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Washington to receive $200,000
SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced a $8 million, multi-state settlement with Bayer Corporation concerning its marketing of Baycol, a drug used to lower cholesterol that was withdrawn from the market more than six years ago.
UR the Spokesperson campaign empowers teens to ‘Speak Up’
OLYMPIA – Attorney General Rob McKenna is partnering with The Advertising Council on a new campaign aimed at putting the brakes on fatal car crashes involving teens and young adults.
SEATTLE – Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced lawsuits against Veterans of Western Washington, Blind Children Services of Puget Sound and four individuals connected with those organizations.
Olympia - Governor Chris Gregoire and Attorney General Rob McKenna have sent letters to state agency directors urging them to take steps now to protect personal information from landing in the hands of identity thieves.
Governor Gregoire and Attorney General McKenna said Washington employees have been leaders in the fight against identity theft for many years and must continue to do their part to protect information.
Urges Supreme Court to support workers’ rights
Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna makes his first appearance before the United States Supreme Court Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, presenting the state’s argument in Washington v. Washington Education Association.
McKenna will ask the US Supreme Court to reverse a Washington State Supreme Court decision, ruling part of Washington’s voter-approved campaign finance law unconstitutional.
Washington, DC—Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna will make his first appearance before the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, to present the state’s argument in Washington v. Washington Education Association.
McKenna will ask the US Supreme Court to reverse a Washington State Supreme Court decision, ruling part of Washington’s voter-approved campaign finance law unconstitutional.
SEATTLE – The Public Counsel Section of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office said today’s decision by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission rejecting Puget Sound Energy’s effort to use "novel" ratemaking methods is an important victory for consumers.
"The Utilities and Transportation Commission’s decision today is a victory for Puget Sound Energy customers because they will continue to enjoy the financial protections that come with requiring a utility to justify each and every penny it receives from rates," said Assistant Attorney General Judith Krebs.
OLYMPIA – The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) this week dismissed a request by Avista Utilities to increase revenues by $28.9 million by raising electric rates for its Eastern Washington customers. The Public Counsel Section of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office objected to the request, which would have raised rates for residential customers by 9.7 percent. Rates for business customers also would have increased.
For many years, the state has decorated and displayed an evergreen tree in the Capitol rotunda, in celebration of the holiday season. On December 18, 2006, Governor Christine Gregoire held a menorah lighting ceremony in the rotunda, adding a menorah to the holiday display. In making her decision to add a menorah, the Governor did not consult with the Attorney General’s Office, but referred to the US Supreme Court case of Allegheny County v.
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Rob McKenna announced today that the state of Washington received $1.1 million from a $55.4 million national settlement reached with House of Prince A/S and Scandinavian Tobacco, S.I.A. to resolve a dispute over enforcement of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), under which tobacco companies reimburse the states for the health care costs of tobacco-related diseases.
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