OLYMPIA, Washington, June 22 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown leads states' brief opposing increased oil and gas development in Alaska's Coastal Plain * Attorney General Nick Brown led a coalition with 13 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The states h more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 22 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark and Coalition Oppose Increased Oil and Gas Development in Alaska's Coastal Plain * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 13 other attorneys general in fil ing an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES INCREASED OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ALASKA'S COASTAL PLAIN * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 14 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. In the brief, which more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General's Office Announces Medicaid Fraud Charges * The Attorney General's Office today announced two recent arraignments as part of the National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a coordinated effort by Medicaid Fraud Control Units to address fraud and protect federal and state health care programs. Today, June 23, 2026, Yvonne Wescom, 35, of Newport, Vermont, was arraigned on three counts of felony Medicaid Fraud. The Sta more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General's Office Concludes Review of Vermont State Police Officer-Involved Shooting and Deems Use of Force Justified * VSP Trooper Will Not Be Prosecuted for Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting The Attorney General's Office today announced the conclusion of its independent review of a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on July 7, 2025, in Putney, Vermont. Attorney General Charity Clark has declined to prosecute V more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, June 22 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * From Homer to Hollywood: Ahead of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film release, UC Santa Cruz classics professors discuss the enduring fascination with The Odyssey * The acclaimed director Christopher Nolan is set to release his movie adaptation of the epic poem The Odyssey on July 17. In light of the upcoming film release, Associate Professor of Literature Martin Devecka, director of the Ancient Studies program, and Associate  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Liya Palagashvili, senior research fellow and a labor economist at the George Mason University Mercatus Center, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Providers": * * * Good morning, Chairman Mackenzie and members of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. It is an honor to testify before you. My name is Liya Palagashvili, and I am a labor  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Fischer, Welch, Curtis Introduce Legislation to Protect Firefighters from Harmful Chemicals * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and John Curtis (R-Idaho) introduced the Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art (PFAS) Alternatives Act of 2026, legislation to support the development of next-generation, PFAS-free protective gear to better protect firefighters f more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Man Charged in $5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme as Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown * BOSTON - A Stoughton, Mass., man has been charged in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare of over $5 million by submitting claims for durable medical equipment (DME) that was medically unnecessary and tainted by kickbacks. The charges filed today in federal court in Boston are more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Brief Opposing Increased Oil and Gas Development of Alaska's Coastal Plain Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition with 13 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas leasing program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildl more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 22 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Middlebury Resident Charged with Lewd or Lascivious Conduct with a Child * The Attorney General's Office today announced that Dennis Barbour, 46, of Middlebury, Vermont, was arraigned on three felony counts of Lewd or Lascivious Conduct with a Child. The charges brought against Mr. Barbour are the result of an investigation conducted by the Middlebury Police Department. Mr. Barbour pleaded not guilty at the arraignment today in  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Nine charged in SDTX as part of national health care fraud takedown * HOUSTON - Several people in and around the Houston area as well as a Nevada woman have been indicted in various schemes including illegal drug diversion and attempts to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE which involve a total of over $1 billion in alleged fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck. The charges include alle more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 22 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- TruStage, formerly the CUNA Mutual Group, posted the following news release: * * * Polly Expands Partnership with TruStage * Williston, Vermont -Polly, the insurance technology platform built for the automotive and financial services industries, today announced an expansion of its existing partnership with TruStage(r), adding TruStage Payment Guard Advantage Insurance to its suite of consumer protection offerings. The product joins Polly's existing lineup of auto, home, and li more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Applauds Advancement of Bipartisan "PAID OFF Act" to Prevent Foreign Adversaries from Influencing U.S. Policy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U. S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in celebrating the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's advancement of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Republicans' Draft Farm Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today released the following statement on Senate Republicans' draft Farm Bill: America's agriculture policy is broken-farmers can't afford to farm, families can't put food on the table, and rural communities have been left behind. Farmers in Vermont and across the nation create an immense amount of we more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Curtis, Heinrich, Fischer Lead Ten Senators on Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Firefighters from Harmful Chemicals * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-Idaho), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) in leading nine of their colleagues to introduce the Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances (PFAS) Alternatives Act of 2026, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to more PR