| News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors Newsletter for Thursday February 12, 2026 ( 12 items ) |
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Attorney General James Urges Congress to Pass Senate's Kids Online Safety Act
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Urges Congress to Pass Senate's Kids Online Safety Act
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 39 other attorneys general today called on Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), S. 1748, to protect children and their data. In a letter to congressional leaders, Attorney General James a
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL OPPOSING ROLLBACK OF CRUCIAL FAIR HOUSING REGULATIONS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL OPPOSING ROLLBACK OF CRUCIAL FAIR HOUSING REGULATIONS
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Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opposing an unlawful attempt to rollback regulations under the Fair Housing Act (FHA).
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Attorney General Skrmetti Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 11 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news:
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Attorney General Skrmetti Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
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Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today, together with a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general, urged Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).
The letter was circulated to House and Senate leadership in advance of potential consideratio
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Attorney General Sunday Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news:
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Attorney General Sunday Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
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HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday, along with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, urged Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm by passing the Pa. Senate's Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).
The letter, signed by 40 attorneys general, was circulated to House and Senate l
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Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Urges Congress to Advance Senate Kids Online Safety Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Attorneys General issued the following news release:
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Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Urges Congress to Advance Senate Kids Online Safety Act
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Washington, D.C. - February 10, 2026 -Today the National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 40 state and territorial attorneys general to congressional leadership urging support for the Sena
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BMJ Group: Legalisation of Cannabis + Retail Sales Linked to Rise in Its Use and Co-Use of Tobacco
LONDON, England, Feb. 11 (TNSJou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about Tobacco Control:
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Legalisation of cannabis + retail sales linked to rise in its use and co-use of tobacco
Patterns evident in higher risk groups and those with historically lower levels of cannabis use
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The legalisation of cannabis and the start of retail sales of the drug in the US are linked to both a rise in its recreational use and concurrent use of tobacco, as well as a fall in sole tobacco use
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FDA Debars Jeremy Spencer Brown for 5 Years Following Felony Conviction
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued an order debarring Jeremy Spencer Brown from importing drugs into the U.S. for five years. This action follows a felony conviction in the U.S. District Court of Vermont involving the introduction of unapproved drugs into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud or mislead.
Brown, who owned and operated Warrior Labz SARMs, sold various unapproved products through several webs
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Federal Lab Study Finds Non-market Batteries Could Save D.C. Ratepayers Tens of Millions a Year
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has released report PNNL 38942, titled 'Benefits of Energy Storage for Washington, D.C.--Analysis for the Department of Energy and Environment,' authored by Jeremy Twitchell, Prathit Dave, Dan Boff and Jess Barcco in January 2026 under U.S. Department of Energy contract DE AC05 76RL01830. Commissioned by the District's Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), the memorandum evaluates how deploying energy storage in Washin
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FFRF Action Fund Applauds Bill in Three States to Keep Proselytizing Out of Public Schools -- Toolkit Available
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 12 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news:
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FFRF Action Fund applauds bill in three states to keep proselytizing out of public schools -- Toolkit available!
The FFRF Action Fund is pleased to announce the introduction in three states (Vermont, Kansas and Oklahoma) of pione
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Welch, Kaine Lead Ten Colleagues in Pushing Trump Admin to Immediately End Deportation Flights to Iran
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch, Kaine Lead Ten Colleagues in Pushing Trump Admin to Immediately End Deportation Flights to Iran
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led ten Senate Democrats in urging Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio to immedia
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Welch, Sanders, Stefanik Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support the Health of the Lake Champlain Basin
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch, Sanders, Stefanik Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support the Health of the Lake Champlain Basin
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, alongside U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) introduced the Lake Champlain Basin Program
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Yale Law School: Clinic Testifies in Support of Restoring Public Access to Vermont Criminal Court Records
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 11 -- Yale Law School issued the following news:
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Clinic Testifies in Support of Restoring Public Access to Vermont Criminal Court Records
Last week, the Constitutional Access Team of Yale Law School's Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) testified before the Vermont House Judiciary Committee in support of House Bill 572, legislation that would restore meaningful public access to criminal court records in Vermont.
Anna Selbrede, a third-year Ya
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