(Must Read Alaska) Acting Attorney General Ed Sniffen will become Alaska’s Attorney General, said Gov. Mike Dunleavy in a statement today. Read More…

(Indiana Public Media) Todd Rokita was sworn in Monday as Indiana’s new attorney general. And his inaugural address promised “liberty in action” under his administration. Read More…

(KMMO.com) Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt was sworn in earlier today for another term as Missouri’s 43rd Attorney General. Standing alongside family and other statewide officers, Attorney General Schmitt was administered the oath of office by Judge Tom Albus, former First Assistant Attorney General in Schmitt’s office and current Circuit Judge in St. Louis County’s 21st Judicial Circuit.  Read More…

(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)  Democrat Charlie Bailey launched a rematch bid Monday against Republican Attorney General Chris Carr with a pledge to create a statewide civil rights division an start a new unit to fight organized crime if he’s elected to Georgia’s top law enforcement post. Read More…

(Blue Virginia) Today, Mark Herring’s campaign for re-election announced he has earned endorsements from a majority of Virginia Senate Democrats, including Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas, Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw, and Senate Finance Chair Janet Howell. Read More…

(Independent Record) Austin Knudsen, 39, became Montana’s attorney general Monday morning in a ceremony at the state Supreme Court chambers. In a brief speech to a small group of friends and family, Knudsen said elected officials have an obligation to use taxpayer resources efficiently and that he would implement “a number of operational efficiencies” immediately. Read More…