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Fishing Restricted in Part of Hatchery Cove to Protect Spawning Salmon
A small portion of Hatchery Cove, a popular fishing spot on Lake Champlain in Grand Isle, is now closed to fishing effective October 1 through November 30 under a new Commissioner’s Order from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. The closure...
Westminster Barracks / 2nd degree aggravated domestic assault and criminal threatening
VSP News Release-Incident STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE CASE#: 25B1007503 RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Detective Trooper Acevedo STATION: Westminster - BCI B EAST CONTACT#: 802-722-4600 DATE/TIME:...

Attorneys General Tong Files Second Lawsuit Against DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors
Press Releases 10/03/2025 Attorneys General Tong Files Second Lawsuit Against DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a second...

Attorney General Bonta Celebrates Key Victory in Lawsuit Challenging Illegal Conditioning of Victims of Crime Act Grant Funding
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that following a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Trump Administration has now dropped its plan to impose illegal conditions on over $1.3 billion...

Attorney General Bird Continues Fight to Protect Kids from Social Media Harm
DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today that she joined a bipartisan coalition of 31 states and the District of Columbia to support a Georgia law that limits addictive practices directed at minors by social media companies. States...

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors
MAINE, October 1 - Back to current news. October 1, 2025 Attorney Generals Office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Danna Hayes Danna.hayes@maine.gov Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors AUGUSTA – Maine...

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors
MAINE, October 1 - Back to current news. October 1, 2025 Attorney Generals Office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Danna Hayes Danna.hayes@maine.gov Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors AUGUSTA – Maine...

Attorney General James Leads Lawsuit Defending Critical Services for Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Survivors
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing to block unlawful new restrictions on federal funding that supports survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violent...

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues U.S. Department of Justice to Protect Services for Crime Survivors
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 19 other attorneys general filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to block new restrictions on federal funding that supports survivors of domestic violence and other violent crimes. The...

Washington among states suing DOJ to protect services for crime survivors
Washington and 19 other states are suing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to block new restrictions on federal funding that supports survivors of domestic violence and other violent crimes, jeopardizing potentially hundreds of thousands of...

Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal New Retroactive Condition on Public Safety and Victim Services Funding
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Justice’s (U.S. DOJ) new condition prohibiting recipients of various public safety and victim services...

Marquee Brands Announces Dakine Days Campus Tour at Universities Across the U.S.
Dakine Days slated to popup at University of San Diego, University of Vermont and University of Utah in September REDONDO BEACH, CA, UNITED STATES, September 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Marquee Brands, the global brand accelerator and owner...

Multistate coalition including Washington wins a court order protecting billions in federal emergency services funding
The Trump administration illegally attempted to coerce states into sweeping immigration enforcement by threatening to withhold billions in federal emergency services funding, a federal judge has ruled in an important victory for Washington and a...

ACC Report Finds In-house Counsel Population Nearly Doubled Since 2008, Growing at a Rate Far Exceeding Law Firm and Government Sectors
Washington, DC, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), the premier global organization serving the professional and business interests of in-house counsel, today released new findings highlighting a dramatic...

State mental health rankings released: New York and Hawaii rank highest, Nevada and Arizona rank lowest
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York, Hawaii, and New Jersey ranked best in the nation across common measures of mental health in 2022 and 2023, according to the latest State of Mental Health in America report from Mental...

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule to Restrict Length of International Student Visas
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposal to limit international students to a fixed four-year visa period and restrict...

WA and other states win temporary block on politically motivated cuts to homeland security funding
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from unlawfully reallocating federal homeland security funding away from states based on their compliance with the administration’s political agenda, a day after a coalition of...

Attorney General Tong Files Emergency Lawsuit to Protect Critical Homeland Security Funding from Politically Motivated Cuts
Press Releases 09/30/2025 Attorney General Tong Files Emergency Lawsuit to Protect Critical Homeland Security Funding from Politically Motivated Cuts (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong, as part of a coalition of 12 attorneys general,...

Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Critical National Security and Emergency Response Programs
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in suing to stop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from illegally depriving their states of hundreds of millions of dollars in...

Attorney General Bonta Seeks Emergency Court Order to Prevent Diversion of Critical Homeland Security Funding
Trump Administration continues attack on state rights, putting public safety at risk OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, sought emergency relief from the U.S. District Court for the District...