PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Secures Court Order Requiring Trump Administration to Restore Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding Attorney General Kris Mayes and a coalition of 23 states have secured a court order requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to promptly take steps necessary to reverse the termination of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Bergman, Golden, Bacon, Suozzi Introduce Bill to Formally Review Mental Health Programs for Servicemembers and Veterans Reps. Jack Bergman (MI-01), Jared Golden (ME-02), Tom Suozzi (NY-03), and Don Bacon (NE-02) have introduced the bipartisan Improving Mental Health Support for Servicemembers and Veterans Act, which would launch a formal review into the effectiveness of the federal government's ment  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 10 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Leads Letter Seeking Confirmation of Homeland Security Policy on ICE at Polling Locations Today Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced that Colorado, along with eight other states, has sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Nominee Markwayne Mullin seeking confirmation that immigration enforcement agents would not be at   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 10 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Committee advances Gere legislation to create new housing in Maine The Legislature's Housing and Economic Development Committee voted last week to advance legislation sponsored by Rep. Traci Gere, D-Kennebunkport, that would redevelop vacant school buildings into housing. There are around 24 school properties currently vacant statewide. As amended, LD 2164, would provide ongoing f  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * GOP Medicaid Cuts Are Hammering Maine Hospitals - And Paul LePage is All In CNN : "34,000 Mainers are expected to lose Medicaid coverage later this year and next" because of Republicans' Big Ugly Bill  * Recent reporting from CNN reveals that House Republicans' Big, Ugly Bill is already taking a severe toll on Maine's health care system - and Paul LePage is standing right behind   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, King Lead Amicus Brief Opposing Trump's Illegal Monument Scheme Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), and Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), along with Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), filed an amicus brief in federal court opposing Pres  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Leads Bicameral Amicus Brief Challenging Trump's Plans for Illegal Monument on National Park Service Land * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, is joining several of his Senate and House colleagues in filing an amicus brief that would put a stop to President Trump's plan to construct a commemorative arch on federal p  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Edwin Osorio for Election to Congress * AFGE says Osorio will fight for federal workers FLEMINGTON, N.J. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Edwin Osorio for election to the U.S. House representing New York's 7 th Congressional District in the 2026 elections. The st  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Celebrates Progression of Camp Ellis Jetty Project Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Maine Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the construction contract for Camp Ellis to construct a spur jetty. Senator Collins secured $23 million to prevent erosion at Camp Ellis in Saco in 2025. The funding supports the construction  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * The 19th: This Democrat built a farm-to-politics career. Now she's working with MAHA moms. * Published in The 19th Long before entering politics, Rep. Chellie Pingree was a self-described hippie, a back-to-the-lander and an organic farmer. In the 1970s, after attending college in Maine, she saw an opportunity to live a more sustainable life there. She decided to stay, and moved to an island of  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 10 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * Occupational studies students learn real-world value of assistive technology from athletes Students were treated to a panel discussion that included two caregivers and two athletes with Special Olympics Maine. Story by Deirdre Fleming Stires As Grace Stults with Special Olympics Maine explained to a University of New England occupational studies class some of the latest assistive technology and ada  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Backs Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) backed the Direct File Act, new legislation that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to end the highly successful Direct File program -which allowed taxpayers to file their taxes online, for free, and directly with the government -and make the program permanent. "The Di  more