Stein Campaign Appeals Decision In Case About Unconstitutional Law

August 10

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Contact: vwatson@nexusstrategies.com (RALEIGH) The Josh Stein for Attorney General committee, campaign ad maker Ralston Lapp Guinn Media Group, and a campaign volunteer who is a survivor of sexual assault today filed a notice of appeal in t…

Stein Campaign Asks Court to Strike Down Unconstitutional Law

July 21

For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 21, 2022Contact: vwatson@nexusstrategies.com  (RALEIGH) The Josh Stein for Attorney General committee, campaign ad maker Ralston Lapp Gunn Media Group, and a campaign volunteer who is a survivor of sexual assault joined together today to …

As opioid and Juul lawsuits raise NC AG Josh Stein’s profile, GOP moves to restrict him

September 1

Originally in the News & ObserverSeptember 1, 2021 RALEIGH When large health care and drug companies agreed to pay out billions of dollars to settle nationwide opioid lawsuits this summer, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was one of a small number of people at the t…

Robocalls, student loan forgiveness, and fake vaccines: Top concerns from NC's Attorney General

February 24

In 2020, the Consumer Protection Division of the North Carolina Department of Justice received 31,019 consumer complaints. More than 10,000 of them were robocall and do not call complaints. Since so many scams originate through robocalls, Attorney General Josh Stein created the Robocall Repo…

Robocall relief on the way? North Carolina attorney general says summer program seeks to curb 'out of control' robocalls

February 22

When was the last time you got a spam call? If it was today or just five minutes ago, you are far from alone. With the federal government rolling out the latest effort to control telemarketing calls, we had to wonder if the scammers can ever really be reined in.

NC Attorney General reaches $573 million settlement with McKinsey over opioids

February 4

Attorney General Josh Stein has announced a $573 million multi-state settlement with one of the world’s largest consulting firms, McKinsey & Company, resolving investigations into the company’s role in advising opioid companies how to promote their drugs and profit from the o…

Our View: A victory for electric customers

February 1

Every North Carolinian who pays an electric bill will benefit from an agreement announced this week that shifts $1.1 billion in coal ash cleanup costs from ratepayers to Duke Energy and its shareholders. The N.C. Supreme Court ruled last month that regulators should revisit an order that wo…

NC racial equity task force proposes changes on marijuana, police use of force and more

December 14

Gov. Roy Cooper’s task force on racial equity released dozens of recommendations Monday in a report that called for widespread changes to address racial bias within the state’s policing and criminal justice systems. “North Carolina can re-imagine public safety to…

'Prime example of what happens when a company gets too big and too powerful' | Attorney General Josh Stein sues Facebook

December 9

According to a release, Attorney General Josh Stein has sued Facebook, alleging that the company used its monopoly power to buy competitors and cut services to others to maintain its monopoly.  The release stated that by doing this, Facebook ultimately harms people by reducing pr…