Tag: Attorney General
Phone companies adopt eight principles to help fight scam calls
Officials announced Thursday that 51 attorneys general and several major phone companies are working together to stop scam calls.
Video streaming industry to protect young viewers from tobacco imagery
A bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general will send letters to the U.S. streaming industry urging it to take proactive steps to protect young viewers from tobacco imagery in video content.
Passport Health Plan purchase moving forward
The Attorney General's office has approved the sale of Passport Health Plan in Louisville.
AG: Bevin’s special-session call could draw legal challenge
Attorney General Andy Beshear on Saturday accused Gov. Matt Bevin of jeopardizing any pension-relief measure that might emerge from a special legislative session by trying to dictate the terms of legislation considered by Kentucky lawmakers.
Governor, attorney general among statewide races in Kentucky
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes projects 12.5 percent of registered voters will turn out.
Kentucky lawsuits against opioid makers moving forward in court
Four lawsuits against opioid makers and distributors are moving forward in court, according to Attorney General Andy Beshear.
Scams targeting Medicaid and Medicare patients
The Attorney General is warning Kentuckians about medical billing scams.
Trump says investigation abused him, led to ‘evil things’
House Democrats pressed the Justice Department to provide the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller even as Republicans gleefully called for them to “move on” from the Russia investigation. President Donald Trump accused those responsible for launching Mueller’s probe of “treasonous things against our country” and said they “certainly will be looked into.”
Social Security scam circulating Kentucky
The attorney general's office says there have been widespread reports of "suspended" Social Security number scams.
Former Hazard caregiver sentenced for abusing, neglecting adult
A former Hazard caregiver has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a wanton abuse charge, after an incident in September 2016.
Trump nominates Jeffrey Rosen for deputy attorney general
President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Jeffrey Rosen to be the next deputy attorney general.
Senate confirms William Barr as attorney general
The Senate has confirmed William Barr as attorney general, placing the veteran government official and lawyer atop the Justice Department as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Kentucky attorney general warns abortion bill is unlawful
Kentucky's Democratic attorney general says a bill moving through the Republican-controlled legislature to outlaw abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat is unconstitutional.
Stumbo files for attorney general in Kentucky
A former Kentucky attorney general wants his old job back.
Westerfield withdraws from Kentucky AG race
A Republican state senator in Kentucky has withdrawn from the race for attorney general.
Cameron files to run for attorney general in Kentucky
Daniel Cameron filed paperwork on Tuesday to seek the Republican nomination for attorney general.
Former lobbyist in Kentucky gets nearly 3 years for bribery
A former Democratic lobbyist convicted of bribing a top official in Attorney General Andy Beshear's office will spend more than two-and-a-half years in prison.
Beshear, AGs appeal Texas ruling threatening health care coverage for over 1.3 million Kentuckians
Attorney General Andy Beshear has joined with a group of attorneys general to appeal a federal judge’s Dec. 14 ruling that threatens the health care coverage for over 1.3 million Kentuckians.
Some Kentucky mortgage borrowers eligible for payments
Kentucky's Democratic Attorney General is asking people who faced foreclosures from a New Jersey-based mortgage company to sign on to a multistate settlement.
Trump says he’ll nominate Barr for attorney general
William Barr was former President George H.W. Bush's attorney general.
