Attorney General Nick Brown has named Megan Cotton, currently Governor Bob Ferguson’s Senior Policy Advisor for Transportation, as his office’s new Tribal Director, a key leadership role that strengthens the Office’s government-to-government relationship with Tribal nations. In this position, Cotton will serve as the AGO’s central bridge between Tribal governments and agency leadership, ensuring Tribal voices, priorities, and sovereignty are fully reflected in the work of this Office.

Attorney General Nick Brown today released the first-ever Washington State Attorney General’s Data Privacy Report. The report examines how the data economy incentivizes the collection and retention of personal information, the potential harms that result from these incentives – such as data breaches, surveillance, and harassment – and makes recommendations to address these harms by strengthening privacy protections, enforcement, and public education.