 6 without their knowledge or consent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Those individuals are eligible for their share of the $12 million resolution that resulted from Attorney General Ferguson’s lawsuit against Motel 6.

Libre by Nexus revised and translated their contract as a result of AG Ferguson’s investigation

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that Libre by Nexus, an immigration bond services company, will provide more than $2.7 million in debt relief and refund a total of $58,800 to Washington-based consumers. The resolution is a result of an Attorney General’s Office investigation into the company’s contract practices, which left clients confused about the monthly fees and obligations of Libre’s program.