Jeff Jackson

The Trump Administration has said it will not use reserve funds to continue providing SNAP amid the federal shutdown. More than 1.3 million North Carolinians use the program to buy food.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 22 other states in suing the Environmental Protection Agency to restore the $7 billion program. It would have helped provide rooftop solar systems to low-income and rural households.

The remaining $130 million to North Carolina includes funds for English language learners, teacher training, and migrant students. This comes after the U.S. Department of Education froze $6.8 billion to schools nationwide, and 24 states including NC sued.

North Carolina will receive about $36 million for after-school and summer programs. Other funds are still on pause for teacher training and services for English language learners and migrant students.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and State Superintendent Mo Green held a joint press conference Monday to announce the lawsuit.

The $7.4 billion nationwide settlement with provide state and local governments with funds for opioid treatment efforts, said NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson.

Atlanta-based Cortland has agreed to settle claims with North Carolina and nine other states, though it denies wrongdoing. Cortland manages about 5,000 rental units at apartment communities in the Triangle and Charlotte.

After N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed several lawsuits to block President Donald Trump's executive orders, the state Senate is now trying to block Jackson from filing similar legal challenges.

In his first major action as North Carolina Attorney General, Jeff Jackson has sued six large property management companies, accusing them of conspiring to keep rent prices above market rates.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson has won the race to be the state's next attorney general, defeating Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop.