OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 4 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown, coalition secure new court order blocking illegal USPS attack on mail-in voting * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 25 states have secured a preliminary injunction (PI) blocking illegal efforts by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that would have disrupted vote-by-mail systems ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The block would last indefinitely while  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 27, 2026 Lee Zeldin, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004 Re: Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk from Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) in Biosolids (EPA-HQ-OW-20  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Statement Recognizing Labor Day * Augusta, MAINE - Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement in honor of Labor Day 2026: "Every morning, as the sun rises over Cadillac Mountain, Maine lobstermen are headed out to sea, farmers are tending their fields, nurses are finishing the night shift, and teachers are preparing their classrooms. From the machinists and pipefitters at Portsmout  more