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State News Headlines

October 10, 2007

The following headlines are compiled as an internal service for state Attorney General offices only. This list is not exhaustive and is a snapshot of news from around the country compiled through the use of various search engines.

Iowa Attorney General Sues Drug Firms

DES MOINES, IOWA - Drug companies inflated prices of prescription drugs by millions of dollars causing state and federal governments to overpay for medicine prescribed for Medicaid recipients, a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Tom Miller on Tuesday alleged. Full Article

Maine: AG Files Complaint Against Lender

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AUGUSTA, MAINE - Maine's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against a South Portland mortgage lender charging the company and two employees with engaging in unfair and deceptive practices. Attorney General Steve Rowe filed the complaint against Downeast Mortgage Corp., Commercial Street Capital LLC, James Lindvall, who is a principal in both companies, and loan officer Catherine Campbell. Full Article

In Parking-Pinched Jersey City, Four Judges Are Suspected of Fixing Tickets

JERSEY CITY, Oct. 9 — Four of the city’s 10 municipal court judges — including the former chief judge — are being investigated by the New Jersey attorney general’s office on suspicion of fixing parking tickets for friends or family, and in at least one case for a colleague on the bench, officials here say. During the past month, the chief judge has resigned and the three other judges have taken leaves of absence. In addition, the chief justice of the State Supreme Court, Stuart J. Rabner, has assigned the day-to-day operations of the court to a Superior Court judge from Hudson County. Full Article

Lesbian couple asks R.I. high court for split

PROVIDENCE (AP) — A lesbian couple married in Massachusetts should have the same right as heterosexual couples to divorce in their home state of Rhode Island, lawyers for the women told the state's highest court Tuesday. Attorney General Patrick Lynch earlier this year issued a non-binding advisory opinion saying the state would recognize same-sex marriages performed in Massachusetts. Full Article

All eyes on Calif. climate-change fight

SAN FRANCISCO — Make big-rig trucks more aerodynamic. Allow docked ships to shut off engines and plug into electrical outlets. Require oil-change technicians to check tire pressure. Those measures and six more that California regulators will consider this month are among early actions in what will be a long, fiercely debated and politically perilous battle against global warming. Full Article

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Leslie R. Kershaw
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