MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 16 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Action Taken by Governor Phil Scott on Legislation - June 16, 2026 Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On June 16, Governor Scott signed bills of the following titles: * H.211, An act relating to data brokers and personal information * H.294, An act relating to telecommunications services and wages in correctional facilities * H.  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 17 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Action Taken by Governor Phil Scott on Legislation - June 17, 2026 Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On June 17, Governor Scott signed bills of the following titles: * H.686, An act relating to expanding identification of certain lobbying advertisements * H.757, An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperative  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * At HELP Committee Markup, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Announces Support for Senator Collins' Bipartisan INSULIN Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) markup, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) signaled his strong support for Senator Susan Collins' Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act by intr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Attempt to Expedite Microreactors at the Expense of Safety and the Environment * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to oppose its proposed rule to fast-track licensing and deployment of small nucle  more

NEW YORK, June 18 -- 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 17, 2026, by President Bill Donohue: * * * THE PHONIES CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the freeing of the last slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865. It will be commemorated this year by elite colleges and universities   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48996) entitled "Implementation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Programs: CFI and NEVI" by energy policy analyst Melissa N. Diaz. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58) established two federal programs to support the expansion of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure: the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NE  more

NEW YORK, June 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * NEW SERIES "HOMESTEAD RESCUE: INTERVENTION" PUSHES WILDERNESS EXPERT RANEY FAMILY INTO THEIR MOST EMOTIONAL AND HIGH-STAKES RESCUES OF OFF-GRIDDERS LIVING BEYOND THE EDGE OF SURVIVAL * From the fan-favorite series HOMESTEAD RESCUE comes an all-new, high-stakes intervention series featuring the Raney family. Wilderness living experts Marty and Matt Rane  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Demands Trump Admin Provide a Report on Human Rights Violations and Corruption in Honduras: "Congress and the American people, as well as the people of Honduras, have every right to know." * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today spoke in support of a Resolution led by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), that would require the Trump  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on U.S.-Iran Ceasefire * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, details of which have been shrouded in secrecy by the Trump Administration: "I am encouraged by early reports of a ceasefire deal. The bombing in Iran and Lebanon must end. I opposed the war with Iran before  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Van Hollen, Durbin, and Knight Institute Host Press Conference with Mohsen Mahdawi at U.S. Capitol on Threats to Free Speech and Immigration Law * Welch: " The whole point of free speech is that you can speak truth to power." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, alongside U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D  more