RICHMOND, Virginia, June 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Continues Fight for Virginians Amidst Cost Crisis 24-state coalition defends recent court win and appeals procedural ruling over unlawful tariffs - Attorney General Jay Jones joined 23 other Attorneys General today to defend a major court victory on behalf of Virginians. The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) recently struck down Presid  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Continues Fight Against Illegal Tariffs Attorney General Mayes today took action in federal court and continued defending a major court victory for consumers. The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) recently struck down President Trump's latest efforts to unlawfully impose tariffs on products purchased by American consumers and businesses. The Tr  more

ALBANY, New York, June 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $36.5 Million from CVS for Defrauding Medicaid * June 9, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 other attorneys general and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in securing $36.5 million from CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) for fraudulently overbilling Medicaid for insulin prescriptions. From 2010   more

SALEM, Oregon, June 9 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Keeps Fighting Against Trump's Unlawful Tariffs * 24-state coalition defends recent court win and appeals procedural ruling Attorney General Dan Rayfield today took action in federal court and continued defending a major court victory for consumers. The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) recently struck down President Trump's latest efforts to unlawfully imp  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Brownley, Warren, Merkley, Pressley, Carson Lead 60+ Lawmakers in Urging Trump Administration to Immediately Address Largest Student Loan Default Crisis on Record * Washington, DC -Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Congressman Andre Carson (D-Ind.), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), led 61 members   more

NEW YORK, June 10 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on June 9, 2026, by President Bill Donohue: * * * WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE CALLED "PROGRESSIVES"? So-called progressives are expected to deliver progress, but these days most of those who describe themselves as such are more likely to deliver anarchy. Darializa Avil  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 10 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on June 9, 2026: * * * Maine's New School Employee Investigation Law: What Independent Schools Need to Know + 6 Steps to Take Now Maine private school leaders and administrators must be aware of sweeping new rules that significantly expand your obligations when it comes to investigations of school employees and reporting required by the Maine Department of Education (MDOE). This Insight explains what change  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden votes against GOP's partisan ICE, CBP reconciliation bill * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today voted against the Republicans' fiscally irresponsible reconciliation bill that would have plowed nearly $70 billion of funds toward ICE and CBP, despite the agencies already sitting on enough funds to cover their operations. "I support the men and women who enforce our nation's immigr  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * House passes Golden-backed bill to make it easier for unions to secure their first contract * WASHINGTON -The House of Representatives today passed The Faster Labor Contracts Act, a bill co-sponsored by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) that would stop corporations from using endless negotiating delays to block unions from obtaining their first contract. The bill, introduced by Congressman Donald Norc  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, Pingree Demand Answers from Forest Service on Glyphosate Spraying in National Forests * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, are demanding answers from the U.S. Forest  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 10 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news: * * * State of Maine Hosts Delegation from Finland in Support of Forest Bioeconomy Collaboration The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF), the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), and the Maine International Trade Center (MITC) co-hosted a delegation of forestry industry and government stakeholders from Finland as part of t  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 9 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news on June 8, 2026: * * * Maine Launches Data Center Advisory Council By Camille Norton, NASEO On April 29, 2026, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed an executive order establishing the Maine Data Center Advisory Council, composed of 17 members who deliver a report and recommendations on large-scale data center development to the Governor and Legislature. These recommendations, focused on m  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Whitehouse, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * Senators call out DOJ's quiet removal of long-standing election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Democ  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Huffman Demand Answers from Forest Service on Glyphosate Spraying in National Forests * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and Congressman Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) are demanding answers from the U.S. Forest Service about its current and planned use of glyphosate-based herbicides on fed  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Collins Questions Air Force Secretary on Engine Production, Aerial Refueling Based in Maine At a hearing to review the 2027 budget request for the Department of the Air Force, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Secretary Meink on funding for F-35 engine modernization efforts, emphasizing that the Prat  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester join Democratic colleagues to sound alarm on Trump administration use of election crimes prosecutions to interfere in midterm elections Senators call out DOJ's quiet removal of long-standing election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms - U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.), joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing June 6th as National Naloxone Awareness Day * Washington (June 8, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) today led their Senate colleagues to introduce a bipartisan resolution designating June 6, 2026, as National Nalo  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that says it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Teacher Fellows' Lessons Inspired by Global Health Reporting Reach Over 1,000 Students Author: Sushmita Jaya Mukherjee, Pulitzer Center Staff * * * "The impact of this program is it is transforming how I view my role as an educator. I have already started to transform my biology lessons by increasing awareness of others globally through underreported stor  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Padilla, Durbin, Whitehouse, Colleagues in Sounding Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, June 9 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * WVU study links support for rural women entrepreneurs to economic growth * Though rural women entrepreneurs make up only a small portion of the self-employed across the United States, new West Virginia University research shows they are crucial to overall economic success. A study by Heather Stephens, director of the WVU Regional Research Institute, and Xiaoyin Li a postdoctoral fellow, with Jaso  more