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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Wednesday March 12, 2025 ( 8 items )  

AG Campbell Secures Temporary Block Of Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination Of K-12 Teacher Preparation Grants
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Temporary Block Of Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination Of K-12 Teacher Preparation Grants BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of seven other attorneys general have secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, temporarily blocking the Trump   more

AG Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce Enforcement Action Against Advance Funding Partners/Same Day Funding for Lending and Employment Discrimination
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * AG Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce Enforcement Action Against Advance Funding Partners/Same Day Funding for Lending and Employment Discrimination For Immediate Release: March 11, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Division on Civil Rights - Sundeep Iyer, Director TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platki  more

AG Sunday Joins Coalition in Proposal to End Google's Search Engine Monopoly
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Sunday Joins Coalition in Proposal to End Google's Search Engine Monopoly HARRISBURG -- Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 state Attorneys General and the U.S. Justice Department in proposing a final package of resolutions to end Google's illegal monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition to the benefit of consumers nation  more

Attorney General Bonta Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants
SACRAMENTO, California, March 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants District Court judge issues temporary restraining order OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily blocking the Trump Administra  more

Attorney General Platkin Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants in Lawsuit Co-Led by New Jersey
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants in Lawsuit Co-Led by New Jersey For Immediate Release: March 11, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Temporary Restraining Order TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J  more

Governor Murphy and Speaker Craig Coughlin Condemn U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cancellation of $26 Million in Funding for Local Food for Schools and Food Banks Across New Jersey
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy and Speaker Craig Coughlin Condemn U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cancellation of $26 Million in Funding for Local Food for Schools and Food Banks Across New Jersey Cancellation Impacts 46 Local Food Producers TRENTON - Governor Murphy and Speaker Craig Coughlin today condemned the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision to eliminate the Local Food for Schools Cooper  more

Governors Polis and Hochul Spotlight Education Innovation in New York City
DENVER, Colorado, March 11 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governors Polis and Hochul Spotlight Education Innovation in New York City New York City - Governor Kathy Hochul welcomed National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis for the latest in a series of bipartisan events in support of his NGA Chair's Initiative, Let's Get Ready: Educating All Americans for Success. Education Secretary Linda McMahon joined the discussion;   more

New Jersey's Direct File Program Expands to Include Retirement Income Filers
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey's Direct File Program Expands to Include Retirement Income Filers Direct File has already helped thousands of New Jersey residents with free, secure tax filing TRENTON - Today, Governor Phil Murphy announced that New Jerseyans with retirement income can now use New Jersey's Direct File program. DirectFile.nj.gov launched January 28, and this update makes the online tool avail  more