<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Menu
The Columbian logo tagline
Login
Monday,  May 6 , 2024
Current weather Vancouver, WA

Linkedin Pinterest

Tagged Articles:
Bob Ferguson

Washington preparing for conflict with anti-abortion states

February 24, 2023, 7:53am Latest News

The state attorney general’s office and Democratic lawmakers are arming themselves for potential conflict with anti-abortion states, pursuing tactics aimed at fending off attempts to use laws elsewhere to prosecute or sue people in Washington involved in terminating pregnancies. Read story

FILE - A Rite Aid logo is displayed on its store in Pittsburgh, on Jan. 12, 2022. Rite Aid is limiting how many emergency contraceptives consumers can buy, joining other retailers who put in place similar caps following the Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade. The policy went into effect Monday, June 27, at the drugstore chain, which has limited the purchase of Plan B pills to three units per customer due to increased demand, a company spokesperson said. (AP Photo/Gene J.

Washington attorney general sues Kroger, Albertsons, Rite Aid over opioid crisis

FILE - A Rite Aid logo is displayed on its store in Pittsburgh, on Jan. 12, 2022. Rite Aid is limiting how many emergency contraceptives consumers can buy, joining other retailers who put in place similar caps following the Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade. The policy went into effect Monday, June 27, at the drugstore chain, which has limited the purchase of Plan B pills to three units per customer due to increased demand, a company spokesperson said. (AP Photo/Gene J.

December 22, 2022, 7:48am Business

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday his office is suing Kroger, Albertsons and Rite Aid, arguing their pharmacy chains failed to act as the “final barrier” against the overprescription of opioids. Read story

Gov.

Inslee, Ferguson propose assault weapons ban, gun purchase permit

Gov.

December 19, 2022, 6:25pm Latest News

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced legislative proposals on Monday that would prohibit assault weapons, require a permit to purchase a gun and make gun sellers potentially liable for negligent sales in the state. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Seattle at an event held by the Alliance for Gun Responsibility to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and to talk about efforts in Washington state to reduce gun violence. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Inslee, Ferguson join efforts to ban semiautomatic rifles in Washington

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Seattle at an event held by the Alliance for Gun Responsibility to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and to talk about efforts in Washington state to reduce gun violence. (AP Photo/Ted S.

December 8, 2022, 2:55pm Latest News

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson will request legislation for a statewide ban on the purchase or transfer of assault-style semiautomatic rifles as part of the latest push by firearms-safety advocates in Olympia. Read story

In this Tuesday, June 27, 2017 photo, a semi-automatic hand gun is displayed with a 10 shot magazine, left, and a 15 shot magazine, right, at a gun store in Elk Grove, Calif. A federal judge is blocking a California law set to go into effect Saturday, July 1, that would have barred gun owners from possessing high-capacity ammunition magazines. San Diego-based U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez said in ruling Thursday, June 29, that the law banning possession of magazines containing more than 10 bullets would have made criminals of thousands of otherwise law-abiding citizens who now own the magazines.

Washington AG sues gun shop over high-capacity magazine sales

In this Tuesday, June 27, 2017 photo, a semi-automatic hand gun is displayed with a 10 shot magazine, left, and a 15 shot magazine, right, at a gun store in Elk Grove, Calif. A federal judge is blocking a California law set to go into effect Saturday, July 1, that would have barred gun owners from possessing high-capacity ammunition magazines. San Diego-based U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez said in ruling Thursday, June 29, that the law banning possession of magazines containing more than 10 bullets would have made criminals of thousands of otherwise law-abiding citizens who now own the magazines.

December 7, 2022, 1:21pm Latest News

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing a Federal Way gun shop, saying it unlawfully sold high-capacity magazines to investigators during a compliance operation. Read story

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks March 23, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington attorney general seeks $1.5M to combat organized retail crime

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks March 23, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S.

November 29, 2022, 11:11am Latest News

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said his office is requesting $1.5 million a year from the state Legislature to establish an organized retail crime unit. Read story

FILE - The Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia, May 16, 2012. Facebook says it has identified and stopped a sprawling network of fake accounts that spread Russian propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine throughout Western Europe. Facebook parent company Meta says the network created 60 websites that mimicked legitimate news organizations but parroted Russian talking points about Ukraine.

Judge: Facebook intentionally violated WA campaign finance law 822 times

FILE - The Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia, May 16, 2012. Facebook says it has identified and stopped a sprawling network of fake accounts that spread Russian propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine throughout Western Europe. Facebook parent company Meta says the network created 60 websites that mimicked legitimate news organizations but parroted Russian talking points about Ukraine.

October 7, 2022, 8:30am Latest News

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, intentionally violated Washington’s longstanding campaign finance law 822 times, a King County Superior Court judge wrote Thursday, opening the social media giant up to millions of dollars in potential fines. Read story

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks March 23, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S.

$518M from opioid settlement starts heading to Washington

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks March 23, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S.

October 3, 2022, 3:09pm Health

The first payments from a $518 million settlement with the nation’s three largest opioid distributors will begin reaching Washington communities in December, providing much-needed cash officials can use to hire first responders or direct toward prevention, treatment and other services, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Monday. Read story

Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich, fired for failing to comply with a vaccine mandate Monday, intends to take legal action, according to his attorney on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021.

Washington AG: Former WSU football coach Rolovich files $25M wrongful firing claim

Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich, fired for failing to comply with a vaccine mandate Monday, intends to take legal action, according to his attorney on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021.

August 10, 2022, 7:37am College

Former Washington State University football coach Nick Rolovich filed a $25 million tort claim in April against the university, alleging he was wrongfully terminated last year after failing to comply with the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Read story

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks March 23, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Ferguson: Supreme Court decision won’t hurt Hanford workers

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks March 23, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S.

June 21, 2022, 10:48am Latest News

While the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a 2018 state law that protected workers at a former nuclear weapons production site, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said an updated law passed earlier this year remains in place. Read story