Attorney General Keith Ellison

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Good news out of D.C.: The Trump-backed Clarity Act failed in the Senate. Yesterday a coalition of 15 AGs and I came out against the bill because it would make it harder to stop cryptocurrency fraud. I’m going to keep fighting to protect Minnesotans from crypto scams. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Clarity Act Stalls in Senate as Crypto Bill Fails to Clear Key Vote

The crypto market structure bill failed to receive enough votes to advance in the Senate.

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It’s so absurd that it’s hard to believe: a 63-year-old Michigan coal plant was set to shut down. The plant owners, the community, and defenders of the environment all agreed it should close. But on the eve of the plant’s closure, the Trump administration ordered the owners to keep it open.

The fatal shooting in the Loring Park neighborhood is horrifying. My deepest thoughts are with those killed and hurt, including the police officers injured. I pray for their quick recovery. I fully support responding law enforcement and my office will help in all the ways possible.

Big news: The coalition of Attorneys General fighting the dangerous Paramount / WB merger has won a temporary restraining order, meaning that the merger is blocked for the duration of our litigation. But we aren't stopping there. We're going to keep pushing to block this costly merger permanently.

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Today, I filed a lawsuit to halt the sale of Loon vapes in Minnesota. State law bans e-cigarettes designed to appeal to kids. With flavors like Cotton Candy and Mountain Dude, Loon is in clear violation of that law. I will not let corporations like Loon prey on our children.

325F.7821 PROHIBITION ON DECEPTIVE VAPOR PRODUCTS.
A person or entity must not market, promote, label, brand, advertise, distribute, offer for sale, or sell a vapor product by:

(1) imitating a product that is not a vapor product, including but not limited to:

(i) a food or brand of food commonly marketed to minors, including but not limited to candy, desserts, and beverages;

(iii) a product based on or depicting a character, personality, or symbol known to appeal to minors, including but not limited to a celebrity; a character in a comic book, movie, television show, or video game; and a mythical creature;Slide showing branding for five Loon vape products: Cotton Canty, Berry Lemon Bubblegum, Blue Razz Slushy, Banana Taffy, Strawberry LemonadeSlide showing branding for three Loon vape products: Mountain Dude, Bad Bull, and FantasieSlide showing branding for four Loon vape products alongside the concepts they are mimicking: Dragon's Blood, Bowzer Berry, Purple Blitz, and Frankenstein

The deck is stacked against young people online. Unfortunately, the KIDS Act protects Big Tech instead of our children. I will keep working with my fellow AGs to stand up to social media companies that are trying to turn a profit by harming our children.

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Last week, I held a forum to discuss the future of HCMC, a flagship health care institution for MN. Hear from a community member sharing about the importance of HCMC, who provided life-saving care for his sister in law when she suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Exciting news! Our bill, the MAP Act, passed in both the House and Senate and is headed to the Governor's desk to be signed into law. This will give my office more resources to fight fraud and protect vulnerable Minnesotans.

Aimee Bock has received the sentence she deserves. I thank federal prosecutors for their years of hard work to hold fraudster-in-chief Bock and the other fraudsters accountable and congratulate them on this outcome. Justice has been done.

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For years, I've been fighting to hold Big Oil accountable for deceiving consumers. They're scared, so they ran to Trump for help. Now Trump is suing MN to try to stop our lawsuit. Minnesotans deserve their day in court and we'll keep fighting for it.

Minnesota should have its day in court with Big Oil • Minnesota Reformer

The Trump administration is attempting to keep our taxpayers shouldering the climate costs that Big Oil companies racked up, while blocking our state from having its day in court.

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Last week, I held a forum to discuss the future of HCMC, a flagship health care institution for MN. Hear from a community member sharing about the importance of HCMC providing care for Minnesotans who might not otherwise find the trusted care they need.

Minnesota Valley threatened to shut off the power for a Minnesotan who requires life-sustaining medical equipment. This was as cruel as it was unlawful. We went to court after hours, and we won. I will not allow any business to put their profit before Minnesotans’ survival.

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My Medicaid Fraud Control Unit recently seized $1.2 million from someone we convicted of defrauding Medicaid. Now, we're going after another $650,000 in the fraudster's bank account. I will continue to aggressively prosecute Medicaid fraud and fight to recover stolen tax dollars.

Medicaid fraudster wants to shield bank account from prosecutors

A convicted fraudster is fighting to keep more than half-a-million dollars in a business account off limits as Minnesota tries to recover stolen Medicaid funds.

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On Wednesday, I held a forum to discuss the future of HCMC, a flagship health care institution for MN. Hear from a family physician in Greater MN about the critical role HCMC plays in providing both care across the state and training the next generation of doctors.