Other LanguagesOLYMPIA—Attorney General Rob McKenna announced today that most of his legislative priorities have survived the first deadline of the 2009 Legislative Session. Feb. 25 was the last day for bills to move out of policy committees.
SEATTLE – Enviga was the first drink to boast not zero, but negative calories. But as for the buzz that drinking the carbonated, green tea blend will result in weight loss, attorneys general say the evidence is nada.
SEATTLE – Calling all current and former AT&T Mobility customers: If you have a wireless phone, you may have paid $2.99 per month without your knowledge for a program called Roadside Assistance. The Washington Attorney General’s Office says that if you didn’t use the service and didn’t authorize the addition of the service to your wireless account, you may qualify for a refund under a new settlement filed today in Thurston County Superior Court.
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Rob McKenna announced today that the state of Washington received $11 million in tobacco settlement funds previously withheld by tobacco companies. R.J. Reynolds, Lorillard, Kingmaker and other tobacco companies agreed to transfer the money pending the resolution of an ongoing payment dispute with the states.
OLYMPIA – You’ve never met a backseat driver quite like the ones portrayed by comedians Rachel Harris, Fred Willard and Rob Riggle as part of a new media campaign aimed at reducing youth reckless driving.
OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire and Attorney General Rob McKenna issued the following statement today on the decision by Oregon to join Washington in litigation to compel the U.S. Department of Energy to complete the cleanup of the Hanford nuclear reservation:
OLYMPIA—A bill requested by Attorney General Rob McKenna that would close a loophole shielding users of child pornography from prosecution is scheduled for a public hearing Wednesday.
OLYMPIA — A bill requested by Attorney General Rob McKenna that would add new protections for vulnerable adults is scheduled for a public hearing on Tuesday.
OLYMPIA—Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced that AGO Antitrust Division Chief Tina Kondo and Senior Counsel Christina Beusch have been promoted to his core leadership team effective February 17. Kondo and Beusch will fill vacancies left by deputies Linda Dunn and Jeff Goltz.
SPOKANE – The state of Washington’s Court of Appeals has upheld a $30,000 fine that was issued to Lloyd Herman of Liberty Lake several years ago for building and developing on the shoreline without authorization. In addition, Herman must remove the unpermitted construction on his lakeside property.