Letitia James

Progressive Candidate Zephyr Teachout announced that she will run for New York's Attorney General in the 2022 election. She plans to focus on corruption, protecting voting rights, and racial equality.

James will challenge current Governor Kathy Hochul in the democratic primary.

SUNY Plattsburgh political science professor, Harvey Schantz, discusses the possibility of the New York attorney general challenging Governor Kathy Hochul in the primary.

Lawyer Rita Glavin wants an investigation into the AG Letitia James' report on former governor Andrew Cuomo.

State Attorney General Letitia James brought her Heal New York tour to Utica and Syracuse Tuesday, delivering nearly $37 million to the region to combat the opioid epidemic. The nearly $1.5 billion being distributed statewide comes from different settlements negotiated by her office following the March 2019 lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors of the painkillers.

Gov. Kathy Hochul will likely face at least one opponent in the June 2022 Democratic primary.

New York Attorney General Tish James on Tuesday released the findings of an investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo that concluded he violated multiple state and federal laws by sexually harassing multiple women, including current and former staffers.

Allegations are flying in the various investigations of Governor Cuomo of possible witness intimidation and conversely, of shielding Cuomo from responsibility. Cuomo faces a sexual misconduct probe by the Attorney General, while the State Legislature is conducting an impeachment inquiry over the abuse allegations, nursing-home COVID 19 deaths and other possible ethics issues.

Calling them “villains for the history books,” the attorneys general of New York, Massachusetts and Minnesota on Thursday announced a $4.5 billion settlement with the Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the drug OxyContin that contributed to the nation’s opioid addiction crisis.

More than 70 people from Onondaga, Madison, and Oswego counties face upwards of 350 charges for their alleged involvement in two large drug networks that distributed cocaine and heroin across the state.