WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * After Weak Live Nation-Ticketmaster Antitrust Deal, Welch Joins Bicameral Bill to Ensure Antitrust Settlements Benefit Consumers Over Special Interests * Legislation is supported by antitrust enforcers from both sides of the aisle WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, today joined U.  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 17 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins coalition to protect EV infrastructure investment from federal attempt to freeze buildout * Attorney General Nick Brown joined a coalition of state attorneys general urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to withdraw a proposal that would effectively freeze future federal funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure by imposing an unworkable   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Leads Multistate Opposition To Trump Administration's Attacks On Independent Professional Medical Organizations * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of attorneys general in filing amicus briefs in support of the Endocrine Society (ES) and World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which are be  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * At Subcommittee Hearing, Republicans Refuse to Confront Trump's Affordability Crisis Republicans Focus on Narrow Antitrust Exemption While Trump Corrupts Antitrust Enforcement and Drives Up Costs for All Americans * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Another Attempt by Trump Administration to Undermine Guidance from Reputable Scientific Organizations * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of attorneys general in submitting amicus briefs opposing demands from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeking documentation on clinical guidance published by the Endocrine S  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 16 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Announces Win in Federal Funding Freeze Case * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit largely upheld a lower court order blocking the Trump Administration's illegal effort to categorically freeze trillions of dollars in essential federal funding to states. In January 2025, Attorney General Clark   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 16 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Says Proposed Federal EV Charger Manufacturing Rule Sets 'Impossible' Standard * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of state attorneys general urging the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw a proposal that would require electric vehicle chargers funded with federal dollars to be made entirely with U.S. components. Under current   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration's Attack on States' Fair Housing Laws Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit (PDF) challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcemen  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration Attack on Fair Housing Laws Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agencies for abidin  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Praises the SAVE America Act * "The SAVE America Act protects the vote of every single American citizen. What it says is simple. If you want to vote in the United States of America, you need to be a citizen of the United States of America. You need to show ID at the polls to vote. This is common sense." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today delivered remar  more

NEW YORK, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Vermont Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - March 17, 2026 * * * Employment fell 0.5 percent in Vermont's only large county, Chittenden, from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that the rate of employment change in Chittenden ranked 254th among the 364 largest  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: The best open enrollment proposals moving through state legislatures Plus: Three states announced they will reconsider their initial opposition to the federal tax-credit scholarship program. By Jude Schwalbach With state legislative sessions in full swing, some clear trends are emerging and open enrollment is leading the way. This year, 31 states are considering nearly   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 18 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Opposition to Trump Administration's Attacks on Independent Professional Medical Organizations Trump Administration's Attempt to Intimidate Medical Organizations with Baseless Investigations Undermines Public Health * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing two amicus briefs  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Political Science Department Hosts Inaugural New England Town Meeting Symposium * More than 150 students, academics, and state and local government practitioners recently gathered at UMass Amherst and online to discuss the past, present and future of the New England Town Meeting, a tradition dating back to the 1600s.The Department of Political Science hosted Deliberation and Division: Making   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 17, 2026: * * * Sanders Calls for Senate Hearing to Correct Kennedy's Dangerous Misinformation Campaign on Autism and Vaccines In the aftermath of Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy's repeated and dangerous misinformation campaign inaccurately linking vaccines to autism, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking M  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Sanders Calls for Senate Hearing to Correct Kennedy's Dangerous Misinformation Campaign on Autism and Vaccines In the aftermath of Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy's repeated and dangerous misinformation campaign inaccurately linking vaccines to autism, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Backs Dalilah's Law * Today, the American Trucking Associations, Truckload Carriers Association, National Tank Truck Carriers, and state trucking associations across the country issued the following joint statement in support of Dalilah's Law, which will be considered by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee tomorrow, March 18  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Blackburn, Urge ByteDance to Immediately Shut Down 'Seedance 2.0' AI Video Model Following Copyright Infringement * Senators: "Seedance 2.0 poses a direct threat to the American intellectual property system and, more broadly, to the constitutional rights and economic livelihoods of our creative community." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn  more