NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * 'We Won't Back Down': Common Cause Vows to Fight After SCOTUS Ruling Threatens Vote-by-Mail Common Cause will continue to challenge any illegal attempt to limit vote-by-mail or nationalize elections. - WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court's block on Trump's executive order restricting mail voting. While the Executive Order is still blocked by a ruling in a different case, the Supreme Court's action makes it  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 24 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * 2026 artificial intelligence faculty experts list * Artificial intelligence is transforming health care, education, national defense, disaster response and more. At the University of South Carolina, researchers are exploring how to help shape the technical, ethical and policy conversations around AI's rapid growth. This curated list invites access to faculty across engineering, computer science, law and hospitality-making it a go-to resou more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * 9 Years On: Accountability Needed for Myanmar Military Junta's Atrocities Against the Rohingya * August 25, 2026, marks nine years since the Myanmar military and authorities launched a widespread campaign of atrocity crimes against the Rohingya population in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Starting in August 2017, Myanmar security forces killed thousands of Rohingya women, men, and children and razed several hundred Rohingya villages throughout nort more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 24 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Nick Brown statement on SCOTUS allowing Trump's illegal mail-in voting order to be implemented as lawsuit proceeds * Attorney General Nick Brown released the following statement in response to today's U.S. Supreme Court action allowing the president's unconstitutional executive order attacking mail-in voting to proceed for now. The court's order puts on hold an injunction granted in June in a lawsuit brought by Washington more PR

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

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Supreme Court Mail-In Voting Decision * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the Supreme Court stayed a lower court's order protecting access to mail-in voting for the 2026 midterm elections: "This decision is a painful setback, but it will not be the final word. The right to vote is sacred, and no administration should be allowe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-LA, MPAC, Shura Council Condemn Anti-Muslim Rally Targeting Islamic Center of Southern California The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, along with the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), and the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, today condemned an anti-Muslim rally planned for this Sunday, Aug. 23, outside the Islamic Center of Southern California (ICSC) in Los Angeles. SEE more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Campaign Legal Center's Trevor Potter Issues Statement Responding to SCOTUS Ruling on Mail Voting Executive Order * WASHINGTON -Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order on the shadow docket pausing a lower court order that had blocked President Trump's second executive order on voting from going into effect. The Supreme Court order states that it was too early for a decision to be made in this case because at the time of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Statement on SCOTUS Decision Enabling Trump Admin to Restrict Mail-In Ballots * 08.24.26 # EDMONDS, WA - Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump could proceed to restrict mail-in voting, allowing implementation of an executive order despite rulings of lower courts finding the president's order unconstitutional. The executive order would enable the United States Postal Service (USPS) and other agencie more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson Denounces SCOTUS Decision Opening Door for Trump's Attacks on Mail-in Ballots Ahead of November Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, issued the following statement: "As it did with Trump's unauthorized and illegal quest to build his golden ballroom, the 6/3 MA more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC, DSCC, DNC, and DGA Statement on Supreme Court's Procedural Ruling Regarding Trump's Executive Order to Restrict Mail-In Voting * Following a decision by the Supreme Court staying a permanent injunction of Trump's Executive Order to restrict mail-in voting, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand, DGA Chair Andy Beshear, and DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: "This is the latest attempt fr more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 24 -- Texas Southern University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Michael O. Adams Named Andrew Goodman Foundation 2026 Hidden Heroes Award Recipient * The Andrew Goodman Foundation has selected Dr. Michael O. Adams, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Texas Southern University's Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, as a recipient of its 2026 Hidden Heroes Award for Andrew Goodman Campus Champion of the Year. The award recognizes Dr. Adams's dedication to the Foundation's mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Supreme Court's Temporary Order On President Trump's Attempted Mail-In Voting Restrictions * August 25, 2026 CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court temporarily permitted President Trump to move forward with portions of an executive order that seek to restrict mail-in voting while litigation on the  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 26 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * The Rise of Democratic Socialism: What Employers Need to Know Heading into Election Season and Beyond A growing wave of democratic socialist candidates and elected officials across the country could lead to changes in the workplace, impacting issues from healthcare to labor unions to wage and hour law. New York City and Seattle already have mayors implementing democratic socialist policies, and a series of primary election results  more PR

ONEONTA, New York, Aug. 24 -- Hartwick College issued the following news release: * * * Hartwick Institute of Public Service to Host National Security Correspondent JJ Green for Constitution Day Lecture * The Hartwick Institute of Public Service is pleased to welcome award-winning journalist and national security correspondent JJ Green to campus for its annual Constitution Day Lecture on Friday, Sept. 18, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Anderson Theater at Hartwick College. Green's lecture, Why Smart People Believe Lies: The Fight for Truth-and t more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Aug. 25 -- The University of Michigan-Flint posted the following news: * * * Inside the relaunch of UM-Flint's Michigan Times student newspaper * From building a website to collaborating and distributing a first-ever tri-campus newspaper in print, The Michigan Times, University of Michigan-Flint's student-led newspaper, returned to campus last academic year with renewed energy and passion. Confronting realities like declining student interest, curriculum changes and funding questions, co-advisors Caroline Rathbun, communic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Cook County Clerk Gordon, Voting Rights Leaders Highlight Threats to Voting Access Posed by Trump Administration Ahead of November Elections * CICERO, IL -Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon and Illinois voting rights leaders at the Cook County Elections Processing Center for a tour and roundtable discussion on threats to voting access and election administration ahead of the Novembe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THE CROOKS ACCOUNTABLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room, where he emphasized that with 70 days until the midterm elections, Democrats are committed to lowering the high cost of living and holding Donald Trump and his administration accountable for their unprecedented corruption and extremism. WOLF BLITZER: Joining us now more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THE CROOKS ACCOUNTABLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room, where he emphasized that with 70 days until the midterm elections, Democrats are committed to lowering the high cost of living and holding Donald Trump and his administration accountable for their unprecedented corruption and extremism. WOLF BLITZER: Joining us now to discuss this and more  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Liberia's Long-Awaited War Crimes Court: Momentum - and Risks * Liberia has a rare opportunity to finally establish a war crimes court to address, at last, serious international crimes committed during Liberia's two civil wars and social upheaval between 1979 and 2003. But turning political momentum into reality will require swift legislative action, sustained international support, and meaningful engagement with victims and civil society. Th more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 25 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Max Miller: "The Economy Is Actually Doing Very Well Right Now" * COLUMBUS, OH - In bold new comments on the Jake Underwood Show, Max Miller is showing just how out-of-touch he really is, claiming that "once you really put it into perspective, the economy is actually doing very well right now." Miller's comments come at a time when Ohioans are calling out Washington Republicans - like Max Miller, Mike Turner and Mike Carey - for their support for Trump and more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 26 -- Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following news: * * * Secretary Simon Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Mail Voting On Monday, August 24, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that would allow the USPS to move forward* with implementing a new rule around mail voting. The decision did not consider the legality of the USPS rule or the underlying executive order, only the timing of the lawsuit. USPS approved of the final rule for mail voting on August 21, 2026. The r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news: * * * NALC statement on Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots * NALC President Brian L. Renfroe released the following statement: Yesterday evening's Supreme Court ruling was the latest development in a broader effort to diminish the credibility of mail-in voting, undermine the dedicated work of the nation's 200,000 active city letter carriers, and suppress Americans' access to the ballot. States administer elections.  more PR

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Aug. 25 [Category: Sports] -- The International Boxing Association issued the following news: * * * Nominations open for 2026 IBA elections ahead of December Congress * The nomination process for the 2026 IBA elections is now open, with the Election Congress scheduled to take place in Istanbul, Turkiye, on 5 December 2026. National Federations have been invited to nominate candidates for the positions of IBA President and 12 Independent Directors, with at least one Independent Director representing each continent. Th more PR

SALISBURY, North Carolina, Aug. 25 -- Catawba College posted the following news: * * * North Carolinians Continue to Trust Elections Close to Home More Than Elections Across the Nation, Catawba College-YouGov Survey Finds * Confidence in several election safeguards has improved since 2024, though concerns remain about specific risks and about elections farther from home An Update from the Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service North Carolinians continue to express relatively high confidence in the security, safety and integri more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 25 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NV Dems Chair Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Trump's Executive Order to Restrict Mail-in Voting * Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno released the following statement on SCOTUS decision on mail-in voting: "Nevadans can see right through Donald Trump and Republicans' latest attempt to rig the election. After years of driving up costs, Trump knows that the affordability crisis they created is indefensible and is now  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 24 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Leaders Vow to Continue Legal Fight Against Trump's Attempts to Interfere with Oregon Elections * #Supreme Court allows Trump's order to proceed, for now, while legal fight continues In a narrow ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today concluded that lawsuits against President Trump's most recent elections Executive Order are premature-but the Court did not foreclose legal challenges if the United States Postal Service (USPS) interfer more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Leaders Vow to Continue Legal Fight Against Trump's Attempts to Interfere with Oregon Elections * Salem, OR - In a narrow ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today concluded that lawsuits against President Trump's most recent elections Executive Order are premature-but the Court did not foreclose legal challenges if the United States Postal Service (USPS) interferes with mail voting. Attorney General Dan Rayfield, who has a track record of challe more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued the following report entitled "Czechia Parliamentary Elections 3 - 4 October 2025: ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Final Report." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Following an invitation from the government of the Czech Republic and based on the recommendation of a Needs Assessment Mission, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) deployed an Electio more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued the following report entitled "Iceland Referendum 29 August 2026 ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report 14 - 17 July 2026." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 29 August 2026, Iceland will hold a nationwide referendum on whether to reopen accession negotiations with the European Union. Iceland applied for European Union (EU) membership in 2009 and opened accession negotiations in  more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued the following report entitled "Ireland Presidential Election 24 October 2025: ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Final Report." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Following an invitation from the authorities of Ireland, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) deployed an Election Assessment Mission (EAM) for the 24 October 2025 presidential election. The more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued the following report entitled "Kyrgyz Republic Early Parliamentary Elections 30 November 2025: ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Following an invitation to observe the 30 November 2025 early parliamentary elections and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) established a more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued the following report entitled "Latvia Parliamentary Elections 3 October 2026: ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report 19 - 22 May 2026." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Latvia is a parliamentary republic with legislative power vested in the 100-member parliament, elected for four-year terms. The 3 October parliamentary elections will take place under a newly formed government supp more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued the following report entitled "Montenegro: Opinion on Draft Legal Amendments to the Law on Election of Councillors and Members of Parliament." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND KEY RECOMMENDATION This Opinion analyses the draft amendments to the Law of Montenegro on the Election of Councillors and Members of Parliament (hereinafter - the "Election Law") submitted by the Parlia more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued the following report entitled "Republic Of Kazakhstan, Early Parliamentary Elections 23 August 2026: ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report 15-19 June 2026." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The early parliamentary elections follow the 15 March referendum of the new Constitution that altered the state institutional structure, inter alia, by establishing a new unicameral parliament more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued the following report entitled "Republic Of Serbia Anticipated Early Elections 2026: ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report 6 - 10 July 2026." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At the time of the ODIHR NAM, the date and type of the forthcoming elections had not yet been officially announced, although repeated public statements by the president and several senior state officials cons more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued the following report entitled "Republic Of Slovenia, Parliamentary Elections 22 March 2026: ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Final Report." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Following an invitation from the authorities of the Republic of Slovenia, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) deployed an Election Assessment Mission (EAM) for the 22 March 20 more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued the following report entitled "Serbia: ODIHR Opinion On The Revised Draft Law Amending The Law On Financing Political Activities (As Of May 2026)." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND KEY RECOMMENDATIONS On 19 May 2026, the Secretariat General of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia submitted to ODIHR an updated version of the Draft Law Amending the Law on the Financi more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued the following report entitled "Sweden General Elections 13 September 2026: ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report 5-7 May 2026." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance. Legislative power is vested in a unicameral parliament elected for a four-year term. Of the 349 members, 310 are elected through a proportiona more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Pro-Voter Coalition Sues South Dakota Over Confusing Administration of Documentation Law * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -Today, the League of Women Voters of South Dakota (LWVSD) and an individual plaintiff, represented by Campaign Legal Center (CLC), the American Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project (ACLU VRP), the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota (ACLU SD) and Heidepriem Purtell Siegel Hinrichs, LLP, filed a lawsuit in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas' Statement Following Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Trump to Advance Voter Suppression Plan * SALEM, OR -Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision that clears the way for President Trump to move forward with parts of his executive order restricting mail-in voting. "The Supreme Court just cleared the way for President Trump to move forward with his pl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Mail-In Voting * Washington D.C. -Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released the following statement on the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court clearing the way for President Trump's restrictions on mail-in voting: "President Trump is terrified of losing at the ballot box in November. He knows his policies are raising costs and hurting families, so instead of changing course, he is trying to ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Derek Tran Issues Statement on the Supreme Court Ruling Restricting Mail-In Ballots * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court granting an emergency order allowing the Trump Administration to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm election: "The Supreme Court's decision to allow restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the November mid more PR

SWEET BRIAR, Virginia, Aug. 25 -- Sweet Briar College posted the following news: * * * Sweet Briar Kicks Off 121st Academic Year * On Aug. 13 & 14, Sweet Briar College welcomed its newest group of students to campus. The Quad and several of the surrounding dorm buildings were teeming with new students and family members as they moved their belongings into their home for the year. Following move in, the new Vixens participated in a week-long Orientation led by the Office of Student Life. Programming included a new student and family welcom more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 [Category: Media] -- The Paley Center for Media issued the following news release: * * * The Paley Center for Media Announces the Agenda and New Speakers for the Renowned Paley International Council Summit * This Year's Summit, Global Media in Focus: Power, Platforms, and Perspective, Will Take Place at the Iconic Paley Museum in Midtown Manhattan, October 19-21 The Summit Will Convene Global Leaders for Conversations on the Forces Shaping the Media Landscape, including AI, Gaming, Sports, Geopolitics, Science and Culture more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 24 -- The city of Toronto issued the following news release: * * * Toronto City Clerk certifies 362 candidates for 2026 municipal election * The Toronto City Clerk has certified 362 candidates for the 2026 municipal election. The official list of certified candidates is available on the Toronto Elections List of Candidates & Third Party Advertisers webpage. The following candidates have been declared to be elected by acclamation: * Frank D'Amico, Trustee, Toronto Catholic District School Board Ward 6 * Nancy Cra more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * UnidosUS Responds to Supreme Court Order on Mail-In Voting Restrictions * WASHINGTON -Today, the Supreme Court lifted a lower court's injunction blocking part of President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the November 2026 elections. A separate, nationwide injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service from implementing the order's mail-ballot mandates remains in place, meaning the core of the executive order is still bl more PR

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

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * 'Virginia at 250' symposium on Sept. 1 features two former governors and leading political analysts The free VCU event will explore leadership, democracy and the state's continuing role in American history. By Pam Cox As America commemorates its 250th anniversary this year, Virginia Commonwealth University's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs and the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences will bring together distinguished more PR

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