Subject: DAGAZette: Volume IV, Issue 11
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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:06:16 -0400

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_DAGAZette
Volume IV, Issue 11       March 30, 2011_

_Upcoming Events_

_Registration Now Open!_
_2011 DAGA Spring Policy Conference_
_May 12-13, 2011_
_Ritz Carlton, New Orleans_
_921 Canal Street_
_New Orleans, LA_

DAGA hits the Big Easy for the 2011 DAGA Spring Policy Conference on May
12-13, 2011 at the Ritz-Carlton on Canal Street in New Orleans!  We
anticipate a great turn-out for this event as we gather in this historic
city for 2 days of great discussion and world famous dining. We hope you
will mark join us for this festive event! [2]Click here to
register!_Registration will close on Wednesday May 4 and we cannot guarantee
that we can accommodate late registrations. Certain portions of the event
require advance registration, so register early!_
  Links:
    2. http://www.democraticags.org/events.php

Sponsorships are available for the Spring Policy Conference and are a
wonderful opportunity to show your support. DAGA offers a variety of
sponsorships to meet your needs and your budget. Please contact Lauren
Bergmann at [3][email-masked] or 202.546.0474 for more information
about sponsorship.
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You should plan to arrive in New Orleans by lunchtime Thursday, May 12 and
remain through lunch Friday, May 13 to participate in all portions of the
conference. We will send weekly agenda updates to registered attendees and a
full briefing will be provided a week prior to the conference.

You can reserve your room at the Ritz-Carlton by [4]clicking here with Group
Code _BLFBLFA_ or by calling 1.800.826.8987 and asking for the Democratic
Attorneys General Association room block.  DAGA has secured a room rate of
$219 per night + tax and applicable fees for Wednesday, May 11 and Thursday,
May 12 only. Please note that the Ritz-Carlton cannot offer that rate after
our program has concluded due to a number of city-wide events that weekend.
 _Rooms are limited and we cannot guarantee the rate or availability if the
room block sells out. The room block will close on Tuesday, April 19, 2011
and DAGA cannot guarantee rate or room availability after that date. _The
Ritz Carlton requires a deposit for your first night’s stay and a credit
card number when you reserve your room; as always, you are responsible
making your reservation and for hotel costs.  In the event you need to
cancel, we will do our best to resell your room, but if we cannot, and you
cancel any later than 72 hours prior to scheduled arrival, you will be
responsible for the hotel’s cancellation fee of one night’s charge plus tax.
Please contact Andrea Mietus at [5][email-masked] or 301.309.1908
if you need assistance with accommodations.
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    4. https://reservations.ritzcarlton.com/ritz/reservation/availability.mi?propertyCode=MSYRZ&groupCode=BLFBLFA
    5. mailto:[email-masked]

Please don’t hesitate to contact Jenifer Freeman Fuller at 303.831.0100 with
any questions.

We hope to see you in New Orleans!

_In the News_

[6]Wis. judge halts implementation of bargaining law
BusinessWeek - By Todd Richmond – March 29, 2011
MADISON, Wis.
A Wisconsin judge for the second time directed the state to put on hold an
explosive law that strips most public workers of nearly all their union
bargaining rights, ordering officials on Tuesday to follow her original
instructions to stand down.
__[7]Oregon Attorney General John Kroger gave Gov.-elect John Kitzhaber
early briefing in the Energy Department investigation
The Oregonian - By Jeff Manning & Brent Walth  - March 30, 2011
Attorney General John Krogergave Gov.-elect John Kitzhaber an exclusive
briefing in early December about an ongoing state criminal investigation
that had focused in part on Kitzhaber's companion, Cylvia Hayes.
  Links:
    6. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9M96I2G1.htm
    7. http://cdn.optmd.com/V2/67072/144384/index.html?g=Af////8=&r=www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/03/oregon_attorney_general_john_k_1.html

[8]Consumer bureau’s Richard Cordray, from state regulator to federal
enforcer
Washington Post - By Brady Dennis - March 29, 2011
The tall, soft-spoken man padding around the fifth floor of 1801 L St. —
often not wearing shoes and occasionally quoting Shakespeare — seems at
first more like a college professor than a hard-charging enforcer. But he
holds what soon could become a powerful post in Washington’s changing
financial regulatory landscape, a prospect that has heartened consumer
advocacy groups and deepened the concerns of an already skeptical financial
industry.
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    8. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/richard-cordray-prepares-to-lead-new-consumer-protection-agency/2011/03/28/AF66aLzB_story.html

[9]AG: Oil spill victims more concerned with health vs money
WLOX - By Jessica Bowman – March 29, 2011
WAVELAND, MS (WLOX) - Oil spill victims had the chance to talk with Attorney
General Jim Hood Tuesday. Hood teamed up with the Mississippi Center for
Justice to host several town hall meetings in South Mississippi to hear
directly from people who are affected by the spill. He wants to know what
their experiences have been like going through the claims process and what
their present concerns are.
  Links:
    9. http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=14343473

[10]Attorneys general in Md., Del. join effort targeting apps to avoid
drunken driving checkpoints
Washington Post - By Associated Press, Monday, March 28, 2011
DOVER, Del. — The attorneys general for Delaware and Maryland have joined
the call for companies to stop providing smartphone applications that let
users know where drunken driving checkpoints are located.
  Links:
    10. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/attorneys-general-in-md-del-join-effort-targeting-apps-to-avoid-drunken-driving-checkpoints/2011/03/28/AFWUt6pB_story.html

[11]GOP senators want to limit TN attorney general's powers
GOP bill aims to strip chief lawyer of duties
THE TENNESSEAN – By Chas Sisk – March 26, 2011
Republicans in the state Senate may try to strip the attorney general of
many of his powers and give them to a lawyer chosen by the legislature, a
move that proponents say would reshape the office of Tennessee's top lawyer
to reflect political changes in the state.
  Links:
    11. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110326/NEWS02/103260332/GOP-senators-want-limit-TN-attorney-general-s-powers

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