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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for 2026-04-17 ( 17 items )  
27 State Attorneys General Urge FTC to Set Federal Standards on Unfair Rental Housing Fees (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- A coalition of 27 state attorneys general has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging the agency to initiate rulemaking addressing unfair or deceptive rental housing fee practices. The letter responds to the FTC's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Unfair or Deceptive Rental Housing Fee Practices. The coalition emphasized the harm these practices inflict on consumers and the adverse effects on competition in the rental housing marke more ST

AG Campbell Defends Temporary Protected Status For Immigrants From Somalia (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Defends Temporary Protected Status For Immigrants From Somalia * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) unlawful and baseless attempt to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Somali immigrants. The TPS more PR

Attorney General Bonta Defends Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants from Somalia (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, April 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Defends Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants from Somalia * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) unlawful and baseless attempt to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Somali immigrants. TPS is a critical humanita more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL DEFENDS TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR SOMALI NATIONALS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL DEFENDS TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR SOMALI NATIONALS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, today opposed the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) unlawful and baseless attempt to strip Somalia's Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief in African Commu more PR

Attorney General's Office Settles Agricultural Water Quality Case (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 16 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General's Office Settles Agricultural Water Quality Case * Franklin County farm to pay civil penalties of $78,000 and implement corrective actions Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a settlement with Jacques Parent and others for alleged water quality violations at a large farm operation in Franklin County. The settlement resolves claims brought by the Attorn more PR

From Joyce to Alaska: A Russian Scholar's Expanding Inquiry (10)
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * From Joyce to Alaska: A Russian Scholar's Expanding Inquiry * Bryn Mawr College Russian scholar Jose Vergara tried to read James Joyce's tour de force Ulysses in high school and gave up. Luckily for his field, he had another go in college and made it through, eventually focusing his doctoral dissertation at the University of Wisconsin on the influence of Joyce on Russian writers. "I've read it several ti more PR

Ga. A.G. Carr Fights Spread of Deadly Tranquilizer Drug (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Carr Fights Spread of Deadly Tranquilizer Drug Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a coalition of 41 attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. Xylazine, often referred to as "tranq," is a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer used for large animals, but it is also the top ingredient found in fentanyl powder, including fenta more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Defends Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants From Somalia (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Defends Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants from Somalia Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) unlawful and baseless attempt to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Somali immigrants. The TPS program  more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys gen more PR

More than 130 organizations express alarm over proposed changes to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices charter (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 15 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * More than 130 organizations express alarm over proposed changes to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices charter * Itasca, IL- On April 9, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a significantly revised Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) charter. Today, more than 130 organizations issued the following st more PR

N.J. A.G. Davenport, Bipartisan Coalition Support Federal Rule to Increase PBM Transparency in Drug Pricing (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, April 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * AG Davenport, Bipartisan Coalition Support Federal Rule to Increase PBM Transparency in Drug Pricing Pharmacy Benefit Managers Affect Affordability of Prescription Drugs, Hurting Patients and Taxpayers * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and a bipartisan coalition of 44 other attorneys general filed a comment letter in support of a proposed U.S. Depart more PR

S.D. A.G. Jackley Joins AG Coalition to Support Federal Rule Promoting Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, April 17 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins AG Coalition to Support Federal Rule Promoting Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a coalition of 45 Attorneys General in sending a comment letter that supports a proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule that would require greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers  more PR

Science and Splendor--Exploring the Environment at Assumption and Beyond (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, April 17 -- Assumption University issued the following news: * * * Science and Splendor--Exploring the Environment at Assumption and Beyond Olivia Boudreau Addressing a group of sailors in 1962, President John F. Kennedy famously said, "It is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the  more PR

Va. A.G. Jones Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing and Lower Costs (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing and Lower Costs Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 at more PR

W.Va. A.G. McCuskey Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 17 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey joins bipartisan coalition in support of federal rule to increase transparency in prescription drug pricing Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws * West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey joined a bipartisan co more PR

Welch Joins Bicameral Bill to Fight Senior Hunger, Expand SNAP Benefits for Older Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bicameral Bill to Fight Senior Hunger, Expand SNAP Benefits for Older Americans * Nearly 38% of Vermont households participating in SNAP have an elderly person 9.6% of older Vermonters live below the poverty line WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, cosponsored the Senior Hunger Prevention Act, bicameral legislation led by more PR

Welch Joins Bicameral Legislation to Shield Home Care Workers from President Trump's Attacks on Workers' Rights to Overtime, Minimum Wage (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bicameral Legislation to Shield Home Care Workers from President Trump's Attacks on Workers' Rights to Overtime, Minimum Wage * Bill would codify rights to minimum wage and overtime pay for home care workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, cosponsored the Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act, bicameral leg more PR