LANSING, Michigan, March 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Court Order Requiring Trump Administration to Restore Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 23 states have secured a court order (PDF) requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to promptly take steps necessary to reverse the termination of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Attempt to Intimidate Scientific Organizations * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief opposing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s demand seeking documentation on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)'s clinical guidance regarding gen  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION STANDING UP TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ATTACKS ON PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in support of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which is being targeted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over recommendations that run counter to the Trump adm  more

NEW YORK, March 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Vermont 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - March 10, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.8 percent in Vermont, compared to 8.0 percent for the nation, the U.S. Bureau of Labo  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- A coalition of 31 national and 105 state or local organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging it to reconsider proposed changes to the definition of professional degrees in federal student loan programs, warning that the policy could worsen workforce shortages in human service fields. The law, enacted as H.R. 1 (PL 119-21), introduced sweeping changes to the federal student loan framework, imposing new borrowing limits for g  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- A coalition of 10 state attorneys general submitted a public comment letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration raising concerns about proposed federal regulations addressing the transportation of hazardous materials using highly automated transportation systems. The letter cited that while autonomous technologies for non-hazmat applications, such as delivery robots, have been introduced, there has been insufficient development for the safe tran  more

ALBANY, New York, March 10 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces North Country Winners of Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward Program * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the City of Ogdensburg will receive $10 million in funding as the North Country winner of the ninth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), and the Town of Moriah and Village of Heuvelton will each receive $4.5 million as the  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 26-034) on March 3, 2026 entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services to Disability Rights Vermont, Inc., Montpelier, Vermont": Here is the executive summary: * * * Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Servi  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSFR) -- Legal Services Corp. announces the availability of funding for basic field grants to support civil legal aid for low-income individuals. The corporation distributes funds to service providers across the country to ensure access to justice in civil matters. This announcement precedes a congressional appropriation for fiscal 2027, with grant terms scheduled to begin in Jan. 1, 2027. Applicants must be qualified to deliver efficient legal services within designated  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Standing Up to Trump Administration Attacks on Professional Medical Organization Attorney General Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in support of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which is being targeted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over recommendations that run counter to the Trump a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Vows To Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry Attorney General Jennifer Davenport released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert t  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * New Testing Detects Toxic PFAS in Herbicide Applied Across Public Lands * Washington, DC - New independent testing by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) has detected toxic PFAS - also known as "forever chemicals" - in the herbicide Indaziflam, sold under the brand name Rejuvra. There is a growing concern that PFAS are used in pestici  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 11 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by senior policy fellow Hanna Liebman Dershowitz: * * * Second-look laws allow courts to reconsider long prison sentences Second-look laws offer a needed way to bring our justice system into alignment with both values and practical constraints. * Since the late 1970s, the United States has been locking up more and more people in prisons for longer periods of time. In fact, according to the National Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump Admin is Shortchanging Consumers with Half-Hearted Live Nation Antitrust Settlement * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is criticizing the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) preliminary settlement with Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, saying it doesn't go far enough to address competition in the ticketing industry and will leave consumers facing artificiall  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Sanders: No, Might Does Not Make Right Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to unravel international law. The attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel are unraveling international law, the Geneva Conventions and the legitimacy of the United Nations. This is extremely dangerous for the future of  more

ITHACA, New York, March 10 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Sap chiller to improve quality of life for maple producers * On a 65-degree day during last year's maple season, Chad Virkler and his family boiled all night to keep up with the flow of sap - if they let it sit, it would spoil. "Ropey syrup is not a myth, you can actually make it if you let your concentrate sit around at that kind of temperature," said Virkler, owner of Virkler Farm and Forest in Danby, Vermo  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Asel Roberts, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia, from a March 5, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Ricketts, Ranking Member Coons, and distinguished Members of this committee: I am honored to appear before you as President Trump's nominee to be the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia. I am truly grateful to President Trump and Secretary Rubio f  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Refutes Trump's Dangerous Attempts to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship: "It is very clear that the law says if you're born here, you are a citizen here." * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, today emphasized the grave dangers of President Trump's executive order aiming to terminate birthright citizenship  more