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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2026-05-13 ( 12 items )  
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Urges FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 13 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Urges FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproportionately worsen youth addiction. "Flavored e-cigarettes are a direct pipeline more PR

Attorney General Bonta Strongly Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Rollback of Chemical Accident Prevention Rule (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, May 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Strongly Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Rollback of Chemical Accident Prevention Rule * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA)'s proposal to weaken the federal chemical accident prevention program. The program is designed to prevent explosions and releases of toxic materials from ch more PR

Attorney General Bonta Urges FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, May 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproportionately worsen youth addicti more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES FDA TO REVERSE GUIDANCE EASING SALES OF FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES FDA TO REVERSE GUIDANCE EASING SALES OF FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general, called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproportionately worsen youth addiction.  Federal law requires that all e-cigarette produc more PR

Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Urging FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Urging FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes * Attorney General William Tong Monday led a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproportionately worsen youth addiction.  Federal law requires that al more PR

Avangrid Partners With Clarkson to Advance Grid Research (10)
ORANGE, Connecticut, May 13 (TNSxrep) -- Avangrid, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * Avangrid Partners with Clarkson to Advance Grid Research Avangrid and Clarkson lead research to improve grid capacity, EV charging, and battery energy storage systems * Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced its ongoing research partnership with Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York focused on advancing grid innovation and strengthening electrical system infrastructure. The joint r more PR

BLS Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region April 2026 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region April 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - May 12, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 1.0 percent over the past month, up 4.4 percent from a year ago The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region advanced 1.0 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index increased 7.3 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjust more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Coalition Urging FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Urging FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproportionately worsen youth addiction. Federal law requi more PR

MGMA Supports the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on May 11, 2026: * * * The Honorable Roger Marshall, MD U.S. Senate, 479A Russell Senate Building, Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD U.S. House of Representatives 407 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable John Joyce, MD, U.S. House of Representatives 2102 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Bob Onder, MD, JD U.S. House of Representatives 1113 Longworth House Office Building Washi more PR

Sen. Collins Presses Defense Officials on Iran War, Maine Shipbuilding (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Collins Presses Defense Officials on Iran War, Maine Shipbuilding At a hearing to review the Department of Defense's (FY) 2027 budget request, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned General "Dan" Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the failure to anticipate the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the deci more PR

Senator Collins Announces More Than $13.6 Million for Airport Improvements Across Maine (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces More Than $13.6 Million for Airport Improvements Across Maine * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that multiple Maine airports will receive a total of $13,647,939 to support important infrastructure improvements. The funding comes from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Fiscal Year 2026 Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which Senator Collins he more PR

UHS' Sara Riddington Earns First Place Poster Honor at APNA New England Chapter Conference (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UHS' Sara Riddington Earns First Place Poster Honor at APNA New England Chapter Conference * Sara Riddington, informatics manager at University Health Services and a doctoral candidate in the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, recently earned first place for her poster presentation at the 2026 American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) New England Chapter Conference. Riddington's poster shared findings from her dissertation, "Client Use & more PR