WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration announced the receipt of 95 petitions under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for the period of Feb. 1, 2026, through Feb. 28, 2026. The program allows for compensation if a petitioner can prove that a vaccine caused a condition not explicitly listed or if symptoms appeared outside the specified windows. To ensure a fair process, the Secretary is required   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 26 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance of Americans Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general urging Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence (AI) tools that enable mass surveillance of Amer  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 25 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * North Ferrisburgh Resident Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault * The Attorney General's Office announced that Spencer L. Bates, 38, of North Ferrisburgh, Vermont, was arraigned today on one felony charge of sexual assault and one felony charge of aggravated sexual assault. The charges brought against Mr. Bates are the result of an investigation conducted by the Middlebury Polic  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Pearl Harbor Survivor Celebrates 106th Birthday With Navy Talent Acquisition Group New England * Pearl Harbor survivor and Navy veteran Freeman Johnson arrived in celebrity-like fashion at the Barnstable Adult Community Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts, March 18. Johnson, one of the oldest survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was there to celebrate his 106th birthday. He emerged from a black l  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Welch Pulls Back Curtain on Republicans' So-Called "Sanctuary City" Narrative * Welch: "This is about protecting the right of local communities to protect local communities." WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, pushed back on the false narrative that "sanctuary city" policies impede on local law  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Announce AI Data Center Moratorium Act Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) today announced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act, legislation that would enact a reasonable pause to the development of AI to ensure the safety of humanity. "AI and robotics are creating the most sweeping technological re  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by University of Vermont Economics Professor Richard Sicotte from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "Pier Pressure: Regulation and Competition in Maritime Shipping": * * * Chairman Fitzgerald, Ranking Member Nadler, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify today on regulation and competition in ocean shipping. I am a Pr  more