State Attorney General Coalition

Money Moves

Settled with Paramount September 21, 2026; judge approved the settlement September 30. Terms include five years of at least 30 theatrical releases a year, $300 million in added annual U.S. production, a $47.5 million worker fund, and independent editorial boards at CNN and CBS News.

On October 6, Paramount Skydance completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a combined company named Skydance and ending a 13-month bidding war that survived federal and state antitrust challenges. The deal closed after a federal judge approved a settlement with 12 states on September 30, and shares of Skydance began trading on the NYSE under the ticker SKYD.

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Rule Changes

Challenging Kennedy Declaration in federal court

Lurie Children's Hospital, which opened the Midwest's first pediatric gender identity clinic in 2013, announced it will no longer prescribe gender-affirming medications to new patients under 18. This came days after HHS General Counsel Mike Stuart referred the hospital for federal investigation.

Updated May 22