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Free shredding during Attorney General’s identity theft prevention tour stops in Bainbridge and Redmond

SEATTLE – While Washington has dropped from 7th to 13th in the nation per capita for identity theft cases reported to the Federal Trade Commission, many Washington residents still inadvertently put themselves at risk.

Attorney General Rob McKenna will visit Bainbridge Island on April 14 and Redmond on April 25 to promote identity theft prevention and assist the public in keeping sensitive documents out of the hands of crooks.  Peninsula All-Shred and Frontline will be on site to destroy sensitive documents for consumers and small businesses at no charge.

AG McKenna joins petition to require EPA to comply with court order regulating greenhouse gas emissions

OLYMPIA – Attorney General Rob McKenna announced today that Washington will ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to order the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to respond to a landmark ruling that requires the agency to exercise its authority to protect the environment from greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.

Attorney General’s Public Counsel will scrutinize Northwest Natural Gas request to raise customer rates

SEATTLE – Simon ffitch, chief of Public Counsel Section within the Washington State Attorney General’s Office, said the office is taking a hard look at Northwest Natural Gas’ new proposal to increase rates for its approximately 66,000 residential customers in Southwest Washington.

Attorney General’s Office announces Corrections Division Chief Director and division re-org

OLYMPIA…The Attorney General’s Office this week named Tim Lang as the new Division Chief of the office’s newly formed Corrections Division. 

The new Corrections Division emerged after a reorganization of the Criminal Justice Division (CJD) in the Attorney General’s office earlier this year. The reorganization splits the duties of the larger division into two smaller divisions, in response to its growing size and complexity.

State kicks off new program to help manufactured homeowners and landlords resolve disputes

SEATTLE – A new state government program is helping resolve disputes between manufactured home owners and their landlords. Attorney General Rob McKenna, Sen. Jim Kastama, D-Puyallup, and Rep. Dawn Morrell, D-Puyallup, today announced a new statewide tour to educate homeowners and landlords about their legal rights and how the Attorney General’s Office can help them resolve problems.

MEDIA ADVISORY: AG McKenna, Sen. Kastama kick off new manufactured housing dispute resolution program

SEATTLE –revamped state government program is helping resolve disputes between manufactured homeowners and landlords.

Attorney General Rob McKenna and Sen. Jim Kastama, D- Puyallup, will explain why this new program is so important during a press conference this afternoon in Seattle.