MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 27 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Action Taken by Governor Phil Scott on Legislation - April 27, 2026 Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On April 27, Governor Scott signed bills of the following titles: * H.237, An act relating to prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists * H.508, An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Burlington   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Barriers to Legal Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers * Defends California's workforce, economy, and immigrant communities OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta last week led a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed rule that would modify filing and eligibility requirements for individu  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 27 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Announces $22 Million from Ongoing Settlement with Tobacco Manufacturers and Calls for Greater Scrutiny of Vape Market * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont received a total of $22,103,714.56 from tobacco manufacturers under the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). Annually, Vermont receives monies from tobacco manufacturers fro  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Barriers to Legal Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed rule that would modify filing and eligibility requirements for individuals seeking Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) based on a pen  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Moves to Permanently Block President Trump's Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting, Exerting Control over Elections * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general, along with the Governor of Pennsylvania, in filing a motion for summary judgment (PDF) in their ongoing challenge to President Trump's executive order that unlawfully att  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Successfully Pushes Trump Administration to Release Education Funding for Vermont BURLINGTON, Vt. April 27 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today announced that the Department of Education has finally released $11.58 million in federal K-12 COVID-19 funding for 20 Vermont school districts and the Agency of  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bill to Block Trump's Attacks on Vote by Mail, Presses USPS on Unconstitutional Executive Order U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined the Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act (Absentee MVP) Act, legislation led by U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), to block President Trump's unlawful March 31, 2026, executive order (EO) that aims to  more