| News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors Newsletter for Thursday February 19, 2026 ( 21 items ) |
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AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Against The Trump Administration For Illegally Terminating Funding For Energy And Infrastructure Programs
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Against The Trump Administration For Illegally Terminating Funding For Energy And Infrastructure Programs
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated e
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As Trump Abandons Workers, Pressley, Murray, Colleagues Reintroduce BE HEARD Act to Protect Workers from Harassment
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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As Trump Abandons Workers, Pressley, Murray, Colleagues Reintroduce BE HEARD Act to Protect Workers from Harassment
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BE HEARD Act Would Prevent Workplace Harassment, Strengthen and Expand Key Protections for Workers, Support Workers in Seeking Accountability and Justice
Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a
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Attorney General Bonta Challenges Trump Administration's Proposals to Deny Federal Funding from Providers of Gender-Affirming Care
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Challenges Trump Administration's Proposals to Deny Federal Funding from Providers of Gender-Affirming Care
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting two comment letters opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposed rules that would deny certain federal fun
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Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development and the California Energy Commission, co-led a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging t
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Attorney General Clark Sues the Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Sues the Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs
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Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated energy and infrastructure programs. The lawsuit c
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Attorney General James Sues to Block Politically-Motivated Energy Funding Cuts
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Sues to Block Politically-Motivated Energy Funding Cuts
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February 18, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 12 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating billions of dollars in congressionally approved federal funding for energy and infrastructure projects across the coun
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Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Energy Secretary Chris Wright for illegally ending $600M in leading-edge energy projects in Colorado
DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 18 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Energy Secretary Chris Wright for illegally ending $600M in leading-edge energy projects in Colorado
Attorney General Phil Weiser today co-led a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful decision to terminate and abandon funding for congressionally mandated energy and infrastructure programs cr
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR ILLEGALLY TERMINATING FUNDING FOR ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR ILLEGALLY TERMINATING FUNDING FOR ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS
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Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 13 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated energy and infrastructure
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION IN OPPOSING TWO NEW RULES PREVENTING ACCESS TO GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FOR YOUTH
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION IN OPPOSING TWO NEW RULES PREVENTING ACCESS TO GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FOR YOUTH
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul lead a coalition of 20 attorneys general, in submitting comment letters opposing two proposed rules by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT TO PRESERVE BLOCK ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF HAITI'S TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS DESIGNATION
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT TO PRESERVE BLOCK ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF HAITI'S TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS DESIGNATION
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, opposing the Trump administration's
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Attorney General Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general suing the Trump Administration to block its unlawful decision to terminate energy and infrastructure programs created by Congress in laws such as the Inflation Reduc
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Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Opposing Rules Preventing Access to Transgender Healthcare for Youth
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Opposing Rules Preventing Access to Transgender Healthcare for Youth
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today co-led a coalition of 20 attorneys general submitting comment letters opposing two proposed rules by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (
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EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for Sex Discrimination
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:
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EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for Sex Discrimination
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Federal lawsuit charges beverage company with excluding male employees from an employee-sponsored event based on sex
BOSTON - Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc., a producer, seller and distributor of Coca-Cola brand products throughout the Northeast United States, violated federal law when it excluded male employees fr
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Md. A.G. Brown Files Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration for Unlawfully Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration for Unlawfully Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated energy and
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Md. A.G. Brown Joins Coalition in Opposing Two New Rules Preventing Access to Gender Affirming Care for Youth
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition in Opposing Two New Rules Preventing Access to Gender Affirming Care for Youth
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting comment letters opposing two proposed rules by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that
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R.I. A.G. Neronha, Coalition Sue Trump Administration for Illegal Termination of Energy and Infrastructure Funding
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 19 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026:
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for illegal termination of energy and infrastructure funding
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful termination of funding for energy and infrastructure programs created by Congress
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WA sues federal agencies for illegally axing key clean energy programs
OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 18 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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WA sues federal agencies for illegally axing key clean energy programs
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Federal agencies unlawfully terminated funding for congressionally mandated energy programs, including more than $27 million for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, which aim to significantly reduce emissions driving climate change, Attorney General Nick Brown and 12 other attorneys general argued in a l
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Warren Calls Jamie Dimon's Bluff on Credit Card Affordability, Asks Him to Publicly Support Bill Allowing States to Impose Interest Rate Caps
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026:
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Warren Calls Jamie Dimon's Bluff on Credit Card Affordability, Asks Him to Publicly Support Bill Allowing States to Impose Interest Rate Caps
Following a 1978 Supreme Court case, states like Vermont and Massachusetts cannot enact credit card caps like Dimon suggested unless Congress passes new legisl
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Welch Joins NEK Health Care Providers to Celebrate $1.4 Million in New Federal Funding to Help Build Pharmacies in Caledonia County
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Joins NEK Health Care Providers to Celebrate $1.4 Million in New Federal Funding to Help Build Pharmacies in Caledonia County
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Welch secured federal funding for Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital to construct new pharmacies in Vermont's Northeastern Kingdom
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined health care providers and community leaders for roundtable discus
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Welch, Van Hollen, Castor Lead 12 Bicameral Colleagues in Demanding Accountability for Israel's Detention and Abuse of Palestinian American Teenager Mohammed Ibrahim
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch, Van Hollen, Castor Lead 12 Bicameral Colleagues in Demanding Accountability for Israel's Detention and Abuse of Palestinian American Teenager Mohammed Ibrahim
This week marks one year since Israeli forces arrested and detained Mohammed Ibrahim, a U.S. citizen, for ten months
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U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, alongside
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Z2 Entertainment VP Weingarden Testifies Before Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection released the following testimony by Brian David Weingarden, vice president of concerts and events for Z2 Entertainment, on behalf of the Colorado Independent Venue Association, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Fees Rolled on All Summer Long: Examining the Live Entertainment Industry":
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Chairman Blackburn, Ranking Member Hickenlooper, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you
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