| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Friday March 13, 2026 ( 15 items ) |
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88 CEG snow team ensures mission success
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news:
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88 CEG snow team ensures mission success
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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Eight-year-old me loved snow days. And it wasn't just the whole "wicked awesome, no school, we rule" thing. It was more about embracing the immortality of youth with my friends and immersing ourselves in the cold outdoors. We would spend hours in freezing temps performing acrobatic maneuv
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America First Legal Reveals Latest Legal Failures by States Challenging Trump Administration's CFPB Funding Cuts
WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release:
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America First Legal Reveals Latest Legal Failures by States Challenging Trump Administration's CFPB Funding Cuts
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America First Legal (AFL) has uncovered that multiple states lack evidence of any actual harm in their lawsuit challenging Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought's efforts to cut funding from the Consumer Financial Protectio
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Attorney General Clark Announces $480,000 Settlement with United Counseling Services Over Public Safety Failures
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 12 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Announces $480,000 Settlement with United Counseling Services Over Public Safety Failures
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The Attorney General's Office today announced that it has reached a settlement with United Counseling Service of Bennington County, Inc. (UCS), resolving allegations of service failures that resulted in serious safety risks to Medicaid recipients and to the public. Un
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO STOP UNLAWFUL DATA DEMAND TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO STOP UNLAWFUL DATA DEMAND TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
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New Reporting Requirements Jeopardize Student Privacy, Threaten Schools with Baseless Investigations
Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in challenging the Trump administration's demand that higher education institutions pr
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Launches Department of Social Work to Support and Elevate the Profession System-wide
HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 13 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center launches Department of Social Work to support and elevate the profession system-wide
Dartmouth Health's Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) recently launched a Department of Social Work to serve as a professional home for this important group of clinicians. Based in Lebanon, the department will support social work identity, training, development and best practices ac
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FAIR Investigation Reveals 'Dangerous Trifecta' Policies in Eight States Enabling Widespread Noncitizen Voting
WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release:
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FAIR Investigation Reveals 'Dangerous Trifecta' Policies in Eight States Enabling Widespread Noncitizen Voting
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Report Uncovers Thousands of Illegal Aliens on Voter Rolls, Stonewalling by Officials
WASHINGTON-The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) today released an investigative report exposing how eight "worst offender" jurisdi
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Oregon: Legislation Permitting Patients To Consume Medical Cannabis in Healthcare Facilities Advances to Governor's Desk
WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release:
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Oregon: Legislation Permitting Patients To Consume Medical Cannabis in Healthcare Facilities Advances to Governor's Desk
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Salem, OR: Lawmakers have advanced legislation to the Governor's desk permitting qualified patients to consume certain medical cannabis products in eligible residential healthcare facilities.
The proposal, HB 4142, require
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Sanders, Welch, Balint Statement on Recent ICE Raids in South Burlington
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Sanders, Welch, Balint Statement on Recent ICE Raids in South Burlington
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BURLINGTON, VT - The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (D-Vt.), today released the following statement regarding the recent ICE raids in South Burlington:
"President Trump's domestic army, ICE, came into Vermont yeste
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Sanders, Welch, Balint Statement on Recent ICE Raids in South Burlington
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Sanders, Welch, Balint Statement on Recent ICE Raids in South Burlington
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BURLINGTON, VT - The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), today released the following statement regarding the recent ICE raids in South Burlington:
"President Trump's domestic army, ICE, came into Vermont yes
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Va. A.G. Jones and Coalition of Attorneys General Challenge Trump Administration Effort to Undermine Birth Control Coverage
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 13 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 12, 2026:
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Attorney General Jay Jones and Coalition of Attorneys General Challenge Trump Administration Effort to Undermine Birth Control Coverage
Attorney General Jay Jones has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration's 2017 and 2018 regulations that undermine the Affordable Care Act's guarantee of no-cost contrac
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Vt. Gov. Scott Issues Condemns "Unnecessary" Federal Law Enforcement Actions in South Burlington
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 12 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement:
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Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement following the South Burlington law enforcement actions taken yesterday.
"From my perspective, what unfolded yesterday in South Burlington was totally unnecessary. In this difficult national climate, it's the responsibility of law enforcement officials to do their jobs in a safe and lawful way. The actions of federal law enforcement, from o
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Welch Joins 45 Senators in Pressing DOD Secretary Hegseth for Answers on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Joins 45 Senators in Pressing DOD Secretary Hegseth for Answers on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 40 Senate colleagues in demanding that the Departmen
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Welch, Jacobs Introduce Bicameral Bill Demanding Accountability for Hind Rajab, Palestinian Child Killed by Israeli Forces
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch, Jacobs Introduce Bicameral Bill Demanding Accountability for Hind Rajab, Palestinian Child Killed by Israeli Forces
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Hind is honored in Oscar-nominated film, "The Voice of Hind Rajab"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51) today led Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) in
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White House: Trump Effect - A Running List of New U.S. Investment in President Trump's Second Term
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The White House issued the following news on March 10, 2026:
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TRUMP EFFECT: A Running List of New U.S. Investment in President Trump's Second Term
Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his unwavering commitment to revitalizing American industry has spurred trillions of dollars of investments in U.S. manufacturing, production, and innovation -- and the list only continues to grow.
Here is a non-comprehensive running list of new U.S.-based investments in Pre
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Yale University: Pioneering Approach Aims to Improve Family Health and Wealth Across Generations
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 12 -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Pioneering Approach Aims to Improve Family Health and Wealth Across Generations
By Mallory Locklear
For the past 15 years, a Yale Child Study Center program called the MOMS Partnership has been working to advance maternal mental health. It began in New Haven with the aim of offering support to mothers experiencing poverty while meeting them where they were, out in the community. With its success, the progra
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