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Big news: $590m for NC (opens the original)
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Two weeks ago, we settled against Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram) for a guaranteed minimum of $451 million for our state.It was part of the largest Big Tech settlement in American history.Well, time for more big news.We just reached a settlement worth nearly $600 million for North Carolina - the largest environmental damage payment in state history.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mN2d!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https
Inside the landmark Meta deal (opens the original)
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This is probably our biggest win yet.As the AG, I’m proud of this one - but as a dad to three kids, I’m excited. This is what I’ve wanted as a parent, long before becoming AG.Protecting kids, empowering parents. That was the goal, and this is a historic step.Here’s the story.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!scrD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a20ad6b-53b3-4
Bomb squads, hurricanes, and elections (opens the original)
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Lots going on, here’s some of the big stuff: New FEMA lawsuit<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="536" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dtsX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:st
Bad tow trucks in trouble (opens the original)
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The big news is our Duke Energy case.In short:Duke asked to raise your bill by 18%.We pushed back.Then they asked to raise it by 11%.We pushed back.Now they’re asking to raise it by 9.5%.Still too high. We’re not agreeing to that, and we’re pushing the Utilities Commission - who makes the ultimate decision - for a lower rate.Why?Because we ran our own independent analysis of what Duke actually needs to meet growing de
3 million eggs and Duke Energy (opens the original)
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Two pieces of good news, then the healthcare fight.Duke drops from 18% to 11.6%Four weeks ago, I told you I was pushing back against Duke Energy because they’re trying to raise rates.They wanted an 18% hike on residential customers (that means you).So we filed 700 pages worth of documents from our own independent study to show that they were asking for much more than they needed.The folks who make the final decision are the Utilities Commission, which just started hearing our case.But a few
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