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15 State Attorney Generals Urge Collaboration and Caution in CMS Anti-Fraud Efforts (10)
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- A coalition of 15 state Attorneys General submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services citing concerns about the agency's recent Request for Information related to Comprehensive Regulations To Uncover Suspicious Healthcare. The letter emphasize their shared commitment to combating Medicaid and healthcare program fraud, while cautioning that recent federal actions risk undermining the longstandi more ST
23 Advocacy Groups Opposes HUD Proposal to Shorten Tenant Notice Period for Lease Termination (10)
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- A coalition of 23 advocacy organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development opposing the agency's proposal to revoke the 30-day notification requirement prior to lease termination for nonpayment of rent. The letter stresses that the proposed rule threatens the stability of families in federally assisted housing by reducing the time tenants have to catch up on rent or seek assistance amid a nationwide housing affordabilit more ST
49 Environmental, Public Health Organizations Oppose EPA Delay of Chemical Health and Safety Data Reporting Deadline (10)
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- A coalition of 49 environmental and public health organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing the proposed extension of the reporting deadline under the Health and Safety Data Reporting Rule pursuant to section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act. The letter expresses opposition to EPA's plan to delay submission of unpublished health and safety studies from chemical manufacturers involving benzene, vinyl chlor more ST
57 Housing Groups Urge HUD to Withdraw Proposed Work Requirements and Time Limits Rule (10)
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- A coalition of 57 housing advocacy organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development opposing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Establishing Flexibility for Implementation of Work Requirements and Term Limits." The coalition and partners argue that the proposal would jeopardize housing stability for millions of HUD-assisted residents, exacerbate homelessness, and impose undue burdens on housing providers.
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AG Brown files brief urging Supreme Court to stay restrictions on Mifepristone (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, May 4 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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AG Brown files brief urging Supreme Court to stay restrictions on Mifepristone
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Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. This morning, the more PR
AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Block Restrictions On Mifepristone (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Block Restrictions On Mifepristone
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BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion more PR
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Welcomes Supreme Court Stay on Mifepristone Restrictions, Warns Fight for Abortion Access Not Over (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 5 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on May 4, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Welcomes Supreme Court Stay on Mifepristone Restrictions, Warns Fight for Abortion Access Not Over
Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that restricted access to mifepristone, a safe and effective more PR
Attorney General Bonta Urged U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Telehealth Access to Mifepristone, Welcomes Temporary Halt of Fifth Circuit Ruling (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, May 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Urged U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Telehealth Access to Mifepristone, Welcomes Temporary Halt of Fifth Circuit Ruling
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U.S. Supreme Court temporarily preserves telehealth access to mifepristone following coalition brief
OAKLAND - Co-leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta this mor more PR
Attorney General James Leads Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Protect Access to Mifepristone (10)
ALBANY, New York, May 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Leads Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Protect Access to Mifepristone
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May 4, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 other states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and e more PR
Attorney General Nessel Files Brief Urging Supreme Court to Stay Restrictions on Mifepristone (10)
LANSING, Michigan, May 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Nessel Files Brief Urging Supreme Court to Stay Restrictions on Mifepristone
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is expressing relief after the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restored access to Mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. The decision comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling that would have reinstated a more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES PROPOSED POSTAL SERVICE RULE THAT WOULD ALLOW UNLAWFUL ACCESS TO GUNS BY MAIL (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES PROPOSED POSTAL SERVICE RULE THAT WOULD ALLOW UNLAWFUL ACCESS TO GUNS BY MAIL
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general, opposed an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service to allow individuals to send certain firearms by mail, endangering the public and harming state and local budgets.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: SUPREME COURT ENTERS ADMINISTRATIVE STAY, PREVENTING RESTRICTIONS ON MIFEPRISTONE GOING INTO EFFECT (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: SUPREME COURT ENTERS ADMINISTRATIVE STAY, PREVENTING RESTRICTIONS ON MIFEPRISTONE GOING INTO EFFECT
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced the U.S. Supreme Court entered an administrative stay to pause a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. T more PR
Attorney General Tong Files Brief Urging Supreme Court to Stay Restrictions on Mifepristone (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Files Brief Urging Supreme Court to Stay Restrictions on Mifepristone
Fifth Circuit Decision Arbitrarily and Abruptly Bans Telehealth Prescribing, Forces Patients to Medically Unnecessary In-Person AppointmentsÂ
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Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a rul more PR
Del. A.G. Jennings, Coalition Secure Final Approval in $700 Million Google Settlement Over App Store Monopoly (10)
DOVER, Delaware, May 5 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on May 4, 2026:
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AG Jennings, coalition secure final approval in $700 million Google Settlement over app store monopoly
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced that a federal court will approve a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit, first filed in 2021 by a bipartisan group of 52 Attorneys General, challenged Google's contro more PR
Justice Department Files Complaint Against Minnesota Over Its Attempt to Override Federal Law (10)
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 4, 2026:
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Justice Department Files Complaint Against Minnesota Over Its Attempt to Override Federal Law
Note: View complaint here (https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1439311/dl?inline).
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The Justice Department today filed a complaint against the State of Minnesota over its attempt to regulate global greenhouse gas emissions, which are subject to exclusive federal authority, and override the pol more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Opposes Postal Service Rule Undermining Federal Gun Law (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 5 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 4, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Opposes Postal Service Rule Undermining Federal Gun Law
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate comment letter signed by 24 states opposing an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to allow a flood of prohibited weapons across state borders by mail, endangering the public and harming state and local budgets.
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N.J. A.G. Davenport, States Oppose U.S. Postal Service Rule Flouting Federal Gun Law (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, May 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on May 4, 2026:
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AG Davenport, States Oppose U.S. Postal Service Rule Flouting Federal Gun Law
Coalition Opposes Trump Administration Efforts to Allow Guns by Mail, Harming Public Safety
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport led a multistate comment letter today on behalf of 22 states opposing an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to allow a flood of prohibite more PR
Okla. A.G. Drummond Urges CFTC to Recognize State Authority Over Sports Gambling on Prediction Market Platforms (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 5 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on May 4, 2026:
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Drummond urges CFTC to recognize state authority over sports gambling on prediction market platforms
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging federal regulators to reaffirm that jurisdiction over sports-related prediction markets belongs to States.
Drummond and 40 other state attorneys filed a formal comment Thursday with the Commodity Futures Trading Commi more PR
Pa. Gov. Shapiro Takes Legal Action to Protect Abortion Access Amid Federal Court Battle and Confusion Over Mailing of Medication Abortion, Reiterates Commitment to Protecting a Woman's Right to Choose (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 5 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 4, 2026:
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Governor Shapiro Takes Legal Action to Protect Abortion Access Amid Federal Court Battle and Confusion Over Mailing of Medication Abortion, Reiterates Commitment to Protecting a Woman's Right to Choose
Pennsylvania joins a multistate amicus brief to push back on ruling that blocks mailing of mifepristone and threatens access to safe, widely used reproductive health car more PR
Pillsbury Opens in Boston With a Focus on Technology, Life Sciences and Financial Industries (10)
NEW YORK, May 5 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Pillsbury Opens in Boston with a Focus on Technology, Life Sciences and Financial Industries
Pillsbury is opening a new office in Boston, marking an important expansion into one of the nation's leading growth and innovation centers. The office will launch with a team of five senior attorneys and additional associates, who bring diverse transactional and litigation backgrounds.
"One of the largest legal and bus more PR
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Temporary Stay on Restrictions on Mifepristone after Attorney General Rayfield and Coalition File Brief (10)
SALEM, Oregon, May 4 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Temporary Stay on Restrictions on Mifepristone after Attorney General Rayfield and Coalition File Brief
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other states and the District of Columbia successfully urged the U.S. Supreme Court today to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe a more PR
Welch Commemorates World Press Freedom Day, Calls for the United States to Renew Commitment to Freedom of the Press at Home and Around the World (10)
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Commemorates World Press Freedom Day, Calls for the United States to Renew Commitment to Freedom of the Press at Home and Around the World
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following Statement for the Congressional Record commemorating World Press Freedom Day, which is celebrated annually on May 3. In his statement, Senator Welch underscored the growing dangers fa more PR
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