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AG Ferguson and Governor Inslee statement on Trump Administration attacking states ability to regulate vehicle emissions

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Gov. Jay Inslee released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced an effort to block states from setting more stringent vehicle emission standards and Zero Emission Vehicles standards.

AG Ferguson: Judge sanctions Eyman, rules that $766,000 given to him are political contributions

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.

AG Ferguson seeks up to $41 million in consumer refunds from Avista Corp.

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.

Washington, states ask court to block Trump Administration ‘public charge’ rule

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.

Attorney General Ferguson launches Hate Crime Working Group, convenes first meeting

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.