SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 21 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * AG Rayfield Tours Central Eastside to See Tariff Impact on Small Businesses * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Tours Central Eastside to See How Tariffs Are Hitting Oregon's Economy and Small Businesses Attorney General Dan Rayfield spent the afternoon in Portland's Central Eastside meeting with local business owners to see firsthand how federal tariff policies are affecting Oregon's econom  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 21 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Visits Lake Oswego Food Pantry to Highlight Rising Costs and Federal Policies Deepening Oregon's Affordability Crisis * Attorney General Dan Rayfield visited Hunger Fighters Oregon, a community food pantry in Lake Oswego, to highlight how rising costs and federal policy decisions are making daily life more difficult for working families -and how those impacts   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan. 20 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Applauds Decision in TRIO Funding Lawsuit * Attorney General Ford co-led a group of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to support access to education for low-income students Carson City, NV -Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that on Friday, Jan. 16, the District Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion for prelimina  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS EFFORT TO UPHOLD BLOCK ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTEMPT TO UNLAWFULLY BAN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM ATTENDING HARVARD * Coalition Argues the Trump Administration's Attacks on International Students and Universities Threatens State's Economic Prosperity and Global Competitiveness Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys gener  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Congress Approves $51 Million for UMaine System Secured by Senator Collins * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $51,000,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the University of Maine (UMaine) System in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill. The legislation, which  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Advances Legislation to Combat Nonconsensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfakes * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, applauded Senate passage of the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act (DEFIANCE Act), bipartisan legislation that gives survivors of sexually explicit "deepfake" images a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich to Hedge Funds: "Get Out of the Housing Market" * Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation to Kick Hedge Funds Out of the Housing Market, Lower Housing Costs for New Mexico Families WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Humans Over Private Equity (HOPE) for Homeownership Act, legislation to kick hedge funds out of the housing market and lower housing costs for Ne  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Launches "Operation Catch of the Day" Targeting the Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Across Maine * Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, DHS is arresting child abusers, hostage takers, and violent assailants WASHINGTON -U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced the launch of "Operation Catch of the Day," an immigration enforcement effort across the st  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 22 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel: * * * Sen. Ingwersen introduces bill to invest in Maine's essential child care system On Wednesday, Jan. 21, Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, introduced a bill to invest in Maine's essential child care system. LD 2066, "An Act to Establish the Child Care Employment Award," was the subject of a public hearing before the Legislature's Health and Human Service  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Part 2-- Little Goes a Long Way: How Small Programs Are Educating Communities About Farmed Seafood Community-driven aquaculture education programs are connecting communities to sustainable seafood--one classroom, kitchen, and podcast at a time. The eeBLUE Aquaculture Literacy Mini-Grants Program is a collaboration between the North American Association for E  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Painting of Benedict Arnold as Battle of Saratoga Hero to be Restored for Display in NY * A massive oil painting on canvas memorializing Benedict Arnold's heroism during the 1777 Battle of Saratoga was unrolled for the first time since 2013 at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York, Jan. 16. The 25-foot-long by 7-foot-high painting, "Benedict Arnold, Triumphant at Saratoga," was ope  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Secures $45 Million for Landmark UMaine Health and Life Sciences Complex * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $45,000,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) to support the construction of a new cutting-edge health and life sciences complex at the University of Maine (UMaine). This signifi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator King Releases Statement on Administration's Widespread Defiance of Constitutional Norms * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement amidst President Trump's current range of threats to constitutional norms: "President Trump's recent actions-sending armed and masked ICE agents into our cities, including here in Maine, threatening peaceful p  more

EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 21 -- Stantec, a design and consulting company, issued the following news: * * * Stantec and AECOM Joint Venture awarded US$150 million single award contract to support U.S. Navy Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, together with AECOM has been selected by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) to lead multidiscipline architect-engineer and consulting services as part of a five-year,  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 22 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: * * * Housing Clinic Argues Before Vermont Supreme Court On Dec. 4, 2025, the Vermont Supreme Court denied rehearing in Bank of New York Mellon v. Quinn, affirming its Nov. 7 decision requiring mortgage servicers to show that they have a legal right to foreclose at the start of foreclosure proceedings. The Court's decision sided with arguments advanced in an amicus brief by the Housing Clinic at Yale Law School's Je  more