MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 6 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Action Taken by Governor Phil Scott on Legislation - May 6, 2026 * Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On May 6, Governor Scott signed a bill of the following title: * S.163, An act relating to the role of advanced practice registered nurses in hospital care * S.181, An act relating to eliminating the requirement  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Opposes Postal Service Proposed Rule Undermining Federal Gun Law * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate comment letter (PDF) signed by 22 states opposing an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to allow a flood of prohibited weapons across state borders by mail, endangering the public and harming state and local budgets. For al  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * ANG leaders convene to align on wartime readiness, 'bring the future faster' * ALCOA, Tenn. (AFNS) - Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, Air National Guard acting director, and Chief Master Sgt. Josh Moore, ANG command chief, hosted ANG wing commanders and senior enlisted leaders from across the nation to discuss readiness and how to bring the future faster during the annual Wing Leader Fly-In at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base,  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 6 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 33 States And D.C. Between March 2025 And March 2026; 31 States And D.C. Add Jobs In March Texas and Missouri Top Lists of 12-Month Gains, While California and Alaska Have Worst Job Losses; Ohio and Delaware Lead Monthly Gainers; Nevada Has Largest Monthly Decline  * Construction employment increased in 33 states and the Dis  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on May 6, 2026: * * * Vermont Senate advances landmark ban on Parkinson's pesticide Vote puts state on brink of being first-in-nation to prohibit toxic herbicide paraquat * Vermont's Senate today gave its initial approval to landmark legislation that would ban the use and sale of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat, bringing the state to the cusp of becoming the first in the nation to enact such a prohibi  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Hosts 'Common Grounds with Senator Welch' Listening Session in Addison County * MIDDLEBURY, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today hosted a 'Common Grounds with Senator Welch' listening session in Middlebury. The Senator joined community members and local leaders to discuss how Washington can work better for Addison County families, farmers, and businesses. "The repercussions of President   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Speaks with Vermonters About Rising Grocery Prices and Food Production Costs * Welch hosted events with Vermont farmers, nutrition advocates, and working families while in Addison County ADDISON COUNTY, VT -U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture and Senate Finance Committees, today traveled to Addison County and heard directly from Vermont farmers, producers, and f  more