2022 NAAG Capital Forum Recap
2022 NAAG Capital Forum Recap From Dec. 6-8, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) hosted its annual Capital Forum event, where members of the attorney general community and federal officials gathered to discuss the latest legal developments and the top legal issues facing our country. The event kicked off a day early on Dec….
Center for Ethics and Public Integrity Newsletter: December 2022
This compendium of news reports about corruption and ethics issues is brought to you by the Center for Ethics and Public Integrity (CEPI). Neither the National Association of Attorneys General nor the National Attorneys General Training & Research Institute expresses a view as to the accuracy of news accounts, nor as to the position expounded…
Shedding Light on Dark Patterns: Protecting Consumers from Digital Deception
Decades of cases from the FTC and state attorneys general have challenged manipulative tactics used by unscrupulous businesses to get consumers to hand over their money or their sensitive data without a clear picture of the nature of the transaction. State and federal dockets are filled with actions against companies that used deceptive “free” offers,…
NAAG Announces Newly Elected Officers for 2023
Members of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) voted on the organization’s 2023 Executive Committee last week during its annual Capital Forum. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost was elected as president of NAAG for 2023. Attorney General Yost, a Republican, was first elected as Ohio attorney general in 2018 and was re-elected to a…
Chief of the Month: Mark J. Krueger, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Nevada Attorney General’s Office
My legal career has been dedicated to civil service and helping people. After clerking for a Nevada Supreme Court justice and Nevada district court judge, I joined the Nevada Attorney General’s Office in 2000 and could not have found a better job! From 2000 to 2006, I represented numerous state agencies and gained a vast…
NAAG Supports FCC Proposal to Put in Place Anti-Robotext Protections
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) supported the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to help cut down on unwanted text messages by requiring mobile wireless providers to block texts from invalid, unassigned, or unused numbers, and from numbers on a Do Not Originate (DNO) list. The bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general support the…
NAAG Names Annual Award Recipients at 2022 Capital Forum
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) announced the recipients of its annual awards during the organization’s annual Capital Forum event on Dec. 7. Each year, NAAG recognizes members of the attorney general community with five awards that acknowledge their contributions in a variety of areas. Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson and District of Columbia…
Center for Ethics and Public Integrity Newsletter: November 2022
This compendium of news reports about corruption and ethics issues is brought to you by the Center for Ethics and Public Integrity (CEPI). Neither the National Association of Attorneys General nor the National Attorneys General Training & Research Institute expresses a view as to the accuracy of news accounts, nor as to the position expounded…
Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Urge DEA and SAMSHA to Extend Telehealth Capabilities for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) calls on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) to permanently extend telehealth flexibilities for prescribing buprenorphine, an opioid use disorder treatment. Buprenorphine is one of three medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat patients suffering from…
