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Attorney General Ellison announces public input on proposed merger of Fairview Health Services and Sanford Health
Dedicated web form and phone numbers now available for public input, with public meetings to be held in early 2023; data gathered will form part of AG’s investigation under state and federal law into impact of merger
“I take my responsibility to regulate charities and nonprofits and enforce antitrust laws very seriously. In just one week since the proposed merger between Fairview and Sanford was announced, it’s sparked a lot of concern,” Attorney General Ellison said.

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Attorney General Ellison shuts down fraudulent student-loan debt-settlement company in Minnesota
California-based company pocketed exorbitant fees for fraudulent ‘forgiveness’ scheme; will also pay State $50K to refund Minnesota customers
“Minnesotans take out student loans in good faith so they can get educations that will help them afford their lives. We’re showing once again that when companies take advantage of that good faith to rip off Minnesotans, we will come after them,” Attorney General Ellison said.

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Attorney General Ellison reaches historic settlement with Google over location-tracking practices
Joins 40 AGs in bipartisan national settlement worth almost $400M; Minnesota’s share $8.25M. Largest privacy settlement ever reached by AGs also requires more Google be more transparent with consumers.
“Big Tech companies need to be clear with us about when they’re collecting our location data and what they’re using for. They shouldn’t be able to collect it when we’ve told them not to. But this is what Google did,” Attorney General Ellison said.

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Minnesota joins $16M settlement over 2012 and 2015 Experian data breaches
Minnesota to receive $280K civil penalty; Experian to provide 5 years of free credit monitoring; Experian and T-Mobile to improve data-protection services
“When we as consumers do business with many companies and service providers, we have little choice but to trust them when we share some of our most sensitive identifying information. When they break that trust, it can be devastating,” said Attorney General Ellison.

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Attorney General Ellison applauds $15M grant to increase competition for meat and poultry processors, pledges vigilant antitrust enforcement
Part of first round of USDA grants and investments designed to increase competition, increase small and mid-size producer income, create economic opportunity, and lower consumers’ costs

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