Washington takes important step toward becoming the tenth state to ban the sale of military-style weapons

OLYMPIA — Both chambers of the Washington State Legislature have now approved a historic ban on the sale of assault weapons in Washington state.

Injunction bars FDA from reducing the availability of the drug in states that joined Ferguson’s lawsuit

Federal Way Discount Guns will face penalties, pay state’s costs and fees

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Washington’s current anti-robocalling law is weak and out-of-date.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:

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.

My Health My Data protects Washingtonians’ most sensitive health data — including data on reproductive and gender-affirming care

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.

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.

EVERETT — The Attorney General’s Office announced today it filed eight felony charges against Blayne M. Perez in Snohomish County Superior Court. The charges include seven charges of first degree animal cruelty and one charge of first degree malicious mischief.

Measure sponsored by Sen. Pedersen ensures firearms industry faces consequences for irresponsible practices

OLYMPIA — A bill to ensure that gun manufacturers and dealers — like other purveyors of dangerous goods — must take reasonable steps to prevent their products from getting into the hands of dangerous individuals passed the state Senate today by a 28-21 vote.