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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2026-09-12 ( 24 items )  
25 Years Later: Honoring Lt. Col. Karen J. Wagner's Life (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 10 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * 25 Years Later: Honoring Lt. Col. Karen J. Wagner's Life * Bill Wagner was not the kind of combat veteran who didn't like to talk about his experiences, but then the Army provided the context and plot for almost all the stories he told. His father had fought in the infantry in World War I. Bill himself was a surgical nurse who'd first seen action overseas in France in World War II. He'd met Karen's mom, Mattie Smith, at a soldier's fune more PR

AG Brown, coalition block federal cuts to AmeriCorps' community service programs (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 10 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown, coalition block federal cuts to AmeriCorps' community service programs * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of two dozen states have reached a settlement that stops the Trump administration's most recent attempt to dismantle AmeriCorps, a widely popular program that funds and places volunteers in urban and rural communities to address critical service needs. The deal resolves the states' lawsuit against more PR

AG Campbell Secures Settlement Blocking Trump Administration From Repeating AmeriCorps Cuts (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Settlement Blocking Trump Administration From Repeating AmeriCorps Cuts * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors, has reached a settlement that stops the Trump Administration from dismantling AmeriCorps again without warning. The deal resolves a lawsuit brought by AG Campbell and the coalition in response to the more PR

Alfred Wegener Institute: Year in the Ice - Tara Polar Station Begins Its Drift Through the Central Arctic (10)
BREMERHAVEN, Germany, Sept. 11 -- The Alfred Wegener Institute issued the following news release: * * * A year in the ice: Tara Polar Station begins its drift through the central Arctic Twelve people on board are setting off on a year-long expedition across the Arctic Ocean to observe changes on the ground - The Tara Polar Station - a ship built specifically for polar missions by the French organisation Tara Ocean Foundation - is deliberately allowing itself to become trapped in the sea ice in order to explore the Arctic Ocean. Researchers more PR

Attorney General Bonta Secures Another Win as First Circuit Rejects Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Disrupt Mail Voting (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Another Win as First Circuit Rejects Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Disrupt Mail Voting * OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured another victory for voters after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the Trump Administration's request to stay, or pause, a recent federal more PR

Attorney General Bonta Secures Settlement to Protect AmeriCorps (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Settlement to Protect AmeriCorps * Settlement ensures funding will flow without interruption for FY26-27 OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors, announced a settlement that stops the Trump Administration from again attempting to dismantle AmeriCorps without warning. AmeriCorps is an independent federal agency tasked  more PR

Attorney General Phil Weiser helps reach settlement blocking Trump administration from repeating AmeriCorps cuts (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 10 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser helps reach settlement blocking Trump administration from repeating AmeriCorps cuts * Sept. 10, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors in reaching a settlement that stops the Trump administration from dismantling AmeriCorps again without warning. The deal resolves a lawsuit brought in response to the administration's repeated attempts to  more PR

Attorney General Tong Secures Agreement Blocking Trump Administration from Repeating AmeriCorps Cuts (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 10 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Agreement Blocking Trump Administration from Repeating AmeriCorps Cuts * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors today announced an agreement to stop the Trump administration from dismantling AmeriCorps again without warning. The settlement resolves a multistate lawsuit brought in response to the administrati more PR

BLS Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region August 2026 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Sept. 11, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 3.9 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region increased 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.2 percent. (Data in thi more PR

CAIEP Announces Fall 2026 Interprofessional Programming and Events (10)
BIDDEFORD, Maine, Sept. 12 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * CAIEP announces fall 2026 interprofessional programming and events The Center to Advance Interprofessional Education and Practice (CAIEP) at the University of New England has announced its fall lineup of events aimed at fostering interprofessional and interdisciplinary approaches to health science education. Each semester, CAIEP convenes students, faculty, practicing clinicians, and community partners together with local and national experts from U more PR

Catholic League Issues Commentary: 'Never Forget' Who Bombed Us (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary by President Bill Donohue: * * * "NEVER FORGET" WHO BOMBED US New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has a column in today's New York Post titled, "How We Make Good on 'Never Forget.'" It is a fine example of the conventional assessment of what happened 25 years ago today, showing great sensitivity to New Yorkers who suffe more PR

DNC: In The States - Republicans Throw Multi-Million Dollar "Trump-a-Palooza" To Worship Trump While Americans Drown From Skyrocketing Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * September 11, 2026 IN THE STATES: Republicans Throw Multi-Million Dollar "Trump-a-Palooza" To Worship Trump While Americans Drown From Skyrocketing Costs This week, all-too-eager-to-please Republicans and their wealthy donors gathered in Dallas to throw a multi-million-dollar "Trump-a-Palooza," worshiping Donald Trump's failed agenda that's skyrocketing costs, tanking our economy, taking healthcare away from families, and forcing millions of A more PR

DSCC Friday Takeaways: Convention Tension, The Sununu Sequel, Peach State Probs, Hin-Sincere Hinson, and Sullivan's Reality Check (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news wrap up entitled "DSCC Friday Takeaways": * * * Sep 11, 2026 DSCC FRIDAY TAKEAWAYS: Convention Tension, The Sununu Sequel, Peach State Probs, Hin-Sincere Hinson, and Sullivan's Reality Check TGIF. Welcome back to Friday Takeaways from the DSCC - your weekly update from the DSCC Press Team on what you need to know across the Senate battlegrounds. There are 53 days until the midterms. - DROP US A LINE: press@dscc.org. * CONVENTION TENSION: Senate  more PR

Golden statement on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden statement on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks: "Twenty-five years ago today, our nation endured the deadliest foreign attack on American soil. Today, we hold in our hearts the thousands who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, their families and loved ones. Their memory will not be forgotten. We also honor those  more PR

Gov. Shapiro Administration and Multi-State Coalition Secure Settlement Blocking Trump Administration From Future Efforts to Dismantle AmeriCorps (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * Shapiro Administration and Multi-State Coalition Secure Settlement Blocking Trump Administration from Future Efforts to Dismantle AmeriCorps Today's settlement protects approximately $16 million in critical funding Pennsylvania relies on each year to respond to natural disasters, teach our children and support our seniors. - Harrisburg, PA - Governor Josh Shapiro today announced that, as part of a coalition of more PR

Governor Kehoe Announces Nine Gubernatorial Appointments (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Nine Gubernatorial Appointments * Jefferson City Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced nine gubernatorial appointments to various boards and commissions. Eric Bruder, of St. Joseph, was appointed to the Missouri Western State University Board of Governors. Mr Bruder serves as the senior vice president and chief financial officer for Herzog Enterprises, Inc. He previously served on the Missouri Western State  more PR

Governor Mills Honors Victims and Survivors of the September 11 Attacks (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Honors Victims and Survivors of the September 11 Attacks * Augusta, MAINE - In a radio address released earlier this morning, Governor Janet Mills paid tribute to the victims and survivors of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and expressed Maine's gratitude for the first responders, servicemembers, and allies who took part in America's recovery. "Although more than a hundred million Americans are too young to remember that dark day more PR

ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju and Troy Jackson Discuss His Path to Becoming a Champion for Reproductive Freedom and What's at Stake in Maine (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju and Troy Jackson Discuss His Path to Becoming a Champion for Reproductive Freedom and What's at Stake in Maine * In this week's episode of My Body. My Pod., Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju sat down with Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson to discuss his evolution on abortion, his role in expanding reproductive care in Maine, the connect more PR

Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey for Reelection and Dan Koh for Election to U.S. House (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey for Reelection and Dan Koh for Election to U.S. House * AFGE says Healy and Koh will fight for all government workers BRIDGETON, N.J. -The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsements of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey for reelection and Dan Koh for election to the U.S. House representing the state's more PR

Maine Gov. Mills Radio Address: Honoring the Victims and Survivors of the September 11 Attacks (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following text of a radio address: * * * Honoring the Victims and Survivors of the September 11 Attacks September 11, 2026 Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. Robert and Jackie Norton's son was waiting for them in California 25 years ago. He was about to get married, but his parents, a retired couple from Lubec, never made it to the ceremony. Their plane, American Airlines Flight 11, hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center in a horrific ac more PR

N.J. A.G. Davenport Welcomes Resolution of AmeriCorps Lawsuit (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport Welcomes Resolution of AmeriCorps Lawsuit TRENTON - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors, has reached a settlement that bars the Trump Administration from seeking to cut almost all funding from the AmeriCorps program again without warning. The deal resolves a 2025 lawsuit filed in response to the Administration's repeated attempts to gut the nat more PR

Ranking Member Pingree Slams Interior Plan to Carve Up Yosemite for Private Development (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree Slams Interior Plan to Carve Up Yosemite for Private Development * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, is pushing back against the Department of the Interior's (DOI) proposed land exchange in Yosemite National Park. The project is listed as DOI's sixth most important priority-even though Interior has acknowledged that more PR

Responding to Pingree Request, GAO Finds USDA Has Done Too Little to Protect Farms and Forests from Climate-Driven Diseases and Pests (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Responding to Pingree Request, GAO Finds USDA Has Done Too Little to Protect Farms and Forests from Climate-Driven Diseases and Pests * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to swiftly implement recommendations from a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that examines the growing climate-related risks th more PR

Utah A.G. Brown Pushes FCC to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider' Rules to Combat Illegal Robocalls (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Brown pushes FCC to strengthen "Know Your Upstream Provider" rules to combat illegal robocalls SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Attorney General Derek Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to keep scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require voic more PR