Press Releases

Stonewall Kitchen Announces New Candle Manufacturing Strategic Partnership

YORK, Maine, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stonewall Kitchen, a leading producer of specialty food and home goods, today announced a new strategic partnership with Alene Candles aimed at enhancing innovation, improving flexibility, and...

30-Day Comment Period for Master Contractual Agreement for Private Schools Offering Special Education Programs

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal law that requires that state educational agencies (SEAs), including the Maine Department of Education (DOE), and local educational agencies (LEAs), including school administrative...

Collecting Student Economic Status Data for Essential Programs and Services Funding

Recognizing that school administrative units (SAUs) are in the midst of the fall data collection season, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) would like to clarify requirements related to the collection of student economic status data for the...

Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Clean Energy for Vulnerable Communities

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a coalition of plaintiffs in filing two lawsuits to protect billions of dollars in grant funding that would connect nearly one million households nationwide in low-income and vulnerable...

AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE CLASS OF 2025 INNOVATION FELLOWS

BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, October 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On October 9, 2025, the American Swiss Foundation launched the inaugural “Innovation Forum: Developing the Workforce of Tomorrow” at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This...

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Defense of First Amendment Protections for Noncitizen Students and Faculty

Attorneys general urge the court to uphold First Amendment free speech protections in opposition to Trump Administration’s unconstitutional ideological deportation policy OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside the attorneys...

Fighting Back Against ‘Solar for None’: Attorney General Bonta Sues Over Trump’s Latest Environmental Funding Termination

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), today joined a multistate coalition in suing to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s unlawful termination of the $7...

AG Rayfield Challenges EPA Over Cuts to Solar for All Program

Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 22 other plaintiffs are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for illegally ending a $7 billion program that lowers energy costs and pollution by bringing solar...

Attorney General Tong Announces Challenge to EPA's Attacks on Affordable Clean Energy for Low-Income Households

Press Releases 10/16/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces Challenge to EPA's Attacks on Affordable Clean Energy for Low-Income Households (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong announced today Connecticut, 21 other states and the District...

WA co-leads challenge to EPA’s attacks on affordable clean energy for low-income households

Washington and 22 other plaintiffs are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for illegally ending a $7 billion program that lowers energy costs and pollution by bringing solar energy to more than...

PRIORITY NOTICE: Collecting Student Economic Status Data for Essential Programs and Services Funding

Recognizing that school administrative units (SAUs) are in the midst of the fall data collection season, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) would like to clarify requirements related to the collection of student economic status data for the...

Justice Technology Association Spotlights BoardWise as a Leader in Tech-Powered Professional License Defense

PORTLAND, ME, UNITED STATES, October 14, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Justice Technology Association (JTA) has featured BoardWise in its national Member Spotlight, recognizing the Maine-based technology startup for transforming access to...

US Senate fails to end government shutdown, extending to second week

(MENAFN) The US Senate on Tuesday failed to advance a Republican-backed measure aimed at ending the government shutdown, which has now stretched into its 14th day, according to reports. By a 49-45 vote, the Senate did not invoke cloture on the...

Senate Blockade Prolongs U.S. Government Shutdown

(MENAFN) The United States Senate on Tuesday failed to make progress on a Republican-backed proposal aimed at ending the ongoing government shutdown, which has now entered its 14th day. In a vote tallying 49 in favor and 45 against, the Senate...

US Senate fails to end government shutdown

(MENAFN) The US Senate on Tuesday was unable to advance a Republican-backed bill aimed at ending the ongoing government shutdown, now entering its 14th day, according to reports. The motion to invoke cloture on the House-passed funding measure,...

Ginger Beer Market Drivers 2025-2029: Regional Outlook and Sizing Analysis

The Business Research Company’s Ginger Beer Global Market Report 2025 – Market Size, Trends, And Forecast 2025-2034 LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, October 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Ginger Beer Market Growth Forecast: What To Expect...

AG Rayfield Condemns Trump Attacks on Nonprofits’ Freedom of Speech

Targeting nonprofits and charities based on their beliefs is ‘gross violation of First Amendment rights,’ attack on donor intent, and ‘deeply un-American’ Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of attorneys general issued a joint statement...

AG Nick Brown joins multistate brief defending First Amendment protections for noncitizen students, faculty

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general throwing their support behind The Stanford Daily – an independent student-run newspaper at Stanford University – in their lawsuit against the Trump...

Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition in Condemning Retaliatory Prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general from the states of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaiʻi, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New...

Governor Mills Statement Honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day

October 13, 2025 Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day: "Today, we honor the Indigenous peoples whose deep connection to the lands, woods, and waters of Maine stretches back thousands of years....