Three of the nation’s largest drug distributors have agreed to pay up to $1.1 billion to New York state to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James last week joined nearly two dozen attorneys general in a call for key changes to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program to ensure that the funds are distributed fairly and equitably to ...

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New York’s $1.6 billion securities-fraud lawsuit against Exxon Mobil is scheduled to begin a second week of trial Monday, after a series of witnesses didn’t provide any concrete evidence that the oil giant knowingly misled shareholders about its climate change ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Letitia James, the state’s first black attorney general and the first woman elected to the position, was honored at an inauguration ceremony in New York City. Sunday’s ceremonial swearing in was at John Jay College of ...

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Syracuse University College of Law Dean Craig M. Boise has been named one of co-chairs of New York State Attorney General-elect Letitia James’ transition team. James was elected on Nov. 6 as the first African-American woman to hold the position. ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s acting attorney general, who’s been leading legal challenges against Republican President Donald Trump, says she’ll return to her prior role as state solicitor general when Letitia James takes charge of the office in January. ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Letitia James made history Tuesday night, becoming the first black woman elected to statewide office in New York. The Democrat will also be the state’s first black attorney general. James defeated Republican lawyer Keith Wofford, a ...

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