Bipartisan AG Coalition Urges Passage of Semiconductor Incentives Package

Led by Ohio AG Dave Yost and Acting Vermont AG Joshua Diamond, a bipartisan group of 14 state attorneys general wrote a letter to Congressional leadership to finalize and pass the CHIPS (or Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) Act to accelerate U.S. production of microchips and end the overreliance on foreign imports.
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Iowa AG Investigates Allegedly Fraudulent Solar Companies

Following a dramatic uptick in consumer complaints, the office of Iowa AG Tom Miller has launched an investigation into allegations of fraudulent sales and installation practices of approximately 15 solar companies, many of which are from outside the state.
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Delaware Court Dismisses AG Lawsuit Against Monsanto for PCB Pollution

Delaware Superior Court Judge Mary M. Johnston granted a motion to dismiss in favor of Defendants Monsanto Company, Solutia, Inc. and Pharmacia LLC in a lawsuit filed by Delaware AG Kathleen Jennings regarding claims stemming from the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls allegedly contaminating Delaware’s waterways and that were manufactured by Monsanto.
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CFPB Reaffirms Privacy Requirements of FCRA for Credit Reporting Agencies and Users

The CFPB released an Advisory Opinion and an accompanying press release affirming the agency’s interpretation of the application of the Fair Credit Reporting Act to the provision and use of credit and background reports, with a specific focus on the data privacy implications of the Act’s “permissible purpose” requirement.
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AG Tong Settles with Connecticut Electric Supplier

Connecticut AG William Tong and the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Office of Education, Outreach and Enforcement reached a settlement with third-party electric supplier Public Power to resolve allegations that the company failed to publish “next cycle rate” information as required by Connecticut law.
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DC AG Racine Leads Amicus Coalition Against Ghost Guns

District of Columbia AG Karl Racine led an attorneys general coalition of nineteen states and the District of Columbia in filing an amicus brief in support of a Final Rule promulgated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms that clarifies definitions in the Gun Control Act that make it applicable to so-called “ghost guns,” a rulemaking that had been challenged in federal court in Texas.
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