SACRAMENTO, California, May 22 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Raises Concerns Over Donor-Advised Fund Restrictions Affecting Southern Poverty Law Center * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, urged several large donor-advised fund sponsors to carefully evaluate their decision to stop payments to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) following a heavily critic  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES FUNDS TO REEVALUATE DECISION TO CUT OFF DONATIONS TO SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general, urged several large donor-advised charitable fund sponsors to carefully evaluate their decisions to stop payments to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) following the Department of Justice's (DOJ) h  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: * * * Key U.S. House Committee Passes FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Following Historic Transfer of Ridglan Farms Dogs to Animal Welfare Groups Bipartisan legislation will expedite transition toward human-relevant testing methods and away from use of dogs, primates, and other animals in drug screening protocols * The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action applauded the U.S. House Energy and C  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 22 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 32 States And D.C. Between April 2025 And April 2026; 32 States Add Construction Jobs From March To April Texas and Louisiana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and Alaska Lag; Florida and New Mexico Lead in Monthly Gains, While New Jersey and Maine Have the Biggest and Steepest   more

LOGAN, Utah, May 22 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Ken Guan to Join USU Blanding Campus as New Associate Vice President * BLANDING, Utah - Utah State University has announced Ken Guan will become associate vice president for the Blanding campus. Guan will start at USU Blanding on July 1, 2026. Guan has worked in higher ed for more than 20 years, including roles at Indiana University, Kansas State University, University of Vermont, University of Texas, and most re  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi's Rhoshunda Kelly Elected CSBS Chair The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today announced the election of Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance Commissioner Rhoshunda G. Kelly to serve as the new chair of the CSBS Board of Directors. The election took place during the CSBS annual meeting, where new officers for 2026-27 were also installed. Chair Kel  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 22 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Rutland Medicaid Service Provider Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud * The Attorney General's Office announced that Emily St. Peter, 48, of Rutland, Vermont, has pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of Medicaid Fraud after falsely billing Medicaid for caregiver services that she did not provide. Ms. St. Peter entered her plea on May 21, 2026, in Vermont Superior Court, Rutland Crimin  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Vermont Finalizes Sweeping Wakesurfing Restrictions, NMMA Voices Opposition * Late this week, Vermont finalized overreaching changes to its already the nation's strictest statewide wakesurfing rule (500-foot shore offset, 20-foot depth requirement, 50-acre minimum), drastically reducing access from 30 eligible inland lakes to just 18 lakes despite no eviden  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Min Join MS NOW's The Weeknight to Discuss Bicameral Probe into Trump Pardons * Today - Friday, May 22 nd -is the deadline for responses to the lawmakers' letters WASHINGTON, D.C. -Thursday evening, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, alongside U.S. Representative Dave Min (D-CA-47), Member of the House Committee on Oversi  more