Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maine
AG Campbell Sues U.S. Department Of Education Over Cuts To School Mental Health Grants
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Sues U.S. Department Of Education Over Cuts To School Mental Health Grants
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BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 14 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating grants that are part of a congressionally approved school-based mental health prog
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AG Nessel Joins Lawsuit to Prevent Department of Education's Cuts to School Mental Health Grants
LANSING, Michigan, July 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel Joins Lawsuit to Prevent Department of Education's Cuts to School Mental Health Grants
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LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit (PDF) with 14 other attorneys general to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. In defiance of a court order, the administratio
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Amidst Cost Crisis, Virginia Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers and Businesses With Illegal Tariffs
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 11 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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Amidst Cost Crisis, Virginia Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers and Businesses with Illegal Tariffs
Attorney General Jay Jones and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump's illegal tariffs. In a comment letter, the states pushed back on the
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Aramark Sports + Entertainment Announces Results of First-Ever MLB Fan Culinary Vote With 'Betsy's Banana Ice Cream Sundae' to Debut During 2026 MLB All-Star Week
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 8 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- ARAMARK, a provider of food, facilities, refreshments, hospitality and supply chain services, issued the following news release:
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Aramark Sports + Entertainment Announces Results of First-Ever MLB Fan Culinary Vote with 'Betsy's Banana Ice Cream Sundae' to Debut during 2026 MLB All-Star Week
First-of-its-kind initiative gave fans a direct role in shaping the food & beverage experience at Citizens Bank Park, home of th
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Ariz. A.G. Mayes Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 11 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 10, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
Attorney General Kris Mayes and 48 other attorneys general this week called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and sca
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Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit to Protect Mental Health Grant Funds from Latest Trump Administration Termination Effort
SACRAMENTO, California, July 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit to Protect Mental Health Grant Funds from Latest Trump Administration Termination Effort
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Multistate coalition challenges Trump Administration's attempt to circumvent court order by recharacterizing grant discontinuations as terminations
OAKLAND -As part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today fil
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Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration for Trying to Slash Youth Mental Health Funding Again
ALBANY, New York, July 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration for Trying to Slash Youth Mental Health Funding Again
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 14 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Linda McMahon for again attempting to unlawfully cut federal funding for school-based mental health ser
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT TO PREVENT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S CUTS TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT TO PREVENT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S CUTS TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. Despite a previous court order prohibit
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Attorney General Rayfield Sues to Block Trump Administration Cuts to School Mental Health Grants
SALEM, Oregon, July 10 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Sues to Block Trump Administration Cuts to School Mental Health Grants
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit today with 14 other attorneys general to stop the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. In defiance of a court order, the Trump administration plans to terminate these
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Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: More States Jeopardizing Local Services With Property Tax Cuts and Caps
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on July 9, 2026, by policy analysts Joanna LeFebvre and Clara Wilson, both of the State Fiscal Policy Team:
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More States Jeopardizing Local Services With Property Tax Cuts and Caps
Everyone should have the opportunity to live in a community with strong public schools, beautiful parks, and safe roads, but many states are threatening to take away local governments' ability to build thriving co
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Coalition to Transform Advanced Care Urges Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for Improved Prior Authorization Processes for Seriously Ill Patients
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding proposed rules on interoperability standards and prior authorization for drugs. The coalition focuses on enhancing care for individuals with serious illness, emphasizing comprehensive, person-centered healthcare consistent with patients' goals and values.
The coalition supports the establish
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Egg Companies that Have Agreed to Donate 53 Million Eggs Should Instead Donate Healthful Egg Alternatives, Says Physicians Committee
WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release:
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Egg Companies that Have Agreed to Donate 53 Million Eggs Should Instead Donate Healthful Egg Alternatives, Says Physicians Committee
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WASHINGTON-the Physicians Committee, a nonprofit public health advocacy organization with 17,000 doctor members, calls on the three egg companies that have agreed to donate 53 million eggs to instead donate healthful egg altern
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Gallego, Colleagues Push Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Gallego, Colleagues Push Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds
As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, joined a group of colleagues in urgi
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Heinrich, Cassidy, King Press DOJ on Status of Bipartisan HALT Fentanyl Act After Agency Misses Key Implementation Deadline
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Cassidy, King Press DOJ on Status of Bipartisan HALT Fentanyl Act After Agency Misses Key Implementation Deadline
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U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Angus King (I-Maine) sent a letter pressing Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) failure to meet a deadline to implement key research provisions of the bipartisan
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Heinrich, Lujan, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and nine Senate colleagues reintroduced leg
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ICYMI: Sen. Banks Joins Rob Schmitt Tonight on Newsmax
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 10, 2026:
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ICYMI: Sen. Banks Joins Rob Schmitt Tonight on Newsmax
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined Rob Schmitt Tonight on Newsmax to discuss Graham Platner, the state of Democratic Party leadership, and the Democrats' leftward shift.
Key Excerpts:
Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.): "Platner, what a dirt bag that guy is, and everybody knew it, the Democrats knew it, Republicans knew it,
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Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds
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As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $7
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Maine Gov. Mills Radio Address: Investing in Accessible Housing Across Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine, July 11 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address:
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Investing in Accessible Housing Across Maine
Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening.
Every family, I believe, should be able to make memories in their own home, and yet, the news is filled every day with stories about the difficulties in renting or buying a house from California to Connecticut. Even if you can find a place that you want, it may well be beyond your means.
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N.J. A.G. Davenport Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Davenport Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 49 attorneys general today in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to de
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New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association Raises Concern Over Atlantic Fairways Draft Environmental Impact Statement
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association, South Portland, Maine, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Coast Guard regarding the Atlantic Fairways Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement. The organization, which represents commercial fishing interests throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic, expressed concerns about the document's evaluation of commercial fishing communities, navigation corridors,
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R.I. A.G. Neronha, Coalition Sue Department of Education to Prevent Cuts to Mental Health Grants
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 11 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on July 10, 2026:
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Department of Education to prevent cuts to mental health grants
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. In defiance of a
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Scholarship from Tusculum University makes a difference for crew members of the USS Greeneville and their families
GREENVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- Tusculum University posted the following news:
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Scholarship from Tusculum University makes a difference for crew members of the USS Greeneville and their families
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GREENEVILLE - When USS Greeneville personnel begin their service aboard this Navy nuclear submarine, they not only defend the nation and represent the home of President Andrew Johnson but also are invited to further their education with a degree from Tusculum University.
Ben Hankin, center
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Senate Majority PAC and Majority Forward Post Best Fundraising Quarter of the Cycle
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organization that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following news release on July 10, 2026:
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Senate Majority PAC and Majority Forward Post Best Fundraising Quarter of the Cycle
Senate Majority PAC and its affiliated nonprofit, Majority Forward, announced today their best s
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Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news:
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Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt stronger safeguards that would make it harder for scammers to obtain legitimate telephone numbers and use them to targe
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Training the Next Generation of Rural Health Leaders
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news:
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Training the Next Generation of Rural Health Leaders
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The New England Public Health Training Center at BUSPH is partnering with the New England Rural Health Association to recruit a new class of healthcare providers and public health practitioners to a Rural Health Leadership Institute launching September 2026.
A "grey wave" is sweeping the United States, and rural
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Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Demand Trump-Vance Administration Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds
WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Demand Trump-Vance Administration Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in a letter urging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing construction funds.
Earlier
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Washington State leads lawsuit to prevent Department of Education's cuts to school mental health grants
OLYMPIA, Washington, July 10 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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Washington State leads lawsuit to prevent Department of Education's cuts to school mental health grants
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Attorney General Nick Brown led a lawsuit today with 14 other attorneys general to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. In defiance of a court order, the administration plans to te
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