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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 May 15-20, 2026:

Multistate

  • A coalition of 18 attorneys general sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency asking it to adjust a proposed public database of chemical facility information. The database is designed to disclose chemical plant and refinery locations, access routes, and accident plans to inform communities about potential environmental risks, but the coalition argues that this information available in aggregate also could be accessed by foreign adversaries and hackers to put the communities at a security risk.
Continue Reading State AG News: Pricing, Infrastructure, Health Care (May 15-20, 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 16-22, 2026:

Multistate

  • A multistate coalition of 45 attorneys general presented a comment letter supporting a proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule that would require greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers that service employer-funded health plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The proposed rule would require PBMs to disclose information about their compensation to fiduciaries of self-insured group health plans subject to ERISA.
Continue Reading State AG News: Immigration, Labor and Employment, Deceptive Practices (April 16-22, 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)

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 9-15, 2026:

Multistate

  • A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys generalurged the Federal Trade Commission to address alleged “junk fee” practices under the FTC Act. The coalition raised concerns regarding hidden fees and surcharges by major businesses that purportedly mislead and overcharge consumers.
  • A coalition of state attorneys general announced a $110,000 settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. The settlement addresses allegations of misleading marketing practices and unfair cancellation policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, pursuant to the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 et seq., and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, that purportedly resulted in financial harm to consumers who were denied refunds.
Continue Reading State AG News: Hidden Fees, Consumer Protection (April 9-15, 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…

At the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ (IAPP) annual conference March 30-31, 2026, enforcement officials from California, Connecticut, Indiana, and Delaware shared their current and upcoming enforcement priorities under U.S. state consumer privacy laws. This alert summarizes the key themes from the panel and offers practical guidance for companies navigating the evolving enforcement landscape. Click…

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 26-April 2, 2026:

Multistate

  • A coalition of 17 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleging violations of federal law after the agency repealed stricter limits on mercury and other hazardous air pollutant emissions from coal-fired and oil-fired power plants that were previously outlined in the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule. The coalition seeks injunctive relief to reinstate the updated emissions standards, arguing that the EPA’s action endangers public health and the environment and failed to consider advances in emissions control technologies.
Continue Reading State AG News: EPA, Fuel Pricing, Data Security (March 26-April 2, 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 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)