Watch Here At this meeting, the Commission considered items on: Receiver Performance, WEA Reporting, and an Enforcement Bureau Action. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and related agency telework and headquarters access policies, this meeting was held on April 21, 2022 in a wholly electronic format and was open to the public on the Internet […]
By: Emily Scott The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has confirmed a positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a flock of commercial layer chickens in Lancaster County. Also known as “high path AI”, there is no immediate public health concern since no human cases of avian influenza have been detected in the United States. However, it […]
Defendant Alleged to Have Stolen $200K over Five Years from County Drug Task Force HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro and the Forty-Ninth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury today announced charges against John Burkhart, the former Officer in Charge of the Lancaster County Drug Task Force, for stealing more than $200K from the Task Force from 2015 to […]
Has now settled with 14 owners of at least 175 retail stores and has sued one of the largest rent-to-own finance companies HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today that the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General has entered into six settlement agreements, known as Assurances of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) with Pennsylvania owners of the national furniture […]
Takes Action with Letter to CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo to Eliminate Overdraft Fees HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro, along with a multistate coalition of attorneys general, today called on the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo to eliminate all overdraft […]
PA AG’s office has launched ‘PA CARE Package’, Pennsylvania’s consumer relief initiative. ‘PA CARE Package’ is focused on partnering with banks and financial institutions across the Commonwealth to ensure Pennsylvania consumers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are eligible for economic relief. This Pennsylvania program will implement and expand on the recently-passed CARES Act to protect […]
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) with the several businesses after the Office received tips alleging price gouging. Under the Price Gouging Act, a price increase of more than 20 percent during a declared state of emergency is considered price gouging. Consumers who purchased products listed below […]
By: Emily Scott The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, rejected legal challenges to new state House and Senate maps last week, finalizing the legislative redistricting process. The chair of the commission tasked with drafting the maps said he believes the districts fairly represent residents. The Legislative Reapportionment Commission, in a 4 to 1 bipartisan vote […]