WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Advocates and Voters File to Protect Washington Voters' Privacy * Common Cause, Washington Conservation Action Education Fund, and a Washington voter have filed a motion to intervene in United States v. Hobbs. The organizations and voters seek to prevent the Department of Justice from obtaining Washingtonians' sensitive personal data. The intervenors are represented by attorneys from Campaign  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues To Block Rollback Of Limits On Mercury And Other Hazardous Power Plant Emissions * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and return to outdated stan more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 1 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities from Illicit Xylazine Attorney General Mayes today joined a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the dangerous animal tranquilizer xylazine - more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 31 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Lawsuit Challenging Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversion to o more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 31 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities from Illicit Xylazine * New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the dangerous animal tranquilizer  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION CHALLENGING ROLLBACK OF LIMITS ON DANGEROUS EMISSIONS OF MERCURY AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FROM POWER PLANTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 21 states and local governments filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reve more PR

SALEM, Oregon, March 31 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Protect Rivers, Oregon Families from Mercury Pollution * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 20 other states and local governments sued the Trump administration today for weakening federal limits on mercury and other toxic pollutants released by coal and oil-fired power plants. The administration recently rolled back the 2024 Mercury more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Ru more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 31 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Lawsuit challenges rollback that allows more mercury, lead, and other toxic pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants * Washington, D.C. -- A coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's repeal of standards that li more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Lawsuit Challenges Rollback that Allows More Mercury, Lead, and Other Toxic Pollution from Coal and Oil-Fired Power Plants * WASHINGTON, D.C. - A coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's repeal of standards that limit brain-damaging m more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 31 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Applauds Unanimous Confirmation of Christopher Taub to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court * Governor Janet Mills today applauded the Maine Senate's unanimous confirmation of Maine Chief Deputy Attorney General Christopher Taub to serve as an Associate Justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. "I applaud the Maine Senate for unanimously confirming Christopher Taub to serve on the Supreme  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 31 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Joins Bipartisan Group of New England Governors to Announce Commitment to Explore Nuclear Energy * Governors from the six New England states agree to direct their state energy agencies to explore advanced nuclear energy technology to address region's long-term energy needs Governor Janet Mills today joined with a bipartisan group of New England governors on a regional commitment to explor more PR

BUFFALO, New York, March 31 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: * * * M&T Bank Financing Drives Sagamore Village Restoration, Preserving 200 Affordable Homes in Portland Innovative public-private financing preserves historic property while expanding access to stable, long-term affordable housing and enhanced resident services PORTLAND, Maine - M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) today announced it has signed a financing agreement w more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 31 (TNSrpt) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Maine Publishes Independent Report on Factors Driving Electricity Prices By Camille Norton, NASEO In February 2026, the Maine Department of Energy Resources released a new report, Factors Driving Electricity Prices in Maine. The Maine Department of Energy Resources commissioned the independent study by the Brattle Group to better understand the drivers of electricity  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 31 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Maine Publishes Solar and Energy Storage Handbook for Maine Communities By Camille Norton, NASEO In January 2026, the Maine Department of Energy Resources published a new resource, Solar and Energy Storage Handbook for Maine Communities: A Planning Resource to Support the Responsible Development of Solar and Battery Energy Storage Projects. The handbook serves to assist local  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 31 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Maine reforms healthcare law, expanding access for patients * Augusta, Maine; March 31, 2026: Maine took a step toward greater healthcare freedom today through reforms to its certificate of need (CON) laws. The reform empowers more healthcare entrepreneurs to open new facilities without first navigating a costly, time-consuming government approval process that requi more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 1 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on March 31, 2026: * * * Emergency bill to better protect the public when hospital birthing centers are slated to close goes to Governor's desk LD 2189, a bill recommended by the Commission on Hospitals and Health Care to better protect patients and the public when birthing centers are slated to close passed unanimously in the Senate today, following a vote of 116 to 8 in the House of Representatives last week. Th more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 1 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough: * * * Senate gives initial support to Sen. Brenner bill to develop a climate superfund Today, the Maine Senate advanced a bill from Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough, to take initial steps towards establishing a superfund to support climate change resilience and adaptation in Maine. As amended, LD 1870 would direct the Department of Environmental Protecti more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 1 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop: * * * Sen. Hickman bill strengthening the right to hunt and fish advances in Maine Legislature Today, the Maine Senate voted to enact a bill introduced by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, which strengthens Mainers' right to food. The bill, LD 1343, "An Act to Protect the Right to Harvest Fish and Wildlife," establishes a statutory right to hunt and fish pursu more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversio more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Sues EPA Over Plan to Allow Power Plants to Release More Toxic Mercury Multistate Coalition Sues Trump Administration for Repealing Toxic Air Emissions Standards * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 18 states in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the existing standards for th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by National Cotton Council Chairman Nathan Reed, Marianna, Arkansas, from a March 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Increasing Domestic Consumption of U.S.-Grown Agricultural Products": * * * Good Morning: I am Nathan Reed, from Marianna, Arkansas. My wife, Kristen, and I own and operate Eldon Reed Farms, Inc, where we farm 9,000 acres of cotton, corn, soybeans, and rice. I am a proud g more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * New England Governors Announce Commitment to Explore Advanced Nuclear Energy * Boston -Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey joined with a bipartisan group of New England governors to issue a joint statement outlining their regional commitment to exploring advanced nuclear energy technologies and continuing to support the region's existing nuclear facilities. Governor Healey joined more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 31 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * New England Governors Announce Commitment To Explore Advanced Nuclear Energy * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the governors of all six New England states have issued a joint statement outlining their regional commitment to exploring advanced nuclear energy technologies while continuing to support the safe, affordable, and reliable operation of the region's ex more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 1 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Protecting Communities from Illicit Xylazine South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 40 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which would classify Xylazine as a federally controlled substance and would help law enforcement stop the spread of  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-113) on the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act (S. 1441). The report was advanced by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, on Feb. 24, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * The Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 1441) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit entities to assist such entities in carrying out programs to provide service  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Delivers Keynote Address at "State of Maine" Transfer Ceremony in Portland * Click HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos PORTLAND, ME - U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered the keynote address at the formal signing ceremony marking the transfer of the new National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), the "State of Maine," to Maine Maritime Academy (MMA). This c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Smithsonian Folklife Festival Goes National for America's Birthday For America's 250th, the Smithsonian's Largest Cultural Public Program Collaborates with Festivals Across the Country * To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence, the Smithsonian is taking its oldest and largest public program--the annual Folklife Festival--on the road to communities a more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 1 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following statement on March 31, 2026: * * * Statement from Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Trump Elections Executive Order Secretary of State Shenna Bellows issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump signing an Executive Order today to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters and illegally encroach on states' rights to run elections: "President Trump clearly didn't get the copy of the Constit more PR

FARMINGTON, Maine, April 1 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: * * * UMF welcomes Thomas Gilman, New Zealand specialist in sustainable tourism and Libra Scholar, to campus in April for multiple public events By April Mulherin The University of Maine at Farmington in partnership with the UMF Office of Global Education is excited to announce that Dr. Thomas Gilman, a New Zealand specialist in sustainable tourism, will be collaborating with the University in  more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 31 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA joins coalition challenging rollback of limits on mercury emissions and other pollutants from power plants * (Updated March 31, 2026, to include additional plaintiffs.) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has violated the law by repealing nationwide standards on emissions of mercury and other toxic air pollutants, Washington and a multistate coalition argued in a  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral 'Safe Step Act' to Bicameral to Help Patients Access Lifesaving Medications * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, cosponsored the Safe Step Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation led by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) to ensure patients can safely and effi more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 1 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * West Virginia joins bipartisan letter urging Congress to pass Combating Xylazine Act West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general today in a letter to Congressional leadership urging passage of the Combating Xylazine Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would classify the illicit use of xy more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 31 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Wild, captive, to wild: Working to help save New England's only native rabbit * KINGSTON, R.I. - March 31, 2026 - The elusive native New England cottontail rabbit is the subject of lore and literature. But over the last century, their numbers declined precipitously in our region due to development, landscape change, and the introduction of an invasive rabbit. Now researchers at the Universit more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 31 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Win at NY Local Finals CFA Institute Research Challenge * Seton Hall University earned first place in the New York Local Finals of the annual CFA Institute Research Challenge, continuing a longstanding tradition of excellence in one of the world's premier collegiate finance competitions. The global competition provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial  more PR