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Gov. Hochul urges enactment of Equal Rights Amendment at 175th anniversary of Seneca Falls Convention (full coverage)
Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James were in Seneca Falls on Friday for the Women's March ERA Rally. Hochul marked the 175th anniversary for the historic Seneca Falls Convention by delivering remarks and ... more
Attorney General Letitia James secures $9.4 million in Google and iHeartMedia lawsuit
The Attorney General's Office secured $9.4 million along with five other states and the Federal Trade Commission after suing Google and iHeartMedia. The lawsuit was over Google paying radio personalities to record and air endorsement ... more
NYS Attorney General secures $3.1 billion from Walmart to combat opioid crisis
Walmart failed to regulate opioid prescriptions, and now New York will receive $116 million from a multi-state settlement. To date, New York State Attorney General Letitia James has delivered more than $2.1 billion to fund ... more
Online ammunition sellers making illegal sales in New York to face consequences if they don’t stop
Attorney General Letitia James has sent a cease and desist letter to online ammunition sellers that violate New York State gun laws. During an investigation 39 online sellers were found to be in violation of ... more
State AG sues Ithaca landlord over Section 8 practices, accused of denying housing to low-income people
New York State Attorney General Letitia James is suing an Ithaca landlord for allegedly denying housing to low-income tenants. Landlord Jason Fane, his company Ithaca Renting Company, and his related entities are all subject to ... more
State AG’s office takes action to stop Central New York ski resort operators from monopolizing winter recreation
New York Attorney General Letitia James took two actions to stop unlawful and monopolistic business practices by ski resort operators in Central New York this week. James is suing Intermountain Management for buying its main ... more
Motion filed to keep restrictions on gun carrying in New York
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a motion to appeal a federal judge's ruling on New York's gun legislation. Judge Glenn Suddaby ordered a temporary hold on several provisions of the state's new ... more
New York Attorney General Letitia James suspends campaign for governor
New York Attorney General Letitia James has suspended her campaign for governor and is running for re-election. The news was broke via Twitter with Capitol reporters getting the news that her campaign was being 'suspended' ... more
Tish vs COVID: James releases pandemic plan as Governor
Attorney General and Democratic candidate for Governor Letitia James unveiled her plan for battling the COVID-19 pandemic if she were elected Governor. Spectrum News reports the plan includes having the state buy more testing kits, ... more
Rep. Zeldin believes progressives will go with Letitia James over Kathy Hochul for governor’s race in 2022
Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is running for governor of New York, believes that Letitia James will be the Democratic nominee next year. “We believe that she is most likely to be our opponent for the ... more
Permanent eviction moratorium? Push to end it for low-income tenants gains major momentum
State leaders say it's time to halt evictions for Section 8 tenants who are seeking emergency rental assistance. Attorney General Letitia James, who recently announced her bid for governor, said evictions should be stopped during ... more
Governor Kathy Hochul said relationship with Attorney General Letitia James will stay cordial despite political race
After New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced her campaign for governor, it officially put her in a race against current Governor Kathy Hochul. Hochul stated that they will continue to have a cordial ... more
Letitia James racks up endorsements quickly after entering race for governor against Kathy Hochul
The primary contest for nomination will happen in June 2022. That's when Democratic voters in New York will decide who represents them in the general election a few months later. Two major players have entered ... more
Attorney General Letitia James will run for governor
New York State Attorney General Letitia James says she's running for governor because she has the experience, vision, and courage. She jumped into the race for governor with a 91 second video instead of a ... more
Democratic race for Governor of New York starts to take shape
The race for governor and what it may look like for Democrats is finally beginning to take shape. Last week, Jumaane Williams announced his creation of an exploratory committee, Attorney General Letitia James responded to ... more
Taxpayers are footing the bill for the investigation into former Governor Andrew Cuomo and it’s already over $2 million
Taxpayers have now spent over $2 million dollars for outside attorneys from March through June for the investigation into former Governor Andrew Cuomo. WGRZ out of Buffalo obtained documents that did not cover the last ... more
Top consumer scams of 2020: Here’s what to watch out for as pandemic continues
Watch out for scams. New York Attorney General Letitia James released a list of the top consumer scams that were perpetrated against residents in 2020. Most of them were connected in some way to the ... more
Gov. Cuomo issues another statement on allegations, investigation into sexual harassment looms
Governor Andrew Cuomo released a statement after another allegation of sexual harassment over the weekend. This time by former aide Charlotte Bennett, who accused the Governor of asking inappropriate questions about her sex life, and ... more
