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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2026-07-09 ( 33 items )  
AG Campbell Sues HUD To Block New Changes To Funding Addressing Homelessness (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues HUD To Block New Changes To Funding Addressing Homelessness * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she and a multistate coalition of 22 other states have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for once again attempting to unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects, a move that would result in tens of thousands of more PR

AG Nessel Sues HUD to Block New Changes to Funding Addressing Homelessness (10)
LANSING, Michigan, July 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Sues HUD to Block New Changes to Funding Addressing Homelessness * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit (PDF) against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to block the agency's implementation of unlawful changes to the use of funding meant to address homelessness. The coalition argues that HUD is attempting yet again to illegally cap funding for permane more PR

AG Nessel Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers, Businesses with Illegal Tariffs (10)
LANSING, Michigan, July 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers, Businesses with Illegal Tariffs * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump's illegal tariffs. In a comment letter (https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Tariffs-Section-301-Comment-Letter.pdf), the c more PR

American Center for Law & Justice Issues Commentary: Sen. Fetterman Has Had Enough (10)
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * Sen. Fetterman Has Had Enough Senator John Fetterman (PA) is going on the offensive against the Left, most notably Senator Bernie Sanders (VT), for defending Graham Platner, the Democrat nominee for Maine's U.S. Senate seat - the one with the Nazi tattoo who has been accused of abusive behavior toward women, including a horrific assault. As Fetterman sees it, Platner's political aspirations are DOA, and Ber more PR

Attorney General Bonta Continues to Stand for Farmworkers' Rights (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, July 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues to Stand for Farmworkers' Rights * Files amicus brief in United Farm Workers v. United States Department of Labor to prevent lower wages for domestic and H-2A Farmworkers OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 11 attorneys general in supporting the United Farm Workers' (UFW) motion for summary judgment seeking to permanently enjoin the U.S. Department of Labor more PR

Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Divert Funding Away from Permanent Supportive Housing Projects, Putting Thousands at Risk of Homelessness (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, July 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Divert Funding Away from Permanent Supportive Housing Projects, Putting Thousands at Risk of Homelessness * OAKLAND - As part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fiscal Year 2026 Notice of more PR

Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration to Block New Changes to HUD Funding (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 7 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration to Block New Changes to HUD Funding * The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is attempting again to unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects, in a move that would result in tens of thousands of people losing their homes nationwide, Attorney General Charity Clark and a multistate coalition argued in a lawsuit filed in federal court today. On June 1,  more PR

Attorney General Jeff Jackson Secures Up to $165 Million Settlement Over Cash App Fraud Failures (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Secures Up to $165 Million Settlement Over Cash App Fraud Failures * RALEIGH - Cash App told its users their money was safe and protected like it would be at a bank. It wasn't. When fraud happened, the company often didn't investigate, didn't refund, and for years didn't even have a phone number to call. Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a settlement with Block, Inc., the compa more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL ANNOUNCES $45 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH BLOCK INC. OVER DECEPTIVE PRACTICES ON CASH APP (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL ANNOUNCES $45 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH BLOCK INC. OVER DECEPTIVE PRACTICES ON CASH APP * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a bipartisan $45 million multistate settlement with Block Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, failed to protect users from fraud on th more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL AND BIPARTISAN COALITION PUSH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL AND BIPARTISAN COALITION PUSH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general, today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers to prevent scammers from deceiving Americans through robocalls and text messages.  more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES SECOND LAWSUIT AFTER RENEWED PUSH BY HUD TO UNLAWFULLY CAP FUNDS TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES SECOND LAWSUIT AFTER RENEWED PUSH BY HUD TO UNLAWFULLY CAP FUNDS TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general and two state governors, today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in response to HUD's renewed attempt to unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects to address homelessness in states.  more PR

Attorney General Rayfield Sues HUD to Block New Changes to Funding Addressing Homelessness (10)
SALEM, Oregon, July 7 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Sues HUD to Block New Changes to Funding Addressing Homelessness * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a multistate coalition sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in federal court today, arguing the agency is attempting to once again unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects. This move would push tens of thousands of people out of their homes. "Housing is the foundation every more PR

Avangrid Begins Panel Installation at Oregon Trail Solar, Supports Local Jobs (10)
ORANGE, Connecticut, July 9 -- Avangrid, an energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Avangrid Begins Panel Installation at Oregon Trail Solar, Supports Local Jobs ARLINGTON, Ore. -- Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it has begun panel installation at Oregon Trail Solar, a 57 MWdc (41 MWac) energy project located in Gilliam County, Oregon. The milestone marks an important step forward in the project's construction,  more PR

Consumers Were Left High and Dry: Attorney General Bonta Secures $45 Million Settlement with Block over Dishonest Practices on Cash App (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, July 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Consumers Were Left High and Dry: Attorney General Bonta Secures $45 Million Settlement with Block over Dishonest Practices on Cash App * Settlement also prevents the company from evading the payment of up to $120 million in consumer redress pursuant to a separate CFPB settlement OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general in securing a $45 million multis more PR

DSCC Issues Statement on Maine Senate Race (10)
WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following statement: * * * DSCC Statement on Maine Senate Race Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and DSCC Chair Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on the Maine Senate race: "The allegations reported today are incredibly disturbing - violence, abuse and sexual assault are absolutely unacceptable. "Graham Platner needs to immediately withdraw as the Democratic nominee for Senate and allow Maine Democrats the opportunity to choose a ne more PR

HAWAII A.G. LOPEZ PUSHES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ PUSHES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS Attorney General Anne Lopez and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation T more PR

Heinrich, Lujan, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support (10)
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and nine Senate colleagues reintroduced legislation that will help small farms access federal cons more PR

Heinrich, Lujan, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support (10)
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and nine Senate colleagues reintroduced legislation that will help small farms access federal  more PR

Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds (10)
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * Washington, D.C. - As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing co more PR

Maine A.G. Frey Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement With Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, July 9 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, failed to protect users from fraud on th more PR

Maine Agriculture Dept.: State Healthy Soils Program Awards Nearly $1 Million to Help Farmers Build Resilience (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, July 8 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news: * * * Maine Healthy Soils Program Awards Nearly $1 Million to Help Farmers Build Resilience Soil Health Implementation Grants support 19 farms with projects that improve productivity, protect natural resources, and strengthen Maine agriculture - The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) has awarded nearly $1 million through its Maine Healthy Soils Program to help 19 farms implement projects that im more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement With Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payment app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the security of Cash App, failed to protect users from f more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Unlawful Robocalls (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Unlawful Robocalls Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. more PR

Murphy Demands Trump Halt Illegal Move To Undermine Civil Rights Enforcement, Special Education Services (10)
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Demands Trump Halt Illegal Move To Undermine Civil Rights Enforcement, Special Education Services U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined the Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding the Trump administration put students first and follow the law by immediately reversing course on the transfer of civil rights enforcement and special education program more PR

N.J. A.G. Davenport Announces Bipartisan Settlement With Tech Company Block Inc., for Allegedly Misleading Consumers and Failing to Protect Them From Fraud (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 9 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Announces Bipartisan Settlement With Tech Company Block Inc., for Allegedly Misleading Consumers and Failing to Protect Them From Fraud Multistate Settlement Secures $45 Million From Block for Allegedly Exposing Vulnerable Consumers to Fraud on Cash App, Block's Digital Payment Service - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced today a $45 millio more PR

NRCC: Matt Dunlap-Backed Graham Platner is Accused of Sexual Assault (10)
WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Matt Dunlap-Backed Graham Platner is Accused of Sexual Assault Matt Dunlap backed and has continued to proudly stand by Graham Platner. Today, a Maine woman came forward saying that Platner sexually assaulted her. The woman bravely shared that Platner came over to her house "almost blackout drunk," even after she had told him she didn't want company. Then, he followed her into her bedroom and forced her to have sex with him, even though s more PR

NRCC: Randy Villegas Has A Sex-Abuse Scandal Problem (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Randy Villegas Has A Sex-Abuse Scandal Problem Socialist Randy Villegas' campaign is managed by Morris Katz of Fight Agency, the same far-left political machine propping up Maine Democrat Graham Platner, but now that Platner is facing disturbing allegations of sexual assault and rape, Villegas has suddenly gone quiet. This is not Villegas' first time being tied to a disturbing scandal involving sexual abuse. While Villegas served on the Vi more PR

S.D. A.G. Jackley Announces Nebraska Among States To Receive Settlement With Block Inc. for Deceptive Cash App Practices (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces S.D. To Receive $410,964.38 In Settlement with Block Inc. for Deceptive Cash App Practices South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota will receive $410,946.38 as the state's share in a $45 million 46-state settlement with Block, Inc. The settlement resolves allegations that Block, Inc. misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, a peer-to-peer p more PR

S.D. A.G. Jackley Says Nebraska Among States Joining Push to Get FCC To Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Communications Commission To Further Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 48 other Attorneys General have called upon the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. "Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and defraud ci more PR

Senate Majority PAC Statement on the Maine Senate Race (10)
WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organization that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following statement by spokesperson Lauren French on the Maine Senate race: * * * "We believe the women who have come forward about Graham Platner, and we stand with the survivors who have shared their experiences at real personal cost. These are serious claims from multiple wom more PR

Shopify Bans All E-Cigarette Sales as Utah A.G. Brown, 24 Colleagues Force Accountability (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 9 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on July 8, 2026: * * * Shopify bans all e-cigarette sales as AG Brown, 24 colleagues force accountability Attorney General Brown welcomed Shopify's decision to ban all vaping products from its e-commerce platform, a direct result of the November 2025 multistate demand for stronger safeguards. E-cigarettes are highly addictive and pose significant health risks, particularly to youth, and are therefore subject to strict regulation. States in the coali more PR

Va. A.G. Jones Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights Attorney General Jones joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter opposing the United States Postal Service's attempt to aid the president's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule and asking the Postal Service to withdraw more PR

WA and other states sue HUD to block new changes to funding addressing homelessness (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, July 7 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA and other states sue HUD to block new changes to funding addressing homelessness * The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is attempting yet again to unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects, in a move that would result in nearly 3,000 Washingtonians losing their homes, Attorney General Nick Brown argued in a lawsuit on behalf of a multistate coalition filed in federal court today. Just la more PR