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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for 2026-03-28 ( 12 items ) |
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10 A.G. Call for Withdrawal of HHS Proposed Rule Targeting Disability Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- A coalition of 10 state attorneys general submitted a public comment letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) expressing deep concerns about the agency's proposed regulatory approach to the automated transportation of hazardous materials (hazmat) via highly automated transportation systems. The letter urges PHMSA to wait until autonomous vehicle technologies are more fully developed, tested, and proven safe in non-hazmat applications be more ST
11 Attorneys General, 2 Local Officials Criticize EPA's Ozone Transport Plan Proposal (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- A group of 11 attorneys general, alongside the Corporation Counsel of New York City and the County Attorney of Harris County, Texas, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the agency's proposed Interstate Transport Plan Review for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The letter expresses strong opposition to the EPA's proposed rule, citing legal and environmental concerns.
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AAU Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging Department of Education's Rushed Rollout of Significant Changes to Annual Data Collection (10)
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Association of American Universities issued the following statement on March 26, 2026:
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AAU Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging Department of Education's Rushed Rollout of Significant Changes to Annual Data Collection
The following is a statement from the Association of American Universities about legal actions it took yesterday in a Massachusetts federal court challenging the Department of Education's imposition of new data requirements on colleges and more PR
AG Campbell Asks Court To Enforce Order Blocking HHS From Sharing Large Swaths Of Medicaid Data With ICE (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Asks Court To Enforce Order Blocking HHS From Sharing Large Swaths Of Medicaid Data With ICE
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from obtaining and using the data more PR
Attorney General Bonta Asks Court to Enforce Order Blocking HHS from Sharing Large Swaths of Medicaid Data with ICE (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Asks Court to Enforce Order Blocking HHS from Sharing Large Swaths of Medicaid Data with ICE
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a multistate coalition, asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from obtaining and more PR
Attorney General Clark Asks Court to Enforce Order Blocking HHS from Sharing Large Swaths of Medicaid Data with ICE (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 27 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Asks Court to Enforce Order Blocking HHS from Sharing Large Swaths of Medicaid Data with ICE
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Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a multistate coalition asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from obtaining and using the data more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ASKS COURT TO ENFORCE ORDER BLOCKING HHS FROM SHARING LARGE MEDICAID DATA SETS WITH ICE (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ASKS COURT TO ENFORCE ORDER BLOCKING HHS FROM SHARING LARGE MEDICAID DATA SETS WITH ICE
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Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a multistate coalition, asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from obtaining and using the data o more PR
Burlington Police Officer Charged with Reckless Endangerment in Non-Lethal, Officer-Involved Shooting (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 27 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Burlington Police Officer Charged with Reckless Endangerment in Non-Lethal, Officer-Involved Shooting
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The Attorney General's Office announced that Burlington Police Officer Jeffrey Baur, 34, was arraigned today on two misdemeanor counts of Reckless Endangerment.
The charges are the result of Attorney General Charity Clark's review of an investigation conducted by Vermont State more PR
MVP Health Care Urges CMS to Modernize Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment for Fairness and Accuracy (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- MVP Health Care, a regional health plan serving New York and Vermont, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services addressing the agency's proposed Contract Year 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D rule concerning risk adjustment modernization. The letter highlights concerns about current risk adjustment practices that disproportionately benefit large national carriers with vertically integ more ST
NEWS: Casar, Sanders Introduce 'Home Team Act' to Prevent Owners from Moving Teams Without Giving Locals Chance to Buy (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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NEWS: Casar, Sanders Introduce 'Home Team Act' to Prevent Owners from Moving Teams Without Giving Locals Chance to Buy
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WASHINGTON - Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) on Thursday introduced the Home Team Act, which would require owners of professional sports teams to give local communities the chance to buy teams before relocating them.
The bill would protect fans from lo more PR
University of Dayton Issues UD in the News Wrap Up for March 20-27, 2026 (10)
DAYTON, Ohio, March 27 -- The University of Dayton posted the following UD in the News wrap up for March 20-27, 2026:
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Entrepreneurship took top billing this week with stories on Dayton 24/7 Now about the fifth anniversary of The Hub Powered by PNC Bank and the winner of the Flyer Pitch competition. Theologian Vince Miller contributed a piece to Commonweal.
The Hub celebrates five years of moving Dayton forward through entrepreneurship (https://dayton247now.com/news/local/the-hub-celebrates more PR
Welch Statement on Government Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Statement on Government Funding
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement after the Senate voted unanimously to fund the TSA, Coast Guard, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and FEMA without funding for ICE and parts of Customs and Border Patrol:
"Vermonters made their voice clear: no more ICE or Border Patrol funding unless more PR
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