Jeff Jackson

Dad, Soldier, Attorney General for North Carolina

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

Outstanding win by the Canes. Incredible close by Bussi. Great call putting him back in the net.

One game closer to bringing the Cup back to NC. Let’s go Canes!

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

As Attorney General, part of my job is to protect consumers.

That includes your energy bill.

So today, I’m formally opposing Duke’s proposed 15% increase.

Our case is over 700 pages, but here’s the short version:

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

There are definitely some kinds of benchmarking that can improve purchasing power over suppliers, but that's not what was happening here.

This was competitors using private pricing data to reduce competition, and you could tell in how the information was presented and used.

These reports didn’t just show costs. They ranked processors against competitors on specific products and showed how much money they were “missing out on” by charging less. Processors then used that to find places to raise prices.

And the executives couldn’t point to any examples where they used the data to lower prices, but there were lots of examples of using it to raise prices.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

There was a secret pipeline of information designed to raise prices on almost all the chicken, pork, and turkey you bought - for years.

We just shut it down:

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

When 200 brides called our office in one week, we listened.

Turns out, they were right to be angry.

Here’s the story:

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

Breaking: Court just ruled the latest round of tariffs is illegal. Same as the last round.

The last round cost North Carolina $3.5 billion. This round was on track to cost NC families up to $1,300 a year.

The court held the executive branch doesn’t have “inherent authority to impose tariffs during peacetime.” That power belongs to Congress, and Congress didn’t authorize these tariffs.

$1,300 is a lot of money to a family. Keeping that money in their pocket - for gas, groceries, rent, or medicine - makes a real difference.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

EpiPens are a lifeline for families with kids who have severe allergies.

We believe the company that makes them illegally drove the price from $100 to $600 for a pack. We took action, and now we’ve reached an $11m settlement to hold them accountable - and change their conduct going forward.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

This interview with former Senator Ben Sasse is strong stuff.

He’s using the time he has left to speak honestly about life and politics, and a big part of his challenge to us is to find a way to repair our political conversation.

One of his main points is that the addiction to outrage that social media has fueled has done nothing to help us reach practical solutions to hard problems.

He's absolutely right about that, and I really respect that his final political project is conveying genuine hope and encouragement that we lift ourselves to meet this moment as friends, neighbors, and citizens.

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

Extended interview: Former Nebraska senator Ben Sasse has metastatic pancreatic cancer. He spoke with 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley about where America has been and where it could still go.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

Hey Ticketmaster, FOMO isn’t the problem. The illegal prices are.

A unanimous jury just agreed. You’re running an illegal monopoly and overcharging fans on tickets.

That ends now.

[Ticketmaster @Ticketmaster]

Having live music FOMO? We got you with these tour drops! 🎶

Scroll for event and onsale date details.

Which are you getting tickets for first?

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

@LukeFarleyNC Agreed - and thanks for your partnership.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

@GWeakie @LukeFarleyNC Understood. Will speak with my team about it tomorrow. Thanks for letting me know.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

Great partnership with Commissioner @LukeFarleyNC to fight the job seeker scams that are a growing threat.

If you’re looking for a job, watch out for fake job postings that are trying to steal your info and $. And if you find a fake one, report it and let us go after them.

[NC Department of Labor @NCDOL]

North Carolinians deserve to trust that a job opportunity is legitimate and that they will be paid what they are owed.

Commissioner @LukeFarleyNC and Attorney General @JeffJacksonNC are partnering together to warn North Carolinians about employment scams affecting workers across our state. These scams do not just target applicants. In some cases, they also exploit workers after they are hired.

The NC Department of Labor is committed to protecting workers and making sure they receive every dollar they have earned. If you believe you have experienced wage theft, such as unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, or a missing final paycheck, contact us at 1-800-NC-LABOR.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

My genuine thanks to fellow AGs - Republicans and Democrats - for sticking with this trial.

That was not an easy decision, but it was the right one, and now we have a real victory for consumers to show for it.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

We won the Ticketmaster / Live Nation case even though USDOJ bailed after the first week of trial.

Here’s how it happened, and what comes next:

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

Another big anti-monopoly win, this one freezing a gigantic TV merger so our lawsuit can proceed, all on the heels of our Ticketmaster win.

A federal judge just ordered Nexstar to halt its integration with Tegna while our lawsuit plays out. The two companies have to keep operating separately.

For North Carolina, that means local news in Charlotte, the Triad, and beyond stays independent for now. Your local reporters keep their jobs. Your newsrooms stay separate.

Quick recap of what happened a few weeks ago:

We sued to stop the merger because it would hand one company 228 television stations reaching roughly 80% of American households, more than double the FCC's 39% national ownership cap. Legally, you can't concentrate that much media power in one company.

Nexstar sprinted to close the deal before a court could stop them. Less than 24 hours after we filed, the FCC waived its own rules. The USDOJ dropped its investigation the same day. It sure looked like the fix was in. Nexstar declared victory and claimed the deal was done.

So we filed an emergency motion, and the court just ruled for us. In a 52-page opinion, the court found that the merger would probably raise prices and reduce competition in dozens of local markets, and that a very-speedy FCC approval is no shield from antitrust law.

The ruling freezes Nexstar and Tegna as separate companies while the court hears our full case. No layoffs. No consolidation. Exactly what we asked for.

This order came down the same week as our big win in the Ticketmaster case. Another instance of USDOJ allowing a deal that was bad for consumers and state AGs taking it to court and winning.

We intend to do that again here.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

Huh?

You bailed in the middle of trial after cutting a sweetheart deal with Live Nation, tried to pressure the rest of us to accept it, but we pressed on and won the trial without you.

Congrats to consumers, not to you.

[Antitrust Division @JusticeATR]

Congratulations to all on this historic liability finding. The DOJ was proud to lead a settlement in this matter that brings the American people instant relief and also applauds the remaining states on today’s liability finding. This is a win for everyone in our country besides Live Nation.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

We just won.

Ticketmaster / Live Nation was the biggest antitrust case in years. A jury just ruled for us on all claims.

We brought this case with a big group of AGs and USDOJ - until last month, when USDOJ cut a backroom deal with Live Nation in the middle of the trial and bailed.

We rejected their deal, finished the trial, and now a jury has found that they’ve been operating as an illegal monopoly and used their power to unlawfully raise ticket prices on you.

This is a huge win for consumers and artists, but it also sends a message that we can still take on monopolies - and win.

But we aren't done yet. The case now moves to a second phase where the judge will determine the specific remedies needed to dismantle Ticketmaster’s grip on the industry.

Our goal is simple: restore real competition, end the abuse of consumers and artists, and bring fair pricing back to live entertainment.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

@connie_dulin True! I told her we claim her as a North Carolinian.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

For the first time in over 53 years, human beings are traveling back to the moon - and they'll do it with a brand new rocket and spacecraft.

The crew is spectacular. I got to know Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen during my time on the Space Subcommittee in Congress. Incredible people, so smart, so kind, and always took the time to walk me through their phases of training and the technical challenges they were facing.

We even talked space movies. They're experts there, too.

They're about to spend 10 days on a trip around the moon and back. The plan is to put astronauts back on the moon in 2028 and then land roughly once a year after that to start building a permanent lunar base.

NASA is incredible because of its people. The engineers, the flight directors, the mission planners - thousands of people who spent years working together to make this moment possible. Sending human beings beyond Earth and bringing them home safely is one of the most impressive things our species does. It's something the whole world can look up to and cheer for together.

I'm truly excited about this mission. Beyond the prospects for discovery, we need bold adventures that demand our absolute best. Space does that. It puts a challenge in front of us that's bigger than any one person, any one team, any one country - and then we rise to meet it together.

Godspeed, Artemis II.