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

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 27 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives posted the following commentary on March 26, 2026, by Simon Enoch: * * * AI data centres: From boom to backlash As the public becomes aware of the downside of AI data centres in their community, the need to tightly regulate the industry is becoming unavoidably * The data centre industry must be experiencing a profound sense of collective whiplash at the current moment. Not too long ago, state and local governments acr  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Colleagues in Requesting Briefing on Joint Task Force to Hold Perpetrators of Oct. 7 Attack Accountable * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) this week joined his colleagues in requesting that United States Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel convene a briefing on the Joint Task Force October 7 (JTF) to update Congress on  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 27 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * Health system leader Dan McCormack to deliver UNE's 2026 Commencement address The University of New England has announced that Daniel P. McCormack, chief executive officer of Spectrum Healthcare Partners and a longtime member of the UNE Board of Trustees, will deliver the 2026 Commencement address at its 191st Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 16. McCormack has spent his career at the intersect  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Blunt Rochester, McIver Lead Colleagues in Introducing Working Women's Bill of Rights * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), along with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), led 16 of their colleagues in introduc  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Moran, Colleagues Reaffirm Support for Joint Task Force to Hold Oct. 7 Attack Perpetrators Accountable * Senators Send Letter Requesting Briefing on Task Force's Efforts, Follows on Senator's Trip to Israel Shortly After October 7 Attacks WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) in requesting that United States Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Justice Department Notifies California and Maine of Investigations into Whether Housing Biological Men in Women's Prisons Violates Constitution Today, the United States Department of Justice notified California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Maine Gov. Janet Mills of the initiation of federal investigations into California's and Maine's practice of housing men in women's prisons. The Just  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 25 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following statement on March 24, 2026, by State Rep. Wayne Farrin, D-Jefferson: * * * Investing in Lincoln County's essential infrastructure Maine winters are the most beautiful in New England, but they take a serious toll on our infrastructure. We're all too familiar with the large potholes that can pop a tire, or the work commute that gets suddenly interrupted because a culvert collapsed and made the road impassable. These are  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of State Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono: * * * Maine Senate advances Sen. Mike Tipping bill to guarantee Mainers the right to repair their own electronic devices, support small electronic repair shops in Maine On Tuesday, March 24, the Maine Senate gave initial support to a bill from Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono. LD 1908, "An Act to Require the Cooperation of Original Manufacturers of Electronic Devices to Fa  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on March 24, 2026, on behalf of State Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough: * * * Sen. Brenner, Rep. Sato congratulate Legislative Memorial Scholarship winner from Cumberland County On Wednesday, March 18, Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough, and Rep. Ellie Sato, D-Gorham, congratulated Mina Sayed, who is the 2026 Legislative Memorial Scholarship winner from Cumberland County. A graduate of Gorham High School, Mina is  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of State Sen. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth: * * * Sen. Grohoski shares 2026 MDOT work plan for state bridge and road projects Sen. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth, is pleased to announce the details of Maine's three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for Senate District 7. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation's strategy for roa  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on March 24, 2026, on behalf of State Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel: * * * Sen. Ingwersen, Pres. Daughtry attend bill signing for new child care law at St. Louis Child Development Center in Biddeford BIDDEFORD -- On Monday, March 23, Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, and Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, visited St. Louis Child Development Center in Biddeford for a bill signing of LD 1728, "An Act t  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Leads Colleagues in Requesting Briefing on Joint Task Force to Hold Perpetrators of Oct. 7 Attack Accountable * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science - this week led his colleagues in requesting that United States Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash  more

PORTLAND, Maine, March 27 -- The University of Maine School of Law issued the following news: * * * Justice for Women Lecture highlights the power of community-driven healthcare solutions Maine Law hosted the 2026 Justice for Women Lecture on March 12, featuring Dr. Jane Anyango, a globally recognized leader in nursing education, intimate partner violence prevention, and rural community health. In her lecture titled "The Power of Community," Anyango shared lessons from her work in rural Ugan  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