News Tipoffs - Maine Editors
Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Victory Blocking Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Divert Funding from Permanent Supportive Housing
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Victory Blocking Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Divert Funding from Permanent Supportive Housing
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OAKLAND -As part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a major victory in the July 2026 lawsuit brought by the coalition to challenge the Trump Administration's atte
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Attorney General Clark Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 7 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services
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Attorney General Charity Clark and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness.
For more tha
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Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Central New York Families
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Central New York Families
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August 7, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to Food Bank of Central New York in Syracuse as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hi
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Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Southern Tier Families
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Southern Tier Families
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August 7, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to Food Bank of the Southern Tier in Elmira as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickma
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Attorney General James Wins Case Stopping Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Jeopardize Funds to Fight Homelessness
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Wins Case Stopping Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Jeopardize Funds to Fight Homelessness
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August 7, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania today won their case challenging the Trump administration's illegal conditions on Fiscal Year 2026 fund
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Boys & Girls Clubs Honor Military Youth
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Boys & Girls Clubs Honor Military Youth
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Yesterday in the nation's capital, five young Americans from across the War Department were honored as finalists during the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's 2026 National Military Youth of the Year celebration, and one walked away with the honor and the opportunity to compete at the next level.
Stephen B. Simmons, deputy assistant secretary of defense for military commu
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Justice Dept. Proposes Final Judgments For 5 Egg Industry Defendants
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division said a proposed Final Judgment, Stipulation and Competitive Impact Statement were filed Aug. 7, 2026, in a civil antitrust case alleging that five egg-industry defendants coordinated bids to artificially increase Urner Barry Publications Inc., New Jersey, egg price quotations.
The proposed judgments would restrict communications and agreements among competitors concerning bids, require antitrust compliance programs
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UMaine researchers seek better ways to turn forest materials into energy
ORONO, Maine, Aug. 7 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release:
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UMaine researchers seek better ways to turn forest materials into energy
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For Maine landowners and logging companies, turning forest materials into energy begins with a practical challenge: harvesting and transporting the wood at a reasonable cost.
Researchers from the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK) are studying how new technologies could make that process more eff
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USC alumna Ashley Poston built a career writing magical love stories
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 7 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news:
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USC alumna Ashley Poston built a career writing magical love stories
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Ashley Poston still has the three-ring binders she filled with stories in high school. They're still annotated with notes from her friends. The New York Times bestselling author reads them sometimes, remembering the teenager who dreamed of magic, romance and epic adventures.
"I know my craft is better now, but I still fe
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Washington-led coalition secures order protecting federal support for homelessness services
OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 7 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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Washington-led coalition secures order protecting federal support for homelessness services
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Washington and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. If the coalition had not s
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