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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for 2026-01-16 ( 9 items )  
Attorney General Bonta Supports Minnesota's Fight Against USDA's Attacks on SNAP (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Supports Minnesota's Fight Against USDA's Attacks on SNAP * Celebrates preliminary injunction blocking Trump Administration's latest illegal action. OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today celebrated a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota preliminarily enjoining the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) demand t more PR

Attorney General Nessel Sues HHS for Conditioning Funding on Discriminatory Policy (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Sues HHS for Conditioning Funding on Discriminatory Policy * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement to discriminate against transgender people. Under a  more PR

Del. A.G. Jennings: Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration From Defunding Medical and Public Health Research (10)
DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 16 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following statement on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Appeals court blocks Trump Administration from defunding medical and public health research Attorney General Kathy Jennings today issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institut more PR

Detroit Man Charged With Drug Distribution in Vermont (10)
BURLINGTON, Vermont, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont posted the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Detroit Man Charged With Drug Distribution in Vermont The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on January 15, 2026, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Terry Dawayne Catchings, 31, of Detroit, Michigan, with two counts of distribution of cocaine and cocaine base and one count of possess more PR

Middlebury Earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement (10)
MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Jan. 16 -- Middlebury College issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Middlebury Earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement Middlebury College has earned the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The classification--last earned by the College in 2015--recognizes campuses that are aligned with their communities thro more PR

NetChoice Cheers Bipartisan Lift-Off for American Satellite Dominance (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * NetChoice Cheers Bipartisan Lift-Off for American Satellite Dominance * WASHINGTON-Yesterday, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) introduced a new, bipartisan bill that directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to remove reg more PR

Senator Marshall's Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Signed into Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall's Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Signed into Law * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) released the following statement after President Trump signed his legislation to restore whole milk in schools into law. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act expands healthy milk options in schools by reversing the Obama-era law that took whole milk out of scho more PR

Sens. Cruz, Welch Introduce Bill to Strengthen America's Satellite Sector (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Sens. Cruz, Welch Introduce Bill to Strengthen America's Satellite Sector Bipartisan legislation provides regulatory predictability to satellite industry, boost high-speed Internet access, and ensures American space leadership * U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Peter Welch (D-Verm more PR

Welch and Cornyn's Bipartisan Bill to Mitigate Foreign Influence on U.S. Policymaking Passes Through Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch and Cornyn's Bipartisan Bill to Mitigate Foreign Influence on U.S. Policymaking Passes Through Committee * Legislation would ban former Senate-confirmed government employees from lobbying for countries of concern WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today celebrated the advancement of the Conflict-free Leaving Employment and Activity more PR