BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding * BOSTON -Today, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) progra more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration (PDF) over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on funding received through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, gr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Federal Court Order Protecting Healthcare for Transgender Youth * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia have secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump administration to pressure healthcare providers into ending necessary healthcare for transgender youth. The Court granted the coa more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Attempt to Impose Discriminatory Conditions on Billions in USDA Grant Funding * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general, today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's attempt to impose new discriminatory conditions on U.S. Department of Ag more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding Nationwide * Unlawful Grant Terms Threaten Over $200 Million in Federal Funding for Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful USDA Funding Conditions * New York Attorney General Letitia James and 20 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block sweeping new funding conditions imposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that jeopardize billions of dollars in funding for critical state programs.  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 23 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Agriculture Secretary Rollins for holding hostage billions in critical USDA funding * Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, grants, cooperative agreements and mutual interes more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR HOLDING HOSTAGE BILLIONS IN CRITICAL USDA FUNDING * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unco more PR

SALEM, Oregon, March 23 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding * AG Rayfield: "No family in Oregon should have to worry about whether their child will have enough to eat." Attorney General Rayfield and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general sued the Trump administration today over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agreements  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on March 23, 2026, by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun: * * * Peace bombers? Meet the Weather Underground The FBI couldn't catch them, but a lot of their fellow leftists wish that "Weatherman" had never been created. Here's a history of America's most infamous domestic terrorists. Editorial note: This is a reproduction of the InfluenceWatch profile of the Weather Underground (Weatherman/The W more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 24 -- The National Partnership for New Americans issued the following news on March 23, 2026: * * * From City Streets to Airport Runways: "ICE Has No Place in Our Communities," says National Partnership for New Americans By Andres Bautista WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, as the debate over common-sense safety guardrails for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) budget funding fight continues, untrained Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents--who are known to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand DHS Reduce Delays for DACA Renewals * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding that outgoing U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow reduce the delays in processing renewal applications under the Deferred Action more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 23 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * In Biddeford, Governor Mills Signs Child Care Affordability Legislation into Law * Biddeford, MAINE \-At St. Louis Child Development Center in Biddeford today, Governor Janet Mills today signed LD 1728, landmark legislation that makes several affordability measures for child care instituted by her administration permanent. Since 2019, the Mills Administration has invested more than $145 million in state more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses AFGE Member Megan O'Rourke in New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District Primary * AFGE endorses Democrat Megan O'Rourke ahead of June 2 primary BRIDGETON, N.J. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Democrat Megan O'Rourke ahead of the June 2 primary for New Jersey' more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Threats to Billions in Critical USDA Funding Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its attempt to impose unlawful conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agreements, and mu more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Sues to Protect Billions in USDA Funding Trump Administration Issues Unlawfully Vague and Coercive Conditions That Hold Over $2 Billion in Food Assistance and Other Funds Hostage * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional and unlaw more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 23 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Once Again, Maine DEP Allows Juniper Ridge Landfill Expansion to Move Forward Portland, ME - The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a new public benefit determination allowing the proposed expansion of the Juniper Ridge Landfill to move forward despite overwhelming concerns about pollution, public health, and the impacts on the Penobscot Nation. "The court could more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 24 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for placing illegal conditions on billions in critical USDA funding Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 24 -- Rowan University issued the following Q&A on March 23, 2026, involving Ben Dworkin, director of Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship: * * * Immigration issues in New Jersey: A conversation with political analyst, Ben Dworkin Immigration policy has become one of the most consequential and politically charged issues facing New Jersey. With nearly a quarter of the state's residents born outside of the United States, changes in federal immigration enf more PR

PORTLAND, Maine, March 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine posted the following news release on March 23, 2026: * * * Thomaston Resident Pleads Guilty to Border Patrol Assault Olivia Wilkins drove car at a Border Patrol agent on the roadside * A Thomaston resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol agent engaged in his official duties. According to court records, in August 2025, a United States Border Patro more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 24 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE formalizes partnership with The Arctic University of Norway The agreement with UiT in the city of Tromso is designed to expand global exchange and research collaboration Alan Bennett The University of New England and The Arctic University of Norway - Tromso (UiT) recently formalized a new institutional partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and exchange agreement  more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 24 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE professor co-authors first evidence-based guide for school therapy dog programs University of New England Assistant Professor Jennie Dapice, Ph.D., recently co-authored what is believed to be the first book outlining evidence-based protocols for school-based therapy dog programs, offering K-12 educators and administrators a standardized framework. The book published this month by Purdue University more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 24 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE students use innovation to enhance enclosures for 'happy eels' The American Eel Habitat Enrichment Competition marked the first time a student-driven contest was held to enhance an enclosure for a fish species in the Arthur P. Girard Marine Science Center. Story by Deirdre Fleming Stires Students at the University of New England recently helped redesign an eel enclosure in a contest aimed at e more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration For Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agr more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 23 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA sues USDA for illegally holding hostage billions in critical funding * In a move to protect Washingtonians who depend on federal U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, Attorney General Nick Brown has joined 20 other attorneys general in suing the agency for attempting to impose unconstitutional and unlawful conditions on the agency's programs, grants, and agreeme more PR