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AG Racine Leads 18-State Coalition Opposing South Carolina’s Witness Requirement For Mail-In Ballots

Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that he is leading a group of 18 state Attorneys General in supporting a challenge to a South Carolina law that requires a witness signature for voters to cast their ballots by mail.

Topics: Civil Rights
Testimony

OAG Testimony on Sanctuary Values Amendment Act of 2019

Statement of Aurélie Mathieu, Assistant Attorney General for Policy and Legislative Affairs, Office of the Attorney General  

Topics: Immigration
Press Release

AG Racine Announces Capitol Drywall Must Pay $200K Penalty to Resolve Wage Theft Investigation

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Capitol Drywall, Inc., a Maryland construction company, will be required to pay a $200,000 penalty as part of a wage theft settlement with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).

Topics: Worker Rights

Don’t Be Scammed By A ‘Phantom Debt’ Collector

Phantom debt is a term for debt that either does not exist, has already been discharged, or has been artificially (and illegally) inflated, but somehow continues to haunt the debtor.

Suicide Prevention Month: Mental Health Resources

This Suicide Prevention Month, the Office of the Attorney General wants you to know that you are not alone.

Topics: Public Safety
Press Release

AG Racine Leads 17-State Coalition Defending Texas County Clerk’s Decision To Send Mail-In Voting Applications To Voters

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 17 state Attorneys General to defend a Texas county clerk’s decision to send mail-in voting applications to registered voters ahead of the November election.

Topics: Civil Rights

Newsletter: D.C. Voter Checklist

We are in the home stretch toward Election Day on Tuesday, November 3rd!

D.C. Voter Checklist

But whether you’re a first-time voter or ballot box regular, it’s so important that every District resident make their voice heard this election.

Press Release

AG Racine Leads 22-State Coalition Urging USDA To Remove Red Tape Threatening SNAP During Pandemic

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 22 states and New York City in urging the Trump administration to waive certain administrative burdens so that states can expedite the distribution of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to residents during the pandemic,…

Topics: Public Safety
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AG Racine Announces Former ITT Students To Receive $330 Million In Loan Forgiveness

Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that PEAKS Trust, a private loan program run by the defunct for-profit school ITT, will provide more than $580,000 in debt relief for former students in the District as part of a settlement with 48 attorneys general and the federal Consumer…