OTTAWA, Ontario, May 29 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on May 28, 2026, by Stuart Trew, director of the Trade and Investment Research Project: * * * CUSMA review comes into focus What Trump and the Democrats agree about the future of North American trade - In just over a month, North American governments are expected to decide the future of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). More likely, they will decide how to decide that future. It's   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 27 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * DHS Responds to Letter from Nine Secretaries of State, states "no reason for ICE personnel to be deployed to polling places." The Secretary of State's Office has received a letter from Todd M. Lyons, Acting ICE Director, in response to the March 9 letter from nine Secretaries of State that sought confirmation from Homeland Security Director Markwayne Mullin that immigration enforcement agents   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Secure Senate Passage of Legislation to Keep Rural Community Hospitals Open, Improve New Mexicans' Access to Healthcare * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) secured Senate passage of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, legislation they cosponsored to improve New Mexicans' access to healthcare and keep rural ho  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 28 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * Secretary of State issues final wording on referendum question Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced the final wording of a referendum question. If the citizens' initiative question entitled "An Act to Designate School Sports Participation and Facilities by Sex" appears on the November 3, 2026, ballot, the question will be: "Do you want to change civil rights and education laws to require   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 29 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following commentary by Maine State Rep. Ellie Sato: * * * Protecting the rights of all Mainers We recently concluded this year's legislative session, where I fought for laws that will make life better for families and working people. In Maine, we did the hard work of governing, passing policies to help ensure our state is a place where families can live and work, where young people can put down roots and where we take care of our  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 29 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following commentary by Maine State Rep. Sophie Warren: * * * Delivering Affordability and Accountability for Maine People When I first ran for office six years ago, I promised to focus on the issues affecting people's daily lives: affordability, accountability and building a future where Maine families can thrive. Over the past six years serving my hometown of Scarborough in the Maine House of Representatives, I've delivered on  more