LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Order Blocking Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding * LANSING - The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington has stopped the Trump Administration from illegally terminating billions in congressionally approved funding (PDF) for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. Michigan Attorney General   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 28 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces Judge Ruled USDOT Illegally Withheld Funds for EV Charging Infrastructure In a multi-state lawsuit, a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) illegally withheld about $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program from Arizona, 19 additional states, and the District  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 26 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Comment Letter to FERC Opposing Blanket Permit to Construct New and Expanded LNG Plants Without Notice and Consultation * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 9 attorneys general opposing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) efforts to allow the construction and expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants without n  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * U.S. Population Growth Slows Due to Historic Decline in Net International Migration Population growth in the United States has slowed significantly with an increase of only 1.8 million, or 0.5%, between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to the new Vintage 2025 population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. This was the nation's slowest population growth since the ea  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 27 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 34 States And D.C. Between December 2024 And December 2025; 20 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs In December * Tue, 01/27/2026 - 12:43 Texas and Hawaii Have Highest 12-Month Increases, While California and Nevada Have the Worst Declines in 2025; Arizona and Montana Top Lists of Monthly Gainers; Minnesota Has the Worst   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Monique Chireau Wubbenhorst, a senior fellow with De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * Abortion is an important subject of intense interest, debate and legislative action among the people of the United States and their ele  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces $8.5 Million Available to New York's Agricultural Industry to Support Food and Fiber Processing * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the availability of $8.5 million through the new Food and Fiber Processing Grant program - the first of its kind in the state. The program provides funding to New York agricultural operations to expand food and fiber processing capac  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Judge Rules USDOT Unlawfully Withheld Funds for EV Charging Infrastructure in Lawsuit Filed by Attorney General Brown and Coalition In a multistate lawsuit joined by Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) unlawfully withheld about $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastruct  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * Dobbs Returned to the States the Ability to Protect Life, but the Biden FDA Thwarted that Promise by Allowing Mail-Order Abortion Drugs The United States Supreme Court "return[ed] the issue of abortion to the peo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- A collective group of Attorneys General from multiple states and Harris County, Texas, expressed their concerns in a public comment letter submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding its Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for drone package delivery operations in the United States. The PEA includes an assessment that they argue fails to adequately evaluate the potentially significant environmental impacts associated with the widespread us  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Ayotte Nominates Lucy C. Lange to Lead the BEA Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte nominated Lucy C. Lange to lead the Department of Business and Economic Affairs as its next Commissioner. Currently the President of Manchester Media Group, Lange brings 20 years of private sector and marketing experience. Governor Ayotte released the following statement on Lange's nominati  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * Vermont Small Businesses Support House Bill to Improve Affordable Health Insurance Options * HB 585 includes key changes long sought by small business owners * BARRE, VT - The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading small business advocacy association representing more than 800 small business owners in Vermont, is urging lawm  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * NEW POLL: New England Women Sound the Alarm on Energy Costs Amid Brutal Winter Storms * NEW ENGLAND -A new regional energy poll unveiled today by Independent Women reveals widespread concern among New England women over rising energy costs, reliability, and tradeoffs embedded in the region's aggressive green-energy agenda. The poll, focused on the region with the highest  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Army Installation Management Command issued the following news: * * * US Army World Class Athlete Program to send sizable contingent to the 2026 Winter Olympics By Steve Warns, U.S. Army IMCOM Public and Congressional Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- The United States Army World Class Athlete Program will be well-represented in the 2026 Winter Olympics from Feb. 6-22 in Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Six Soldier-Athletes --   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Every Senate Judiciary Democrat in Call to Open a Civil Rights Investigation into the Death of Renee Good * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, led every Senate Judiciary Democrat in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to heed the calls of career prosecutors and open a civil rights investigation i  more