Posts Tagged ‘DE AG Kathy Jennings’
DE AG Kathy Jennings Files Brief Supporting Offshore Wind Project
Attorney General Kathy Jennings has filed a brief challenging the abrupt cancellation of a “fully permitted offshore wind power project.” Jennings says the US Wind project would bring cheaper and cleaner energy to Delawareans. In October of last year, US Wind was approved to construct an offshore wind power turbine project off the coast of…
Read MoreAG Kathy Jennings & AGs Win in AmeriCorps Fight
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors have prevailed in preserving funding for AmeriCorps. The White House Office of Management and Budget has agreed to release over $184-million in funding that will be awarded to service programs across the country – including over $750,000 for AmeriCorps programs…
Read MoreAG Jennings Sues Trump Administration for Freezing Billions in Education Grants Before State of School Year
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump Administration for freezing funding for six long-standing programs administered by the US Department of Education. Jennings says that without the funding many educational programs will be shuttered. The attorneys general argue that the funding freeze violates federal funding statutes…
Read MoreFinal AG Signatures Secured in Purdue Pharma Settlement
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday that 55 attorneys general – representing all eligible states and U.S. territories – have agreed to sign on to a $7.4-billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, who have also agreed to proceed with the settlement. The settlement resolves litigation against Purdue and the…
Read MoreAG Jennings Leads Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General for Stronger Efforts Against Human Trafficking
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch are leading a bipartisan coalition of 40 state and territory attorneys general urging the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to require better cooperation with local law enforcement from the next operator of the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Jennings…
Read MoreDE AG Files Lawsuit to Stop Dismantling of Federal Dept of Education
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and 20 other attorneys general have filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from dismantling the federal Department of Education. The lawsuit was filed Thursday and seeks to stop the agency’s destruction and to ensure that it can continue to support millions of students’ education. Jennings said in a…
Read MoreAG Jennings Sues to Stop Federal Mass Firings and Reinstate Employees
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and 20 other attorneys general have filed suit and moved for a temporary restraining order against numerous federal agencies – asking a federal court to block mass layoffs of federal probationary employees and to reinstate those who have been fired. Jennings says the ongoing and sudden mass firings threaten to…
Read MoreCoalition of Attorneys General Win Order Blocking DOGE Access to Sensitive Data
The Attorneys General of Delaware and Maryland joined a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit Friday against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans’ private information and sensitive data. That filing has been successful and a federal court order blocking allies of Elon Musk and other unauthorized persons…
Read MoreDE AG Puts Landlords in Violation of the DE Residential Landlord/Tenant Code on Notice
Delaware AG Kathy Jennings is putting landlords on notice. In an open letter Jennings is highlighting commonly seen illegal lease provisions in residential leases – and that these leases must comply with the State’s Residential Landlord/Tenant Code, which ensures that tenants are not exploited. Jennings says that the DOJ will continue to monitor residential leases…
Read MoreAG Jennings sues Meta
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that Delaware has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general suing Meta in federal and state courts. The suit alleges that Meta knowingly designed and deployed harmful features that addict children and teens on Instagram and its other social media platforms – and at the same time Meta…
Read MoreTwo Drug Makers & Two Pharmacies Finalize Opioid Settlement Agreements
Final approval was announced Friday by Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings of $17.3-billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. Funds will begin to be released to a national administrator later this summer and to state and local governments by the end of this year. Delaware will receive…
Read MoreDE AG Sues Avid Telecom over Billions of Illegal Robocalls
Delaware’s Attorney General has sued Avid Telecom for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls. AG Kathy Jennings says Avid Telecom sent or transmitted over 7.5-billion calls to phone numbers of the National Do Not Call Registry – 27-million of them to Delawareans – most lasting less than 15 seconds. Scam calls about Social…
Read MoreDE & MD to Share in Multistate Settlement with Wawa Over 2019 Data Breach
Delaware and 6 other states will receive $8-million in a settlement with Wawa. This resolves a December 2919 data breach that compromised about 34-million payment cards used at Wawa stores. Delaware will receive approximately $450,000 through the settlement. Maryland was also a part of the settlement and will receive over $483,000 through the settlement. Also…
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