Election News Roundup – 8.11.2022

Minnesota: Jim Schultz has prevailed in the Republican AG primary, defeating 2018 GOP AG nominee Doug Wardlow. Schultz will run against incumbent Democratic AG Keith Ellison in the fall general election.
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Coalition of AGs Files Amicus Brief Against Mask Mandate

A group of 23 AGs led by Florida AG Ashley Moody filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit arguing that the CDC did not have the statutory authority to impose a nationwide transportation mask mandate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AG Coalition Objects to Climate Change-Based ESG Investments

A group of 19 AGs, led by Arizona AG Mark Brnovich and Nebraska AG Doug Peterson, sent a letter to Laurence D. Fink, CEO of BlackRock, Inc., seeking clarification on whether BlackRock’s actions violate state laws in that they are motivated by interests other than maximizing financial return.
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Washington AG Ferguson Fines Towing Company For Selling Service Members’ Vehicles

Washington AG Bob Ferguson reached a settlement with automobile towing company Chuck’s Towing and Recovery to resolve allegations that the company violated the Washington Consumer Protection Act and the federal Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act in three cases in which vehicles were towed and then sold at auction.
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