MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 20 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Action Taken by Governor Phil Scott on Legislation - May 20, 2026 * Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On May 20, Governor Scott signed bills of the following titles: * H.270, An act relating to confidentiality in peer support sessions for emergency service providers * H.385, An act relating to remedies and pro  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 19 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues to Protect Funding for Nurses and Other Healthcare Workers * North Carolina's rural counties would be the hardest hit. Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued the U.S. Department of Education over a new rule that would have devastating consequences for North Carolina's healthcare workforce and leave many rural residents without primary care.  more

NEW YORK, May 21 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Adds Multifamily Investment Sales Advisor Shivu Srinivasan as Senior Managing Director in San Francisco Newmark announces the Company has hired Shivu Srinivasan, a multifamily investment sales advisor with more than a decade of acquisition and disposition experience across value-add, core and core-plus propertie  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Over 440 Civil Rights, Faith, and Labor Organizations Call Department of Justice Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center a "Naked Attempt to Weaponize the the Criminal Justice System to Silence Speech" * National Coalition Urges Congress to "Put a Stop to It" Ahead of House Judiciary Committee Hearing on SPLC The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 21 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * Governor McKee Announces Nominations to the Coastal Resources Management Council Today, Governor Dan McKee announced appointments of six individuals to serve on Rhode Island's Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC): Carder Starr, Scott Rabideau, Richard Bernardo, Raymond Coia, W. Michael Sullivan , and Stephen Izzi. "Rhode Island's oceans, coastline, and be  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 21 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * UMass Chan scientist receives $1.6 million from National Institute of General Medical Sciences to refine gene therapy vectors By Jim Fessenden Phillip Tai, PhD, received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to investigate the basic mechanisms of adeno-associated viral vectors (AAV) using high-resolution DNA sequencing technology. The  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 21 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Sues U.S. Department of Education Over Student Loan Rule Limiting Access to Student Loans for Professional Degree Programs Coalition challenges unlawful rule that could restrict access to advanced education and worsen workforce shortages * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against th  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Ensures Delivery of $260,000 in Federal Funding to Improve Family Travel Experience at Burlington International Airport * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced the delivery of $260,000 in federal funding, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), to modernize and enhance the family travel experience at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airpor  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch to National Grocers Association: "We cannot allow monopoly power to squeeze out local small businesses." * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, this week addressed independent retailers, wholesalers, and small grocers at the National Grocers Associ  more