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AG Ferguson, Rep. Leavitt bill providing accountability for illegal robocalls passes legislature

An estimated 1.1 million Washingtonians lost money to scam robocalls in 2022

OLYMPIA — Late yesterday, the Legislature passed a bill Attorney General Bob Ferguson partnered with Rep. Mari Leavitt, D-University Place, to help combat illegal robocalls.

According to estimates based on TruCaller survey data, 1.1 million Washingtonians lost money to scam robocalls in 2022 265,000 more people than 2021.

Washington’s current anti-robocalling law is weak and out-of-date. The bill will modernize state laws by:

AG Ferguson wins $35 million and counting for Washingtonians from co-conspirators in chicken price-fixing case

Ferguson has resolved cases with 14 of the 19 co-conspirators

SEATTLE — Today Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the recovery of $35 million and counting as a result of his lawsuit over price-fixing on chicken products. Fourteen of the 19 chicken producers named in the lawsuit paid $35 million to resolve claims against them. Ferguson’s office is working on a plan to distribute recoveries from this lawsuit to assist impacted Washingtonians.

AG Ferguson joins US Department of Justice lawsuit asserting Google unlawfully monopolized online display advertising

Ferguson’s fourth consumer protection, antitrust lawsuit against Google in the last three years

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today he will partner with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan group of eight state attorneys general in an antitrust lawsuit aimed at breaking up Google’s monopolization of online display advertising.

AG Ferguson, Gov. Inslee legislation banning sale of assault weapons passes House in historic vote this evening

Ferguson first proposed the bill in 2017 in the wake of the Mukilteo shooting

OLYMPIA — In a historic vote today, the Washington House of Representatives passed a ban on the sale of assault weapons. The measure, requested by Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Gov. Jay Inslee and sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, passed by a 55-42 vote.