On January 5, 2026, Colorado Attorney General (AG) Phil Weiser announced that MC Global Holdings and affiliated persons and entities (collectively, MC) had been fined for allegedly violating the terms of a May 2025 assurance...more
1/21/2026
/ Advertising ,
Assurance of Discontinuation (AOD) ,
Cannabis Products ,
Colorado ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Misleading Statements ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On January 6, South Dakota Attorney General (AG) Marty Jackley announced a package of proposed legislation to modernize various aspects of the state’s criminal statutes. Among the proposals is a bill that would expressly...more
1/19/2026
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Confiscated Property ,
Criminal Forfeiture ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Law Enforcement ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures
On January 15, Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced that the state had settled its long-running lawsuit against Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. over the prices that the company charged for eggs in the first months of the...more
On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable (FAIR) Business Practices Act. The FAIR Act, which was proposed by Attorney General (AG) Tish...more
1/8/2026
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On December 11, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) that establishes a national artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory framework and attempts to preempt enforcement of state AI laws. Titled “Ensuring a...more
12/18/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Commerce Clause ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
FTC Act ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Trump Administration
On Monday, New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill announced that she will nominate Jennifer Davenport to serve as the next attorney general (AG) of New Jersey. Davenport, a lifelong New Jersey resident, is currently...more
12/17/2025
/ Affordable Housing ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Appointments ,
Firearms ,
Government Agencies ,
Gun Laws ,
Human Trafficking ,
Price Gouging ,
Public Officials ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Oregon Department of Justice and Grocery Delivery E-Service USA, Inc. d/b/a HelloFresh (HelloFresh), recently filed an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) in Oregon Circuit Court to resolve allegations by the...more
12/11/2025
/ Advertising ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Marketing ,
Penalties ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On November 21, Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings’s Investor Protection Unit (IPU) announced a $995,180 penalty against Kovack Advisors, Inc. (Kovack) for a series of violations of the Delaware Securities Act. The...more
12/11/2025
/ Books & Records ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Consent Order ,
Delaware ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investor Protection ,
Misleading Statements ,
Penalties ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities Regulation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Securities Regulators
The Texas attorney general (AG) announced a $41.5 million settlement with Pfizer and Tris Pharma related to allegations that the companies provided adulterated pharmaceutical products to children and manipulated testing to...more
12/10/2025
/ Compliance ,
Data Integrity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Quality Control Plan ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
On October 20, a coalition of 21 state attorneys general (AG), led by Iowa AG Brenna Bird, submitted a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester M. Peirce in response to her February statement...more
11/11/2025
/ Blockchain ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
UDAP
Of the 43 elected state attorneys general (AG), Virginia was the only state to hold an AG election in 2025. Democratic candidate Jay Jones was elected to his first term, defeating incumbent Republican Jason Miyares by a 6.6%...more
On October 13, Vermont Attorney General (AG) Charity R. Clark announced a settlement with Angi, Inc., (Angi), resolving allegations related to misleading marketing practices....more
Washington Attorney General (AG) Nick Brown proposed updates to Washington State’s Public Records Act (PRA) model rules — the advisory playbook many state and local agencies rely on when handling records requests. The...more
11/4/2025
/ Attorney General ,
Comment Period ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Agencies ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Public Records ,
Records Request ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Transparency ,
Washington
On October 10, 2025, Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit on behalf of Ann Gillespie, director of the Illinois Department of Insurance (the Department), against four different entities, all within the...more
10/21/2025
/ Consumer Insurance Products ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Document Productions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure to Produce ,
Government Agencies ,
Industry Examinations ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Insurance Regulations ,
Premiums ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Farm ,
State Insurance Administrations
On September 29, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, into law. The bill will go into effect on January 1, 2026. The act builds upon the...more
10/17/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
Whistleblowers
On October 7, 2025, Kalshi, a platform specializing in prediction market trading, filed a lawsuit against the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) and Ohio attorney general (AG), alleging that their regulatory actions...more
10/15/2025
/ Cease and Desist Orders ,
CFTC ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Gambling ,
Injunctions ,
Jurisdiction ,
Lack of Authority ,
Licensing Rules ,
Marketing ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Securities Contracts ,
State and Local Government ,
Stock Trades
On October 2, New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James announced that, in accordance with the “Stop Hiding Hate” Act, social media companies are now required to report their content moderation policies to her office, with...more
10/6/2025
/ Enforcement Actions ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Online Platforms ,
Penalties ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Social Media ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Transparency
In this crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Regulatory Oversight, Chris Willis is joined by Joseph DeFazio, Bill Foley, and Michael Yaghi to discuss the implications of New York's FAIR Act, a significant...more
Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell recently filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against KalshiEX LLC (Kalshi), an online prediction market platform, alleging that the platform runs an illegal sports...more
Last week, Colorado lawmakers held a special session that culminated in a decision to delay the implementation of the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (CAIA) until June 30, 2026, extending the timeline beyond its original...more
9/8/2025
/ AI Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Disparate Impact ,
Executive Orders ,
Impact Assessments ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Safe Harbors ,
State and Local Government
On Thursday, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced that Stephen J. Cox will become the attorney general (AG) of Alaska, effective Friday, August 29. Cox will replace Alaska AG Treg Taylor, who announced earlier this month that he...more
Keith Kautz will serve as the new attorney general (AG) of the state of Wyoming following his appointment by Governor Mark Gordon , effective July 7, 2025. Kautz has a long history of civil service in the state, having served...more
In a recent political development in Nevada, Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed Assembly Bill 44, a legislative effort aimed at curbing alleged price-fixing practices on essential goods and services championed by Nevada Attorney...more
7/9/2025
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Government Agencies ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Nevada ,
Price-Fixing ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures ,
Unfair Pricing
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released a report titled “Standing Up for New York Consumers – How New York State and New York City can Strengthen Consumer Financial Protection in the Trump Era,” which called for the...more
7/7/2025
/ Banking Sector ,
Comptroller ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New York ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration
In a closely contested Democratic primary held on Tuesday, June 17, Virginia state delegate Jay Jones narrowly defeated Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor in the race for attorney general. This outcome sets...more