News & Updates

Press Release

AG Racine Recovers $100K+ in Unpaid Wages for District Sheet Metal Workers

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Airway Sheet Metal Co., Inc. will pay more than $100,000 in unpaid wages to 40 sheet metal workers as part of a settlement in a wage-theft case with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).

Topics: Worker Rights
Press Release

AG Racine's Statement on MPD Interaction with a 9-Year-Old Boy on April 22

Attorney General Karl A. Racine released the following statement in response to recent interactions between the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the community.

Topics: Other

Honoring Youth Writing to End Gun Violence

Last year’s massive turnout for the national and local March for Our Lives rallies, along with several recent local youth forums, clearly demonstrate that young people are demanding an end to violence and adults need to listen. 

Topics: Public Safety
Press Release

AG Racine Announces Senior Leadership Hires

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced the appointment of three individuals to senior leadership positions within the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).

Topics: Other
Testimony

Testimony for the 2020 Budget Oversight Hearing

Statement of Karl A. RacineAttorney General for the District of Columbia

Topics: Other
Press Release

20 Attorneys General Declare Support for DC Statehood for the First Time

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that 20 Attorneys General have joined him in supporting Statehood for the District of Columbia.

Topics: Other

Newsletter: Protecting District Teachers from Fraud

Recently, OAG took action against a local company and its owner for preying upon dozens of foreign teachers working in D.C. schools who were trying to navigate a new culture and a complex visa system.     

Child Abuse Prevention Month: Protecting District Children

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month—an annual effort to raise awareness about the harmful impact of child abuse and provide resources to build strong and thriving families.

Topics: Public Safety

OP-ED: Time to bank the unbanked legal marijuana industry in this nation

Despite the billions of dollars generated each year by the legal marijuana businesses operating in 33 states and the District of Columbia, the legal marijuana market in this country remains frustratingly, and hazardously, unable to participate within the traditional United States banking system…

Topics: Other
Press Release

AG Racine's Statement Regarding Innocence of 10-Year-Old in March 30 Incident

Attorney General Karl A. Racinetoday released a statement regarding an incident that took place on Saturday, March 30, on H Street NE in which police officers handcuffed a 10-year-old child.

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