BREAKING: Attorney General Josh Stein Announces $3.1 Billion Settlement with Walmart over Opioid Epidemic Allegations. Too many families have lost loved ones to the opioid epidemic, and too many people have lost years of their lives to addiction. 1/ My fellow attorneys general & I are holding accountable the companies that created and fueled this crisis. As a result of our efforts, working alongside lawyers representing cities and counties, Walmart is committing to pay $3.1 billion and to improve the way it does business. 2/

This past week has been rough. The US Supreme Court took away women's reproductive freedom overnight, weakened the EPA’s ability to fight the climate crisis, and opened the door in elections for partisan state legislators to simply override the will of the people. 1/ All of this is on top of the January 6 Committee’s devastating unveiling of the attempted coup.

Yet, even in the face of all these troubles, I have an unusual ask of you: enjoy the Fourth of July holiday weekend with family and friends. 2/

BREAKING: Fantastic news for voters and the health of our democracy -- the NC Supreme Court just struck down the legislative and congressional maps as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The maps violate a voter's fundamental right to vote. Under our constitution, political power must be “vested in and derived from the people” & our government must be “founded upon their will only." Our elected leaders flout that principle when they seek to perpetuate their power irrespective of the will of the voters.

BREAKING: A group of 15 states has negotiated improvements to Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy plan, which I now support. Thanks to this agreement, thousands of North Carolinians will receive life-saving treatment & recovery services, Purdue as we knew it will come to an end, ...1/ the Sacklers will be barred from ever participating in the pharmaceutical business again, there will be a document depository so the world knows the truth, and the Sacklers are personally paying $4.5 billion, an increase of $1.5 billion over the initial plan I opposed. 2/

BREAKING: Today, I filed a $573 million national settlement with McKinsey, along 52 fellow AGs. I'm proud to have helped to lead these negotiations, and NC’s share is nearly $19 million and must go to abate the opioid crisis. 1/ McKinsey worked for 15 years as a consulting firm to Purdue Pharma & the Sackler Family to increase sales of their highly addictive & often deadly OxyContin. I have sued Purdue & the Sackler family and continue to pursue them & their billions in bankruptcy. 2/

BREAKING: Today, I joined 22 other attorneys general in filing a brief with the United States Supreme Court opposing Texas’ radical, anti-democratic lawsuit. This suit seeks to overturn the will of the people by throwing out the votes of tens of millions Americans. 1/ Court after court has determined that its factual allegations are false. The complaint asks the Supreme Court to simply ignore the voters in several states and order legislators in those states to replace the voters’ choice with their own. 2/

The polls just opened and are open til 3 PM! Last chance to register and vote early. Join the 4.27 million NCians who have already cast their ballots. Here's the list of early voting sites in your county: vt.ncsbe.gov/ossite/ #VoteEarly Hey, want to know which early voting site has the shortest lines? If you live in Buncombe, Cabarrus, Chatham, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, New Hanover, Randolph, or Wake counties, you can! Links below: 2/

NORTH CAROLINA: Do NOT do what the President directs. To make sure your ballot COUNTS, sign and send it in EARLY. Then track it ONLINE with BALLOTTRAX. Do NOT vote twice (it’s a felony), or waste your time, or unnecessarily risk exposure to more people. northcarolina.ballottrax.net/?fbclid=IwAR2_…

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The only GOOD thing about the President’s tweet is that he FINALLY encourages voters to VOTE BY MAIL. It’s an easy, safe & secure way to cast a ballot. To request yours: votebymail.ncsbe.gov/app/home