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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from April 30-May 7, 2026:

Multistate

  • A bipartisan coalition of 45 state attorneys general submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor urging the agency to impose new transparency requirements on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — third-party intermediaries that administer prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurers and exercise control over which drugs are covered and how much they cost for nearly all Americans with health insurance. The coalition called on the Labor Department to mandate that PBMs disclose how they generate revenue on a biannual basis and to allow employers that fund health insurance plans to conduct independent audits of PBM operations. The attorneys general also urged the Department to clarify that any new federal transparency rule would not preempt existing state PBM regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) — a federal statute that PBMs have previously invoked in efforts to avoid state oversight.
Continue Reading State AG News: Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure, Fraud Schemes (April 30-May 7, 2026)

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from April 23-29, 2026:

Multistate

  • A coalition of 38 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in support of Massachusetts’ lawsuit against the prediction market platform Kalshi for offering illegal sports betting in violation of Massachusetts’ gambling laws. Primarily a sports gambling platform, Kalshi argues that the bets it offers are financial instruments that should be regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), thus preempting state regulations and legalizing the operations nationwide. State attorneys general assert in their brief that behaviors of prediction markets like Kalshi are subject to states’ gambling laws, noting that this is a vital consumer protection issue.
Continue Reading State AG News: Sports Betting, Credit Agencies, Grocery Stores (April 23-29, 2026)

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from April 2-8, 2026:

Colorado

  • Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a settlement with Baron Property Services. The matter, brought under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-101 et seq., and related Colorado landlord-tenant laws, targets alleged unfair and deceptive rental practices, including improper fees and charges imposed on renters. The settlement requires Baron Property Services to pay $7,300 in restitution to tenants who were charged improperly, and $67,635 to the state.
Continue Reading State AG News: Deceptive and Unfair Practices, Consumer Protection (April 2-8, 2026)

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030, setting out the agency’s enforcement priorities and operational objectives for the next five years under Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson. The plan reaffirms the FTC’s commitment to vigorously enforcing the nation’s antitrust and consumer protection laws “without fear or favor.” Critically for…

Toni Michelle Jackson and Tiffany Aguiar, attorneys in our State Attorneys General group, recently authored a piece in Law360 examining Minnesota’s shifting data privacy enforcement landscape. In their article, AG Watch: Minn. Enters New Era Of Data Privacy Enforcement, they explore what this new era means for businesses operating in the state and beyond.

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from March 19-25, 2026:

Multistate

  • A coalition of 13 state Attorneys General sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin calling for an end to the EPA’s “Compliance First” policy on enforcement. The Attorneys General warn that this policy creates barriers to holding polluters accountable and urge a renewed use of “key enforcement tools – including penalties, injunctive relief, and supplemental environmental projects” to more quickly stop pollution and protect communities.
Continue Reading State AG News: Child Safety, Gambling, Unfair Practices (March 19-25, 2026)

The New Jersey Legislature is considering two bills, that if enacted, would prohibit business entities from using either consumers’ personal data or “personalized algorithmic pricing” to set prices for merchandise or services, including groceries. If enacted, the new laws would have broad implications for companies across industries that rely on algorithmic or data-informed pricing strategies.

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from February 26-March 4, 2026:

  • A coalition of ten attorneys general filed a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule to remove provisions from its Freedom of Information Act regulations that expedite requests for public records related to environmental justice-related needs and that waive fees for such requests.
  • A coalition of 21 attorneys general sent a letter to GoFundMe following reports that the organization created unauthorized donation web pages for over 1.4 million charities nationwide without their prior knowledge or consent. The coalition calls for immediate remedial measures including providing proof that GoFundMe has removed all unauthorized donation web pages within the next 14 days.
Continue Reading State AG News: Rental Price Fixing, AI Regulation in Healthcare, Student Loans (February 26- March 4, 2026)

Following a previous Eight Circuit decision to vacate the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “Click-to-Cancel” rule, the FTC has revived its efforts in this area and submitted a draft Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on the Negative Option Rule. Click here to continue reading the full version of this alert.

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from January 29-February 4, 2026:

Multistate

  • A bipartisan coalition of 23 state attorneys general submitted a comment letter opposing two proposed rules by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that would preempt state laws requiring minimum interest payments on mortgage-escrow accounts by national banks. The letter asserts that the proposed rules are an improper attempt to circumvent congressional limits on bank preemption under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and would interfere with the states’ constitutional authority to protect consumers.
Continue Reading State AG News: Data Privacy, Housing, Consumer Protection (January 29-February 4, 2026)