Josh Stein

Major Phone Companies Join With Attorneys General To Go After Illegal Robocalls

By • Aug 22, 2019
JOSH STEIN

Major phone companies like AT&T, Charter, Comcast, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon have pledged to combat harassing robocalls that prey on vulnerable customers. The companies agreed to do more to stop the harassment at the prodding of a coalition of attorneys general led by North Carolina A.G. Josh Stein.

North Carolina Stops Florida Lender From Operating In State

By • May 21, 2019
Approved Financial

North Carolina's attorney general has been granted a temporary restraining order to prevent a Florida-based payday lender from doing business in the state.

North Carolina AG Appeals Order That Lets Duke Charge Customers For Coal Ash Cleanups

By • Apr 29, 2019
N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a decision made by regulators last year to let Duke Energy charge ratepayers for coal ash cleanups.

Settlement Brings Debt Relief To Students Of For-Profit Chain

By • Jan 3, 2019
The Career Education Corp. homepage / CEC

A five-year investigation of the Illinois-based, for-profit Career Education Corp. (CEC) chain has resulted in a nearly $500 million multi-state settlement that includes North Carolina.

Stein Joins Brief In Opposition Of Net Neutrality Rollback

By Zuri Berry • Aug 21, 2018
N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has joined a brief in a lawsuit to block the Federal Communication Commission’s reversal of net neutrality rules, which calls the changes “arbitrary and capricious.”

NC Attorney General Joins Coalition To Sue Over Family Separation Policy

By • Jun 26, 2018
Josh Stein

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general to sue the Trump Administration over its family separation policy, alleging that it violated constitutional rights and arguing that the President’s executive order meant to reverse the policy doesn’t adequately fix the issue.

AG Opposes Duke Energy Grid Upgrade Agreement

By • Jun 18, 2018
JOSH STEIN

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein says a proposed settlement that would allow Duke Energy to begin charging customers for electric grid improvements is unfair to ratepayers. That's in a filing with utilities regulators Friday in response to Duke's proposed agreement with a group of environmental and business groups.  

North Carolina AG Joins Other States In Suing Opioid Manufacturer

By • May 15, 2018
JOSH STEIN

North Carolina is among six states filing lawsuits today against drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma, accusing the company of using deceptive marketing that helped fuel the opioid crisis.

AG: Facebook Data Breaches Affected More Than 2.5 Million NC Residents

By • May 2, 2018
Zuri Berry/ WFAE

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein says his office has determined that more than 2.5 million state residents were affected by Facebook’s privacy breaches.

NC Attorney General 'Demands Answers' From Facebook On Privacy Breaches

By • Mar 26, 2018
JOSH STEIN

Updated at 5:30 p.m.

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 attorneys general to “demand answers” from Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.

More Than 15,000 Untested Sex Assault Kits In NC

By Zuri Berry • Feb 28, 2018
www.ncdoj.gov

There are more than 15,000 sexual assault evidence collection kits in North Carolina that have yet to be tested, according to the numbers compiled by the Department of Justice and made available by Attorney General Josh Stein’s office and the state crime lab.

North Carolina AG Requesting More Info On Hospital Merger

By • Feb 15, 2018
JOSH STEIN

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is requesting more information on the merger of Atrium Health, formerly known as Carolinas Healthcare System, and UNC Health Care.

Looking For Love Online? Beware The 'Sweetheart Scam'

By • Feb 14, 2018
www.fbi.gov

It was a bit of a Valentine's Day 'downer' on Wednesday, delivered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein. Officials used the day to remind would-be romantics about the dangers of 'Sweetheart Scams.' That’s when criminals use what looks like a romantic interest to set victims up for not only a heartbreak, but also a financial fall. 

Duke To Return Some Tax Cut Savings To Customers; Doesn't Say How Much

By • Feb 2, 2018
Duke Energy headquarters in Charlotte
David Boraks / WFAE

Duke Energy says it will pass along to customers some of the savings from new federal tax cuts that took effect Jan. 1.  In filings with utilities regulators in the Carolinas, Florida and Kentucky, the company says federal tax windfalls will go to reducing bills and offsetting future rate increases.

AG On Budget Cuts: We've Cut 'Into The Bone, And We Cannot Go Deeper'

By • Aug 3, 2017
JOSH STEIN

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein says he's been forced to lay off 45 people in his office, some of them attorneys with more than 30 years of experience, as a result of a $10 million budget cut handed down from the General Assembly.

N.C. Attorney General Joins Lawsuit Against U.S. Education Department

By • Jul 6, 2017
ncleg.net

North Carolina’s attorney general and 18 other AGs are suing the U.S. Department of Education for indefinitely delaying enforcement of rules that would give protections to students who attend for-profit colleges.

NC Attorney General Joins Argument Over Trump Executive Order

By Michael Tomsic • Feb 7, 2017
ncleg.net

North Carolina's attorney general is joining the legal fight over President Trump's executive action on immigration. Josh Stein, a Democrat, says his office will join a brief with about 16 other states arguing the executive action should remain on hold while the case plays out.