Bob Ferguson

The Washington state attorney general’s office and Department of Social and Health Services have been fined $200,000 for withholding of evidence in an ongoing lawsuit. The costly legal blunders have come to light as Attorney General Bob Ferguson launches his run for governor.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has launched an exploratory campaign for governor, a day after incumbent Jay Inslee announced he won't run again.

Though no one has officially announced their candidacy for the 2024 gubernatorial race, possible candidate Hilary Franz is taking aim at the big campaign war chest amassed by another potential candidate: Bob Ferguson.

Electron Hydro LLC, which operates a hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park, and its chief operating officer have each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count in connection with a spill of field turf into the Puyallup River in 2020. The company will also pay $1 million for projects to restore salmon habitat.

The Washington state Supreme Court has brushed aside the final remaining legal hurdle in the way of a $4 billion dividend by Albertsons to its shareholders ahead of a proposed merger with grocery rival Kroger.

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

A Washington state judge has fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million — the maximum allowed — for repeated, willful violations of campaign finance disclosure laws.

The Washington state Supreme Court has fined a nonprofit group and its lawyer more than $28,000 for making legally meritless claims alleging widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. The Washington Election Integrity Coalition United and its Sequim, Washington-based attorney, Virginia Shogren, were ordered last month to pay the fines for suing Gov. Jay Inslee.

Three major opioid distributors will pay the state of Washington and local communities $476 million to end an ongoing lawsuit. The agreement announced Tuesday comes after the state attorney general rejected a previous settlement offer last summer.

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the state has reached an settlement with e-cigarette giant Juul Labs, which will pay the state $22.5 million. The company also agreed to a variety of reforms to prevent underage use and sales. Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit in September 2020, saying the country’s largest e-cigarette company targeted underage consumers and deceived consumers about the addictiveness of its product.