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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Wednesday May 13, 2026 ( 12 items )  

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Urges FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 13 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Urges FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproportionately worsen youth addict  more

Attorney General Bonta Strongly Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Rollback of Chemical Accident Prevention Rule
SACRAMENTO, California, May 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Strongly Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Rollback of Chemical Accident Prevention Rule * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA)'s proposal to weaken the federal chemical accident prevention program. The program is designed to prevent   more

Attorney General Bonta Urges FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes
SACRAMENTO, California, May 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely und  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES FDA TO REVERSE GUIDANCE EASING SALES OF FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES FDA TO REVERSE GUIDANCE EASING SALES OF FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general, called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproportionately worsen youth addiction.   more

Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Urging FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes
HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Urging FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes * Attorney General William Tong Monday led a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproportionately worse  more

Avangrid Partners With Clarkson to Advance Grid Research
ORANGE, Connecticut, May 13 (TNSxrep) -- Avangrid, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * Avangrid Partners with Clarkson to Advance Grid Research Avangrid and Clarkson lead research to improve grid capacity, EV charging, and battery energy storage systems * Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced its ongoing research partnership with Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York focused on advancing grid innovation and strengthe  more

BLS Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region April 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region April 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - May 12, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 1.0 percent over the past month, up 4.4 percent from a year ago The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region advanced 1.0 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index increased 7.3 perce  more

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Coalition Urging FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Urging FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproporti  more

MGMA Supports the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on May 11, 2026: * * * The Honorable Roger Marshall, MD U.S. Senate, 479A Russell Senate Building, Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD U.S. House of Representatives 407 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable John Joyce, MD, U.S. House of Representatives 2102 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Bob Onder, MD, JD U.S. House of Represen  more

Sen. Collins Presses Defense Officials on Iran War, Maine Shipbuilding
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Collins Presses Defense Officials on Iran War, Maine Shipbuilding At a hearing to review the Department of Defense's (FY) 2027 budget request, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned General "Dan" Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the failure to anticipat  more

Senator Collins Announces More Than $13.6 Million for Airport Improvements Across Maine
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces More Than $13.6 Million for Airport Improvements Across Maine * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that multiple Maine airports will receive a total of $13,647,939 to support important infrastructure improvements. The funding comes from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Fiscal Year 2026 Airport I  more

UHS' Sara Riddington Earns First Place Poster Honor at APNA New England Chapter Conference
AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UHS' Sara Riddington Earns First Place Poster Honor at APNA New England Chapter Conference * Sara Riddington, informatics manager at University Health Services and a doctoral candidate in the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, recently earned first place for her poster presentation at the 2026 American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) New England Chapter Conference. Riddington's poster sh  more