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Bill in WA House Seeks to Criminalize Terroristic Words & Speech
Bill in WA House Seeks to Criminalize Terroristic Words & Speech
Bill in WA House Seeks to Criminalize Terroristic Words & Speech
A bill moving through the Washington House is seeking to criminalize thoughts and expressions under a new category of offenses known as "domestic violent extremism". The state's Attorney General Bob Ferguson requested the introduction of HB 1333 to curb the potential of domestic terrorism by allowing for the prosecution of some people's words and speech, rather than for actual acts of vi
Washington AG Bob Ferguson Introducing Gun Legislation
Washington AG Bob Ferguson Introducing Gun Legislation
Washington AG Bob Ferguson Introducing Gun Legislation
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has announced a trio of bills he is proposing to the legislature this upcoming session aimed at stopping mass shootings. One would limit the number of rounds in a magazine to ten. The second would, once again, try to ban any NEW sale of assault-style weapons…or semi-automatic weapons that contain at least one military-style feature. The t...
Quincy Ag Company Paying $525,000 Penalty
Quincy Ag Company Paying $525,000 Penalty
Quincy Ag Company Paying $525,000 Penalty
SPOKANE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Horning Brothers, LLC, a Quincy-based agricultural company, will pay $525,000 in a civil rights enforcement action claiming sexual harassment of multiple female agricultural workers, discriminatory hiring and sex-segregated employment practices and retaliation against workers who reported the improper conduct. T...
AG Ferguson Suing Alleged Fake Charities
AG Ferguson Suing Alleged Fake Charities
AG Ferguson Suing Alleged Fake Charities
From a press release - Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a lawsuit to shut down six fake nonprofit entities posing as well-known, international organizations created by Ian Richard Hosang, a former stockbroker who has ties to the mafia...
Fast Food Chains Agree to Remove Language Limiting Employee Movement
Fast Food Chains Agree to Remove Language Limiting Employee Movement
Fast Food Chains Agree to Remove Language Limiting Employee Movement
From a press release - Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that in order to avoid a lawsuit from his office, seven large, corporate fast-food chains will immediately end a nationwide practice that restricts worker mobility and decreases competition for labor by preventing workers from moving among the chains’ franchise locations. The ...
Washington Attorney General Goes After Housing Discrimination Against Vets
Washington Attorney General Goes After Housing Discrimination Against Vets
Washington Attorney General Goes After Housing Discrimination Against Vets
The Washington State Attorney General's office has instituted enforcement actions against eight housing providers, including some in Eastern Washington, for discrimination against veterans. The case came about after housing management companies refused to take Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing, or VASH, vouchers in Walla Walla, Benton, Spokane, Thurston and King Counties...
Separate Student Loan Bills Passed
The Washington State House passed a bill that will provide detailed information on student loans to college loans after the loan has been disbursed. The legislation was proposed by the State Attorney General Bob Ferguson after he has received what he says are hundreds of complaints from student borrowers...