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AG Ferguson leads national effort to prevent online child sex trafficking
Attorneys general sign onto letter urging Congress to act
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today led a nationwide effort to urge Congress to pass legislation that would help prevent children from being trafficked on the Internet.
Chelan County judge agrees with Attorney General’s opinion, holds that local governments can ban marijuana businesses
Attorney General’s Office presented arguments to defend I-502, uphold will of the voters
WENATCHEE — A second superior court judge today agreed with an opinion issued by the Attorney General’s Office last year, concluding that nothing in Initiative 502 overrides local governments’ authority to regulate or ban marijuana businesses.
Wyman, Ferguson team up to remind people to give wisely
OLYMPIA — Secretary of State Kim Wyman and Attorney General Bob Ferguson are urging Washington residents to make wise choices when giving money to charity, avoiding unscrupulous fundraising groups during the upcoming holidays and afterward.
The two statewide officials who deal most closely with charities also are sharing tips on how to give wisely.
Spokane County jury sends dangerous sex offender to Special Commitment Center at request of Attorney General Bob Ferguson
SPOKANE — A Spokane County jury has decided that repeat sex offender James Jones is a dangerous predator and must be confined to the State’s Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island. In the interest of public safety, prosecutors from Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Unit have been fighting since February 2013 to prevent Jones’ release into the community.
Attorney General prevents release of dangerous Walla Walla sex offender
WALLA WALLA — Repeat convicted sex offender Maverick Lanning has agreed that he is a sexually violent predator. He will be committed indefinitely to the state’s Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island.
Lanning, 34, has been convicted of two sexually violent offenses, including first-degree child molestation in 1995 and 1996.
When Lanning was 15 years old, he was convicted of molesting a six-year-old girl. A year later, he was again caught and convicted of molesting the same girl.
AG prosecutors seek to prevent community release of Walla Walla sex offender
WALLA WALLA — Prosecutors from Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit (SVP) are in Walla Walla County, fighting to prevent the release of a convicted sex offender.
Maverick Lanning, 34, has been convicted of at least two sexually violent offenses, including convictions for first-degree child molestation in 1995 and 1996. In the interest of public safety, SVP prosecutors are seeking his involuntary commitment to the state’s Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island.
Public Counsel recommends substantial reductions to Pacific Power & Light's proposed 9.5 percent residential rate hike
SEATTLE – Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Public Counsel Unit today challenged a $32 million electric rate increase proposed by PacifiCorp, which operates in Washington as Pacific Power and Light Company. PacifiCorp serves approximately 132,000 electric customers in Yakima, Walla Walla, Garfield and Columbia Counties. Public Counsel believes the 9.5 percent rate increase for residential customers is too high.