Other LanguagesAG Brown issues statement on the appointment of Colleen Melody to the Washington State Supreme Court
Attorney General Nick Brown today released a statement on the appointment of Colleen Melody, Senior Assistant Attorney General and Wing Luke Civil Rights Division Chief, to the Washington State Supreme Court.
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office today won a lawsuit to protect four federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minority-owned businesses nationwide. The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island today granted a motion for summary judgment brought by Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general.
Bonaventure Senior Living has agreed to pay $7 million to improve its services and a $250 credit to each of about 800 Washington residents, following a consumer protection investigation into complaints of inadequate care at 10 senior living facilities in the state.
Attorney General Nick Brown today announced the creation of a Worker Rights Unit to lead the effort to uphold Washington state’s nation-leading worker protections and address wage theft.
El procurador general Nick Brown anunció hoy la creación de una Worker Rights Unit (Unidad de Derechos del Trabajador) para liderar los esfuerzos destinados a defender las protecciones laborales del estado de Washington, líderes en el país, y abordar el robo de salarios.
Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 18 other attorneys general and New York City in demanding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) immediately publish a long-delayed rule that would substantially expand language access for critical government emergency alerts sent to cell phones.
Attorney General Nick Brown today issued the following statement after a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump Administration to fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by Friday, November 7. The Trump Administration has since appealed that ruling.
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office is creating a new unit and a new position to modernize public records and retention processes, enhance staff training on open government issues, and innovate solutions to hurdles between the business of government and the public’s right to know.
Attorney General Nick Brown co-led a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general and two cities in filing a comment letter late Monday opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s proposal to rescind the vast majority of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP).
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and 21 other attorneys general are suing the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for unlawfully restricting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which allows government and nonprofit employees to apply to have their federal student loans forgiven after ten years of service.