Stands up for health care of more than 800K Washingtonians

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit in order to defend the Affordable Care Act — and the more than 800,000 Washingtonians who depend on it for their health care.

Washington leads multi-state effort in Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

OLYMPIA —Attorney General Bob Ferguson is leading a coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia in urging the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to uphold the right of a transgender student in Virginia to use the school bathroom

Multiple violations, no reports filed for nine months, some more than a year late

OLYMPIA —The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that it filed a complaint in Thurston County Superior Court today alleging campaign finance violations by the King County Democratic Central Committee (KCDCC). Specifically, the AGO asserts KCDCC failed to timely file a total of $65,442 in expenditures and $74,261 in contributions throughout 2016.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson recused himself from any involvement in the matter.

Sends letter asserting neither Zinke nor Trump have the legal authority to revoke national monuments

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke opposing the unprecedented review and potential rollback of national monument protections ordered by President Donald Trump. Ferguson asserts that neither Zinke nor Trump have the legal authority to revoke national monuments.

Complaint cites coal-train traffic on Washington rails

OLYMPIA — The governor today signed into law Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s bipartisan legislation prohibiting businesses that have willfully violated state wage theft laws from being awarded government contracts.

Alleges intentional concealment in county prosecutor election

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a campaign finance lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court against former Grant County Superior Court judge Jerry Moberg and Moses Lake business owner Ken Greene. If successful, Moberg and Greene could face a total of $453,852.60 in penalties, plus costs and fees.

KELSO — The Attorney General’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit today obtained a convicted sex offender’s agreement to be civilly committed as a sexually violent predator.

Isaac Casch, 28, has committed three sexually violent offenses. In the interest of public safety, SVP unit prosecutors have been seeking his involuntary civil commitment to the state’s Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island. Casch’s agreement to be civilly committed avoids a lengthy trial that was to begin on July 11, 2017.

Ride-sharing service must pay $40,000, include opt-out instructions

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that he reached an agreement with Uber Technologies Inc. prohibiting its practice of sending unsolicited text messages to Washington consumers. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Washingtonians received unsolicited texts from Uber.