| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Wednesday January 21, 2026 ( 11 items ) |
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AG Campbell Leads Effort To Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration From Unlawfully Banning International Students From Attending Harvard
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Leads Effort To Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration From Unlawfully Banning International Students From Attending Harvard
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief urging the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to affirm the prelim
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration's Efforts to Unlawfully Bar International Students from Attending Harvard University
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration's Efforts to Unlawfully Bar International Students from Attending Harvard University
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard University's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unjustified an
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Credit unions stand united against credit card mandate bill
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Credit unions stand united against credit card mandate bill
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The credit union movement stands united in opposition to the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), and America's Credit Unions, the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL), and all state leagues wrote to House and Senate members Friday. The CCCA- reintroduced last week in both chambers -would bring harmful new
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EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House
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WASHINGTON - Today, marking exactly one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 500 top environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved to fulfill the agency ' s statutory obligations and core m
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Following Tragic Incidents, Governor Mills Announces Actions and Investments to Enhance School Bus Safety
AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news:
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Following Tragic Incidents, Governor Mills Announces Actions and Investments to Enhance School Bus Safety
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Governor announces she will include funding for bus safety measures in upcoming budget and signs executive order to establish commission on school bus safety
Governor Janet Mills today announced that she will propose approximately $4.3 million for enhanced safety measures on Maine school buses in h
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Governor Mills Applauds Maine Senate Confirmation of Elaine Clark as Commissioner of Administrative & Financial Services
AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news:
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Governor Mills Applauds Maine Senate Confirmation of Elaine Clark as Commissioner of Administrative & Financial Services
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Governor Janet Mills today applauded the Maine Senate's confirmation of Elaine Clark as Commissioner of the Department of Administrative & Financial Services (DAFS).
"I thank the Maine Senate for approving Elaine Clark's nomination," said Governor Janet Mills. "Elaine brings decades
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King, Colleagues Condemn Department of Defense for Politicization of Military Newspaper
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
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King, Colleagues Condemn Department of Defense for Politicization of Military Newspaper
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined several of his Senate colleagues in demanding answers from the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding its recent efforts to politicize the independe
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Maine House Democrats: Committee Votes to Advance Sayre Bill to Establish a Recall Process for Public School Board Members
AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 21 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release:
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Committee votes to advance Sayre bill to establish a recall process for public school board members
Last week, the Legislature's State and Local Government Committee voted in support of a measure sponsored by Rep. Dan Sayre, D-Kennebunk, that would create a standardized process for recalling public school board members in the event of misconduct.
In recent years, amid a fraught political climate, te
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Md. A.G. Brown Leads Effort to Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration From Unlawfully Banning International Students From Attending Harvard
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Leads Effort to Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Unlawfully Banning International Students from Attending Harvard
Coalition Argues the Trump Administration's Attacks on International Students and Universities Threatens States' Economic Prosperity and Global Competitiveness
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a
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Portland Family Files Lawsuit After SWAT Team Arrested Innocent 16-Year-Old at Gunpoint
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Portland Family Files Lawsuit After SWAT Team Arrested Innocent 16-Year-Old at Gunpoint
Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) announced it has partnered with a Portland, Maine, family to file a federal civil-rights lawsuit seeking accountability. The lawsuit comes after police officers, backed by a SWAT team carrying rifles, mistakenly detained an innocent 16-year-old boy at gun
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Stantec and AECOM Joint Venture awarded US$150 million single award contract to support US Navy Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 20 [Category: BizEngineering] -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release:
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Stantec and AECOM Joint Venture awarded US$150 million single award contract to support US Navy Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program
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BURLINGTON, MA (January 20, 2026) - Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, together with AECOM has been selected been selected by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) to lead m
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