MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 26 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Action Taken on Legislation by Governor Phil Scott - March 26, 2026 * Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bill, passed by the General Assembly. On March 26, Governor Scott signed a bill of the following title: * S.60, An act relating to establishing the Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund to provide payments for farm and forestry operat  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Backs D.C.'s Large Capacity Magazine Ban * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed a brief in support of the District of Columbia in Benson v. United States which is pending before the D.C. Court of Appeals. The District of Columbia's law bans the possession, sale, or transfer of large-capacit  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 25 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Calls for Tariff Refunds * RALEIGH - After the Supreme Court ruled the federal government's tariffs unlawful last month, Attorney General Jeff Jackson is calling on Congress to refund businesses and consumers for increased costs. Those tariffs imposed $3.5 billion in costs on North Carolina businesses and consumers. "North Carolina's busin  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of seventeen state attorneys general urging Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans w  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Sanders, Casar Introduce Legislation to Prevent Owners from Moving Teams Without Giving Locals Chance to Buy Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) today introduced the Home Team Act, legislation to require owners of professional sports teams to give local communities the chance to buy teams before relocating them. Joining Sanders and Casar as cosponsors of th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 27 -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news: * * * "Small But Mighty..." An Article Co-authored by Law Library Director Susan Drisko Zago, "Small But Mighty: Small Academic Law Libraries' Specialty Legal Collections as Cues for Contemporary Collective Development" article was written to explore the theme of the evolving landscape of law library collections as part of the University of Iowa Law Library's second annual Law Collecti  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL RESCISSION OF LANDMARK 2009 GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback, Threatening Health and Safety of Virginians * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Colu  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Honored by American Bar Association for Bicameral Work to Protect Federal Public Defender Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate's only former Public Defender, was honored with the 2026 American Bar Association (ABA) Justice Award for his fight to fully fund federal defender programs. "The rule of law is under   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Outlines Dangers of SAVE America Act: "We cannot advance a bill that will disenfranchise voters." * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, took to the Senate floor to outline the dangers of Republicans' voter disenfranchisement bill, the SAVE America Act. In his remarks, Senator Welch read letters from Vermo  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Speaks on Americans' Dwindling Support for Trump's Deadly War in Iran: "In a democracy, public backing for a war is not optional." * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) spoke on the Senate floor and emphasized how President Trump's $200 billion request for funding to support his war of choice in Iran will drive up costs for American families, farmers, and small business owners.  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Blumenthal Ask IG if DHS, White House Attempted to Block Reported Investigation into Noem's Ad Campaign * WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (IG) Jo  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Dexter Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Decommission Offshore Oil and Gas Wells, Platforms, and Pipelines * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, today joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), alongside U.S. Representative Maxine Dexter (D-O  more