News & Politics

January 29, 2020 EPA’s Rollback of the Chemical Disaster Rule Eliminates Key Safety Measures Reducing Risk of Explosions, Fires, Poisonous Gas Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general and the City of Philadelphia in suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for gutting safeguards to prevent and limit harms […]

January 30, 2020  New HHS Rule Threatens Abortion Coverage Provided by ACA Insurance Plans to 20K+ DC Residents WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined six other Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from threatening access to safe and legal abortion care for individuals who purchase health insurance […]

Monday, January 27, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the District will award the site of the former Ferebee-Hope School, located at 3999 8th Street, SE, to KIPP DC to construct a new high school and District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)-managed recreation center. The awarding of the former […]

January 28, 2020 Statement of Jimmy Rock, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Public Advocacy Division Before the Committee on the Whole, The Honorable Phil Mendelson, Chairman Public Hearing on Bill 23-456, the “Abatement and Condemnation of Nuisance Properties Amendment Act of 2019” January 28, 2020 11:30 am Room 412 John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, District of […]

January 28, 2020 As we live more and more of our lives online, we are all increasingly subject to being tracked. A significant amount of our personal information is being collected, used, and shared in ways that we are likely not aware of. On Data Privacy Day, take a moment to think about how you […]

January 27, 2020 AG Racine presenting at a sex trafficking awareness presentation for parents and teachers at Sousa Middle School. Since 2004, the D.C. Human Trafficking Task Force has brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to fight human trafficking, the heinous crime where victims are forced to engage in labor or commercial sexual exploitation. […]

January 24, 2020 Attorneys General Fight Administration’s Second Try to Permit “Ghost Guns,” Court Struck Down Earlier Attempt WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that he joined a coalition of 21 Attorneys General suing the Trump Administration to stop it from allowing 3D-printed gun files to be released on the internet. These […]

January 24, 2020 Click here to sign up for OAG\’s newsletter. In a big win for District workers, our office announced that Power Design—a major electrical contractor—will pay $2.75 million to resolve a wage theft and worker misclassification case. The settlement will return nearly $880,000 to workers, provide $50,000 to support workforce development programs, and […]

Thursday, January 23, 2020 Conversation Includes The Honorable Mayor Muriel Bowser, New York Times Columnist David Brooks, and Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar (Washington, DC) – Nextdoor, the neighborhood hub, will host a conversation with The Honorable Mayor Bowser, New York Times Columnist David Brooks, and Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar on Friday, January 24 from 2 to […]