Attorney General Rob McKenna will visit Spokane Friday, Dec. 2, to present a $15,000 grant to Providence Cancer Center and to promote a public service program to discourage under-aged drinking.

• Presentation of Taxol Settlement Award to Providence Cancer Center.

WHAT: McKenna will present Providence Cancer Center with a check for $15,054 to benefit cancer patients. The grant is a portion of a multi-state settlement with drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb, which developed and marketed the late-stage cancer drug Taxol.

OLYMPIA—Attorney General Rob McKenna and Lead On America will bring the “Operation: Allied Against Meth” tour to Spokane on Thursday. It is McKenna’s first high school anti-meth presentation of the 2005-06 school year.

The tour is just one part of the Attorney General’s overall “Operation: Allied Against Meth” strategy, focusing on education, outreach, increased prosecution and policy efforts to fight the spread of this deadly drug in Washington state.

OLYMPIA—Attorney General Rob McKenna‘s “Operation: Allied Against Meth” task force will hold its second meeting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Senate Rules Room at the state Capitol.

McKenna will open the meeting with an update on the efforts of the Attorney General’s Office in addressing the state’s methamphetamine crisis over the last six weeks then the task force’s individual work groups will share the outcome of their subcommittee meetings and recommendations in the following areas:

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced several new events as part of his "Operation: Allied Against Meth" campaign.

Tuesday, Nov. 22—Middle School, High School and Community presentations in Ferndale:

OLYMPIA –Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced updates to his series of Open Government Forums, including:

• Rescheduling the Tacoma forum to Oct. 10 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.; and
• Adding a forum in the Tri-Cities on Sept. 22 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

McKenna’s Open Government Forums, co-sponsored by major daily newspapers in 13 cities across Washington, are designed to accomplish three goals:

OLYMPIA—Attorney General Rob McKenna‘s “Operation: Allied Against Meth” task force will hold its first meeting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, in the Senate Rules Room at the state Capitol.

McKenna will open the meeting with an overview of the methamphetamine crisis in Washington then the task force will discuss strategies in seven key areas:

OLYMPIA—Attorney General Rob McKenna‘s “Operation: Allied Against Meth” task force will hold its final meeting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Senate Rules Room at the state Capitol.

McKenna will open the meeting then introduce the heads of the task force’s individual work groups who will share the final recommendations of their subcommittees.

OLYMPIA--Attorney General Christine Gregoire today filed suit against an online pharmacy and a Florida physician who prescribed powerful antibiotics to treat and prevent anthrax without consulting, meeting or even speaking with patients.

State claims pop-up ads violated computer spyware and consumer protection laws

SEATTLE – Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced a settlement with a New York man that provides restitution to Washington state consumers who purchased the software program QuikShield Security. The agreement resolves allegations that James Lane enticed consumers to purchase his software through the use of pop-up ads that simulated Microsoft Internet Explorer alerts and that he failed to provide an easy method for consumers to remove the program from their computers.

SEATTLE – Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced that he and the Attorneys General of 46 other states plus the District of Columbia have reached an agreement with Blockbuster Inc., to settle allegations that the company misled consumers in the advertising of its “No Late Fee” program.