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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for 2026-08-26 ( 12 items )  
AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Uphold Colorado Civil Rights Protections For Universal Preschool (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Uphold Colorado Civil Rights Protections For Universal Preschool * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending Colorado's requirement that preschool providers participating in the state's Universal Preschool program comply with state antidiscrimination laws,  more PR

AG Nessel Blocks Trump Administration's Unlawful Demand of CDL Drivers' Personal Information (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Blocks Trump Administration's Unlawful Demand of CDL Drivers' Personal Information * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 21 attorneys general secured a temporary restraining order (PDF) that blocks the Trump administration from demanding the production of a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers and from terminating more than $10 mil more PR

Attorney General Bonta Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing President Trump's Second Elections-Related Executive Order to Be Implemented (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing President Trump's Second Elections-Related Executive Order to Be Implemented * OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today responded to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision granting the Trump Administration's emergency request to stay an injunction that blocked key provisi more PR

Graduate Researchers in Georgia State's ICORD Lab Uncover Housing Risks Facing Disabled Veterans (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * Graduate Researchers in Georgia State's iCORD Lab Uncover Housing Risks Facing Disabled Veterans A new study by Georgia State University sociologists has found that disabled veterans face distinctly higher risks of poor housing than both their non-disabled veteran counterparts and disabled non-veterans. The findings were published in Cityscape, a journal of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Madelief Tilder (B.A. '24, M.A. '26 more PR

IRS Issues Revenue Ruling on Section 2032A - Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following revenue ruling (No. 2026-14) on Aug. 24, 2026, entitled "Section 2032A.--Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property". * * * This revenue ruling contains a list of the average annual effective interest rates on new loans under the Farm Credit System. This revenue ruling also contains a list of the states within each Farm Credit System Bank Territory. Under Sec. 2032A(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, rates on new Farm Credit System Bank loans are used in com more PR

Maine and Mississippi License State Based Systems (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * Maine and Mississippi License State Based Systems * Maine and Mississippi are the latest states to license the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) State Based Systems (SBS), an electronic system designed to revolutionize the efficiency and effectiveness of insurance regulatory processes. With its broad array of services, SBS stands as a comprehensive solution th more PR

MEDIA ADVISORY: Senator Welch to Discuss Farm Bill with Organic Farmers (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Senator Welch to Discuss Farm Bill with Organic Farmers * Welch will tour and hold roundtable at Honey Field Farm NORWICH, VT -U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, will join Vermont farmers and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) on Thursday, August 27th at 10:00 AM for a farm tour of Honey Field Farm. While visiting the farm, Senator Welch will discuss the future  more PR

Study of 60,000 U.S. adults links inflammatory protein to fatal heart attacks, other negative outcomes (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 25 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Study of 60,000 U.S. adults links inflammatory protein to fatal heart attacks, other negative outcomes * Participants in UB's Women's Health Initiative were included in a national study looking at one inflammatory protein's connection to poor cardiovascular outcomes. Photo: Douglas Levere Participants, studied over several years, had a mean age of 63, were 67.6% women and more than 25% identified as a racial minor more PR

Va. A.G. Jones Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing President Trump's Second Elections-Related Executive Order to Be Implemented (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 25 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jones Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing President Trump's Second Elections-Related Executive Order to Be Implemented Joining a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, Attorney General Jones responded to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision granting the Trump Administration's emergency request to stay an injunction that blocked key provisions of President Trump's second elections- more PR

Welch Hosts 'Common Grounds with Senator Welch' Listening Session in Essex County (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Hosts 'Common Grounds with Senator Welch' Listening Session in Essex County * ISLAND POND, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this morning hosted a 'Common Grounds with Senator Welch' listening session at the scenic outdoor pavilion at Lakeside Park in Essex County. Vermonters joined Senator Welch for a discussion about how Washington can work better for the Green Mountain State. "The world we're in is completely different than the world  more PR

Welch, Blumenthal, Schiff Demand Answers on DHS $464 Million No-Bid Contract to Trump-Allied Company for Luxury Jets and Airplanes (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Blumenthal, Schiff Demand Answers on DHS $464 Million No-Bid Contract to Trump-Allied Company for Luxury Jets and Airplanes * Owner of company that received no-bid contract linked to allegations of soliciting kickbacks from former DHS official and Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ran more PR

Wildlife Society: Ken Williams Wins Aldo Leopold Memorial Award (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 26 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Ken Williams wins Aldo Leopold Memorial Award Former CEO of The Wildlife Society excels in science and administration - Ken Williams, former CEO of The Wildlife Society, has been named as a recipient of the Society's top award. The honor celebrates a lifetime of achievement in wildlife science and management. "I'm very proud to be in this select group of scientists and conservationists," said Williams from his home i more PR