Mike Hatch’s Daughter Found Dead In Chicago
ST. PAUL (WCCO) – The daughter of former Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch has been found dead in downtown Chicago. Chicago Police said they found the body of 27-year-old Anne Hatch at 3:45 p.m....
View Article2 Possible Minn. GOP Candidates For Senate Emerge
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two Minnesota Republicans who ran on the party’s statewide ticket last fall are weighing whether to jump into a 2012 Senate campaign that so far lacks any declared GOP...
View ArticleAG Asks To Suspend CenterPoint Tiered Gas Rates
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Attorney General Lori Swanson says Centerpoint Energy is to blame for a “spike” in some people’s gas prices. “The program seems to be picking winners and losers among rate...
View ArticleMinn. AG Starts Legal Preparations For Shutdown
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson asked a state district court Monday to rule that some core functions of state government must continue even if a lingering stalemate over...
View ArticleOhio’s AG Endorses Pawlenty For President
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s attorney general is backing former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s run for the White House. Mike DeWine says in a written statement Monday that he’s endorsing the...
View ArticlePropane Supplier Ferrellgas Settles Minn. Lawsuit
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says a propane gas supplier she sued two years ago over pricing and fees has settled for $450,000. Swanson said Tuesday that she settled...
View ArticleMinnesota AG Suing 5 Payday Lenders
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Attorney General is suing five short-term Internet lenders. According to the attorney general’s office, the deals contained unlawfully high annual interest rates of up...
View ArticleAG Swanson Urges Tougher Anti-Bullying Law
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO/AP) – Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says the state needs to “create a strong tone and school culture” against bullying with more investigation, reporting and discipline...
View ArticleLawsuit: Accretive Health Inc. Broke Patient Privacy Laws
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing Accretive Health Incorporation, a debt collection agency. It stems from an incident last year when someone stole a laptop with...
View ArticleMN’s AG Releases Scathing Report On Accretive Health Inc.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Imagine rushing to an emergency room, or recovering in a hospital bed, to be greeted a debt collector instead of a doctor. Marcia Newton said that happened to her when she took...
View ArticleAccretive Health Asks Judge To Toss MN AG’s Lawsuit
CHICAGO (WCCO) — Accretive Health Inc. filed a motion Monday to dismiss the Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson’s lawsuit, saying Swanson’s accusations that the company broke patient privacy laws...
View ArticleChicago Mayor Contacts MN AG On Accretive Health Lawsuit
CHICAGO (WCCO) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is trying to influence Minnesota’s investigation of Accretive Health. President Barack Obama’s former Chief of Staff sent a letter to Attorney General Lori...
View ArticleMN AG Expands Lawsuit Against Hospital Debt Firm
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has added new material to her lawsuit against a Chicago firm that helped some Minnesota hospitals collect debt from patients. Swanson...
View ArticleAG Swanson: Accretive Health Will Cease Operations
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — Accretive Health, Inc. will cease all operations in the state of Minnesota, as announced by Attorney General Lori Swanson on Monday. Under a settlement of Swanson’s federal...
View ArticleMinn. Settles Lawsuit With Debt Collection Company
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) –A company that buys bad debts has agreed to change its collection practices after the state of Minnesota accused it of filing unreliable court papers and carelessly targeting...
View ArticleSwanson Seeks To Limit Interim Utility Rate Hikes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s attorney general is renewing a call for legislation to block utility companies from temporarily hiking their rates while they wait for state approval of permanent...
View ArticleAttorney General Will Probe Fairview Acquisition
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Attorney General Lori Swanson says she is investigating the potential takeover of Fairview Health Services by a South Dakota-based company. Swanson said in a news release Tuesday...
View ArticleCourt Orders Multi-Million Judgment Against Internet Lender
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — For struggling families living paycheck-to-paycheck, internet deals offering a short-term payday loan can appear appealing. But for many customers, what was intended to help...
View ArticleMinn. AG Sues Calif. Lending Firm Over Rate ‘Ruse’
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A California-based Internet lender faces court action in Minnesota over short-term loan rates and alleged efforts to use tribal sovereign immunity to skirt state laws. Minnesota...
View Article40 AGs Urge Regulation Of e-Cigarettes, Including MN’s
BOSTON (AP) — Forty attorneys general sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday urging the agency to meet its own deadline and regulate electronic cigarettes in the same way it...
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