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Acting Alaska A.G. Mills Announces That GM Will Pay Alaska $2.5 Million for Selling Drivers' Private Data (10)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 30 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release:
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Acting Attorney General Cori Mills Announces that GM Will Pay Alaska $2.5 Million for Selling Drivers' Private Data
October 29, 2026
(Anchorage, AK) - Acting Attorney General Cori Mills announced today that Alaska, as part of a coalition of 36 attorneys general, settled with General Motors to resolve allegations that it illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers who th more PR
AG Campbell Secures $5.7 Million For Massachusetts In Settlement With General Motors Over Alleged Data Privacy Violations (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Secures $5.7 Million For Massachusetts In Settlement With General Motors Over Alleged Data Privacy Violations
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Allie Zuliani, Deputy Press Secretary
Boston -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and 35 other attorneys general today announced General Motors (GM) will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it unlawfully sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location informat more PR
AG Nessel, Coalition Reach $220 Million Settlement with General Motors for Sharing Drivers' Private Data (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel, Coalition Reach $220 Million Settlement with General Motors for Sharing Drivers' Private Data
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LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 36 attorneys general in a settlement with General Motors (GM) in which the company will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information without their consent to third parties, including d more PR
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Announces Settlement With GM, Company to Pay $220 Million for Sharing Drivers' Private Data (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Mayes Announces Settlement with GM, Company to Pay $220 Million for Sharing Drivers' Private Data
October 29, 2026
PHOENIX--Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers who then sold the data to insurance companies. For many consum more PR
Attorney General James Secures $220 Million from General Motors for Selling Drivers' Private Data (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures $220 Million from General Motors for Selling Drivers' Private Data
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 other attorneys general in securing $220 million from General Motors (GM) for illegally selling drivers' private driving and location data to data brokers who then sold the information to insurance companies. Following an investigation by Atto more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $220 MILLION GENERAL MOTORS SETTLEMENT FOR SHARING DRIVERS' PRIVATE DATA (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $220 MILLION GENERAL MOTORS SETTLEMENT FOR SHARING DRIVERS' PRIVATE DATA
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 36 attorneys general, today announced General Motors (GM) will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers who then sold the dat more PR
Attorney General Rayfield Leads States in $220M Settlement With GM Over Sale of Drivers' Private Data (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 29 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Leads States in $220M Settlement With GM Over Sale of Drivers' Private Data
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Oregon will receive more than $10.4 million, and GM must now get drivers' clear permission before collecting or sharing their driving and location data
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it sold drivers' private driving behavior and location data to data br more PR
Attorney General Sunday Secures $220 Million National Settlement over Allegations that General Motors Shared Drivers' Private Data (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news:
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Attorney General Sunday Secures $220 Million National Settlement over Allegations that General Motors Shared Drivers' Private Data
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HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday joined a coalition of 36 attorneys general in reaching a $220 million settlement with General Motors regarding consumer data-sharing. The settlement resolves allegations that General Motors illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and locati more PR
Attorney General Tong Announces GM to Pay $220m For Selling Drivers' Private Data (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Announces GM to Pay $220m For Selling Drivers' Private Data
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today announced General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers who then sold the data to insurance companies. For many consumers, this data was used by insur more PR
Blitzen's is Coming Back to Town! Omni Hotels & Resorts Brings its Over-The-Top Holiday Pop-Up Bar to a Record 30 Destinations (10)
IRVING, Texas, Oct. 28 [Category: BizTravel] -- Omni Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release:
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Blitzen's is Coming Back to Town! Omni Hotels & Resorts Brings its Over-The-Top Holiday Pop-Up Bar to a Record 30 Destinations
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Now in its third season, Blitzen's is bringing more tinsel, twinkling lights and holiday cheer than ever before, plus new festive cocktails from Julie Reiner of Netflix's "Drink Masters"
Dallas, TX (October 28, 2026): The most festive bar in town is back, and this year, Blitzen's is spreading more holi more PR
Census Bureau: Western States Led the Way in Electric Car Adoption (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release:
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Western States Led the Way in Electric Car Adoption
2025 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Now Available
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OCT. 29, 2026 - California had the largest share of households (about 14%) that owned or leased electric vehicles (EVs), more than twice as many as the national estimate (5.5%), according to new 2025 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
This marks the first time the ACS has rel more PR
Democratic Governors Association: Statement on Cinde Warmington's Win in New Hampshire's WMUR Gubernatorial Debate (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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Statement on Cinde Warmington's Win in New Hampshire's WMUR Gubernatorial Debate
Oct 29, 2026
Today, DGA spokesperson Kevin Donohoe released the following statement on Cinde Warmington's clear win in New Hampshire's WMUR gubernatorial debate:
"Cinde Warmington won tonight's debate by making clear that unlike Kelly Ayotte, she will be a governor who fights to make New Hampshire more affordable. The contrast in this race is clear: Cinde Warmington is more PR
Disclosure of Law Enforcement Officers' Names From October 8, 2026 Officer-Involved Shooting Incident in Bath, New Hampshire (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 30 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release:
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October 29, 2026
Disclosure of Law Enforcement Officers' Names from October 8, 2026 Officer-Involved Shooting Incident in Bath, New Hampshire
Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces the identity of the law enforcement officers who discharged their firearms during a shooting incident that occurred during a call for service on Thursday, October 8, 2026, in Bath, New Hampshire, involving Jeanne Seto (age 36 more PR
General Motors will pay $220M in nationwide settlement for illegally sharing drivers' private data, Weiser announces (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 29 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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General Motors will pay $220M in nationwide settlement for illegally sharing drivers' private data, Weiser announces
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Oct. 29, 2026 (DENVER) - General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers who then sold the data to insurance companies. For many consumers, this data was used by insurance compani more PR
GM to pay $220M for sharing drivers' private data in case co-led by Washington (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 29 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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GM to pay $220M for sharing drivers' private data in case co-led by Washington
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General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers, who then sold the data to insurance companies. For many consumers, this data was used by insurance companies in part to set insurance rates.
Washington co-le more PR
GM to Pay $220M for Sharing Drivers' Private Data in Case Joined by Maine A.G. Frey (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 30 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release:
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GM to Pay $220M for Sharing Drivers' Private Data in Case Joined by Attorney General Aaron M. Frey
10/29/2026
AUGUSTA - General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers who then sold the data to insurance companies. For many consumers, this data was used by insurance companies in part to set insurance ra more PR
Groundwork Collaborative: Inflation Soars to 3.6% as Trump Touts His Big Oil Fortune (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSxrep) -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release:
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Inflation Soars to 3.6% as Trump Touts His Big Oil Fortune
October 29, 2026
Fragile GDP growth fails to counter rising inflation, high gas prices, shrinking paychecks; Trump says "I don't give a damn"
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Today's Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that PCE prices rose 0.5% in September and 3.6% over the past year. The BEA also released i more PR
IFPTE Backs Pro-Worker Candidates for 2026 U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Engineering] -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers posted the following news:
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IFPTE Backs Pro-Worker Candidates for 2026 U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Elections
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The 2026 Congressional elections come at a pivotal moment in American history and will have a monumental impact on working people and union members throughout the United States. All 435 seats in House of Representatives, plus 6 nonvoting delegate seats, and 33 of the 100 Senate seats are up for more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Announces $220M Multistate Settlement With General Motors for Sharing Drivers' Private Data (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brown Announces $220M Multistate Settlement with General Motors for Sharing Drivers' Private Data
10/29/2026
BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that General Motors (GM) will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it unlawfully sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers who then sold the data to insurance com more PR
Miss. A.G. Fitch Announces $220 Million Settlement With GM (10)
JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 30 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release:
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October 29, 2026
AG Fitch Announces $220 Million Settlement with GM
GM convinced consumers that their Smart Driver program was designed to promote safe driving. Instead, the company sold sensitive location and driving data to third-party data brokers without consumers' consent. We will hold companies accountable when they mislead consumers and violate their trust. I'm proud to stand alongside my colleagues in this settlement.
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N.H. A.G. Formella Announces $220 Million Settlement With General Motors for Sharing Drivers' Private Data (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 30 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release:
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October 29, 2026
Attorney General Formella Announces $220 Million Settlement with General Motors for Sharing Drivers' Private Data
Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that General Motors (GM) will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it improperly sold consumers' driving behavior and location data to third parties, including data brokers that provided the information to insurance companies. In more PR
National Republican Senatorial Committee: 'Dying Brand' - Dems Block Key Battleground Voters From Seeing Thousands of Digital Ads (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release:
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October 29, 2026
'Dying Brand': Dems Block Key Battleground Voters from Seeing Thousands of Digital Ads
Not only has Chuck Schumer been MIA from the campaign trail, but the Democratic National Committee has also blocked voters in key Senate battlegrounds--including Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Georgia--from seeing their thousands of digital ads.
"Senate Democrats know that their national b more PR
National Republican Senatorial Committee: John Sununu - "Chris Pappas Hasn't Done Anything" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release:
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October 28, 2026
John Sununu: "Chris Pappas hasn't done anything"
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- During the New Hampshire Senate debate tonight, John Sununu proved to be the independent fighter Granite Staters need, while Chris Pappas was forced to defend his votes that raised taxes on every single New Hampshire family.
"Granite Staters are sick and tired of Party Line Pappas who has been nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Democrat esta more PR
New Jersey to Receive $8.9 Million From Multistate Settlement Resolving Allegations That General Motors Illegally Sold Consumers' Private Data (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 30 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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New Jersey to Receive $8.9 Million from Multistate Settlement Resolving Allegations that General Motors Illegally Sold Consumers' Private Data
Insurance Companies Used Information to Raise Rates for Many Drivers
October 29, 2026
TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that New Jersey will receive $8.9 million from a multistate settlement resolving allegations tha more PR
NRSC Statement on New Hampshire Senate Debate (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release:
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October 28, 2026
NRSC Statement on New Hampshire Senate Debate
If you are covering the New Hampshire Senate debate tonight, please consider this quote from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC):
"Granite Staters are sick and tired of Party Line Pappas who has been nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Democrat establishment in Washington. In November, they will elect John Sununu to be the independent fighter New Ham more PR
Ohio to Get $8 Million From General Motors for Sharing Data on Drivers (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 29 -- Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson issued the following news release:
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Ohio to Get $8 Million From General Motors for Sharing Data on Drivers
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(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson joined a coalition of 36 attorneys general in announcing an agreement requiring General Motors to pay $220 million over allegations that it illegally sold consumers' driving behavior and location data to third parties.
Ohio will receive $8,076,105 from the settlement, which requires GM to obtain express consent fro more PR
Pappas Leads Hellenic Caucus in Introducing Oxi Day Resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Pappas Leads Hellenic Caucus in Introducing Oxi Day Resolution
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This week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), co-chair of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus, led bipartisan members of the Hellenic Caucus in introducing a resolution to designate October 28th as Oxi Day.
On October 28, 1940, Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas refused to surrender to Axis forces, answering "Oxi!" - or "No!" - to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's 3 A.M. ultim more PR
S.D. A.G. Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $2.6 Million In Private Data Protections With General Motors (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 30 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $2.6 Million In Private Data Protections with General Motors
PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive $2,600,792 from General Motors to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers who then sold the data to insurance companies more PR
Va. A.G. Jones Secures $6.5 Million for the Commonwealth in General Motors Data Privacy Settlement (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jones Secures $6.5 Million for the Commonwealth in General Motors Data Privacy Settlement
Settlement marks first announced under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act
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RICHMOND, Va. -- General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers who then sold the data to insurance compa more PR
Wharton Weighs In on Local Government, Political Engagement (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 29 -- Southern Connecticut State University posted the following news:
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Wharton Weighs In on Local Government, Political Engagement
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As communities across New England debate the growth of artificial intelligence infrastructure and voters prepare for the November elections, Southern Connecticut State University Professor Jonathan Wharton is lending his expertise to conversations about local government, civic participation, and the political process.
Wharton, a professor of political science and urban affai more PR
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