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AG Brown issues statement on reports of harassment of daycare providers

Attorney General Nick Brown released the following statement today in response to harassment and unsubstantiated claims of fraud targeted at daycares run by Somalis in Washington.

“My office has received outreach from members of the Somali community after reports of home-based daycare providers being harassed and accused of fraud with little to no fact-checking.

“We are in touch with the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families regarding the claims being pushed online and the harassment reported by daycare providers.

AG Brown co-leads multistate challenge to federal attack on gender-affirming care

Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a multistate coalition of 19 other states suing to make clear that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cannot threaten providers with a so-called “declaration” that baselessly and unlawfully attempts to limit access to gender-affirming care for young people.

Decenas de trabajadores agrícolas de Washington serán compensados en virtud de un acuerdo de $1 millón con la empresa Cornerstone, ubicada en Toppenish

Más de 50 trabajadores agrícolas serán compensados en virtud de un acuerdo de $1 millón con Cornerstone Ranches, una empresa dedicada al cultivo de manzanas y lúpulo con sede en Toppenish, y sus filiales, mediante un decreto por consentimiento con el estado de Washington.  

WA, other states win lawsuit to protect homeland security funding from politically motivated cuts

Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of other attorneys general won their lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully reallocating federal homeland security funding away from states based on their compliance with the administration’s political agenda.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island on Monday granted a motion for summary judgment brought by Brown and a coalition of 11 other attorneys general and the governor of Pennsylvania.

AG Brown announces $150 million multistate settlement with Mercedes, Daimler over emissions fraud

A coalition of 50 attorneys general, including Washington AG Nick Brown, have reached a $150 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling, and leasing vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed emissions defeat devices designed to circumvent emissions standards.