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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2026-10-29 ( 15 items )  
AG Campbell Challenges Federal Rule Weakening Financial Transparency Requirements (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Federal Rule Weakening Financial Transparency Requirements * Allie Zuliani, Deputy Press Secretary BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging a Trump Administration rule that effectively guts federal financial transparency requirements designed to help law enforcement investigate money laundering, fraud,  more PR

Associated General Contractors of America's Political Action Committee Endorses Susan Collins for the U.S. Senate (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 28 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Associated General Contractors of America's Political Action Committee Endorses Susan Collins for the U.S. Senate * Construction Industry's Election Fund Also Provides the Maximum Contribution to Support the Senator's Reelection Campaign Noting Her Advocacy for the Industry The Associated General Contractors of America's political action committee, AGC PAC, announced today that the committee has endors more PR

Attorney General Bonta: States Must Have the Ability to Protect Residents from Assault Rifles Commonly Used in Mass Shootings (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: States Must Have the Ability to Protect Residents from Assault Rifles Commonly Used in Mass Shootings * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of laws enacted in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois, restricting the sale, manufacture, and possession of certain uniquely dangerous ass more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUPPORTS CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ASSAULT WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS BEFORE U.S. SUPREME COURT (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUPPORTS CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ASSAULT WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS BEFORE U.S. SUPREME COURT * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court today defending the right of states and local governments to protect their citizens from the extraordinary lethality of AR-15-platform rifles. The brief supports Cook County and the state of Co more PR

Bank of America Opens First Financial Centers in Wisconsin, Sets 2027 Entry into Alabama and Louisiana (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 28 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * Bank of America Opens First Financial Centers in Wisconsin, Sets 2027 Entry into Alabama and Louisiana * Expansion extends the bank's in-person reach to approximately eighty-three percent of Americans New centers are part of the bank's five billion dollars investment in its network since 2016 CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Bank of America continues to expand and modernize its financial cen more PR

Better Markets Analysis: Event Contracts on Election Outcomes Are a Huge Gamble (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following analysis: * * * October 28, 2026 Event Contracts on Election Outcomes Are a Huge Gamble By Benjamin Schiffrin - Director of Securities Policy Introduction With one week to go until the midterms, reports of foreign actors attempting to influence our elections persist. Of course, foreign actors' attempts to influence our elections are nothing new more PR

CNN to Provide Immersive, Multi-Platform Coverage of the 2026 Midterm Elections (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN to Provide Immersive, Multi-Platform Coverage of the 2026 Midterm Elections * UP-TO-THE-MINUTE RESULTS AND IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS AVAILABLE ACROSS CNN PLATFORMS FROM THE NETWORK'S ANCHORS, CORRESPONDENTS, REPORTERS AND POLITICAL EXPERTS EXCLUSIVE CONTENT STREAMING ON CNN WITH AN ALL ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION Washington, DC - (October 28, 2026) - On Tuesday, November 3, CNN will provide audiences and subscribers comprehensive coverage of the 2026 midterm electi more PR

Elmira Announces Strategic Leadership Reorganization to Forward Growth and Momentum (10)
ELMIRA, New York, Oct. 28 -- Elmira College issued the following news: * * * Elmira Announces Strategic Leadership Reorganization to Forward Growth and Momentum October 28, 2026 Elmira College has announced a major leadership change that will support the College's forward momentum and position it for continued growth. The new structure will streamline the executive team to accelerate decision-making and provide a clear reporting structure to support the EC campus community. As of October 19, Dr. Patricia Ireland and Paula Lee Hobson began  more PR

IU McKinney's Moot Court Society Announces Winners of 2026 Staton Intramural Competition (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 28 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * IU McKinney's Moot Court Society Announces Winners of 2026 Staton Intramural Competition * Chelsea Cook and Patrick Harmon were declared the winners of the Honorable Robert H. Staton Intramural Moot Court Competition. The finals took place in the Wynne Courtroom at Inlow Hall on October 23. Patrick Harmon was the winner of the Christopher M. Maine Advocacy Award for the top advocate in the final round. In the photo are t more PR

Maine's arts and cultural nonprofits support more than 7,000 jobs, UMaine economist finds (10)
ORONO, Maine, Oct. 28 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * Maine's arts and cultural nonprofits support more than 7,000 jobs, UMaine economist finds * A new study by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe estimates that Maine's arts and cultural nonprofits support 7,333 jobs statewide through their operations, purchases from suppliers and employees' household spending. Gabe identified 1,424 organizations -- including libraries, museums, theaters, musical groups, arts councils, event organizers and historical more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Defense of Assault Weapons Restrictions Before the U.S. Supreme Court (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Defense of Assault Weapons Restrictions Before the U.S. Supreme Court 10/28/2026 Critical Public Safety Cases To Be Heard in December - BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate amicus brief filed in the Supreme Court of the United States today defending the right of states to protect their residents from the extraordinary lethality of AR-15 platform and similar semiau more PR

N.J. A.G. Davenport Co-Leads States in Defense of Assault Weapons Restrictions Before the U.S. Supreme Court (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 29 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport Co-Leads States in Defense of Assault Weapons Restrictions Before the U.S. Supreme Court Critical Public Safety Cases to be Heard in December October 28, 2026 TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court today defending the right of states to protect their citizens from the extraordinary lethality of AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic ri more PR

UMF Visiting Writer Series Welcomes Poet Erinrose Mager, Nov. 12 (10)
FARMINGTON, Maine, Oct. 29 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: * * * 10/28/2026 UMF Visiting Writer Series welcomes poet Erinrose Mager, Nov. 12 By April Mulherin FARMINGTON, ME (October 28, 2026)--The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present poet Erinrose Mager as the final reader of the 2026 fall semester in its popular Visiting Writers series. Mager is the author of "Hot Fruit" (Fonograf Editions, 2026) and "Sequence" (Factory Hollow Press), forthcoming in 2027. Her work appears in El more PR

UNCG Students Expand Mental Health Support in Rural North Carolina (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 28 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * UNCG Students Expand Mental Health Support in Rural North Carolina * Rural health providers understand the needs unique to their communities. That is obvious when you step inside the small Clara Gunn Community Clinic in Rockingham County, North Carolina. There one room is stocked with canned goods and other non-perishable foods. Patients who complete a health screening can take home some healthy food, one example of how more PR

University of Virginia Karsh Institute of Democracy: Inside the Midterms - Sabato's Crystal Ball Editor Breaks Down 2026 Races (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- The University of Virginia Karsh Institute of Democracy issued the following news: * * * Inside the Midterms: Sabato's Crystal Ball Editor Breaks Down 2026 Races With Election Day approaching, UVA's Center for Politics sizes up the races that will decide control of the U.S. House and Senate. By Natalie Ermann Russell October 28, 2026 With less than a week until the 2026 midterm elections, the Karsh Institute spoke with Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, one of the nation's most clo more PR