ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Responds to Governor Phil Scott's State of the State Address * Jan 8, 2026 by AFP MONTPELIER, VT - Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) released a response to Governor Phil Scott's State of the State address. AFP Northeast Region Director Ross Connolly said: "Governor Phil Scott's State of the State address was dominated by his education reform, framing it as t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Further Transfer of Core Functions Away from U.S. Department of Education * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition in filing an amended complaint expanding its ongoing legal challenge to the Trump Administration's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The amended complaint, filed in the  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont posted the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Agrees to Settlement in United States Attorney's Office's Investigation of Ineffective Communication with People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that it has resolved its investigation into complaints that Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH)  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Moore, Welch, Chu Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Bolster SNAP Benefits for Social Security Recipients * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI-04), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Judy Chu (CA-28) reintroduced the COLAs Don't Count Act, bicameral legislation, H.R. 6986, to allow households utilizing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - Foodshare  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Moore, Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Bolster SNAP Benefits for Social Security Recipients * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, this week joined U.S. Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) in reintroducing the COLAs Don't Count Act, bicameral legislation to allow households utilizing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)know  more