SACRAMENTO, California, April 9 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * 'Glorified press release:' Governor Newsom responds to latest Trump order turning back the clock on climate SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement responding to President Trump's executive order targeting state-level climate and clean energy efforts. California's climate leadership The state continues to set clean energy records. Last year, California ran on 100% clean electricity for the equivalen more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Seeks to Protect Consumers from High Overdraft Fees LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter (PDF) to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives and the House Financial Services Committee urging the House to vote against House Joint Resolution 59, which would overturn a final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The rule, s more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 9 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * AG Platkin: Banks Must Keep Overdraft Fees Reasonable For Immediate Release: April 9, 2025 Office of The Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Division of Consumer Affairs - Cari Fais, Director Division of Law - Michael C. Walters, Acting Director Letter TRENTON -- Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a multistate comment letter urging the U.S. House of Representatives to  more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 10 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on April 9, 2025: * * * Secretary of State Wes Allen Testifies Before US House of Representatives on Alabama Election Security Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Elections in a hearing titled, "Revisiting the 2024 Elections with Secretaries of State" yesterday, April 8, 2025. "Since taking office more than half a million ineligible vot more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta to the U.S. House of Representatives: Protect American Consumers from Predatory Overdraft Fees Why would we help the big banks at the expense of working people? OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 23 attorneys general in sending a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging policymakers to reject an effort to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Seeks to Protect Consumers from High Overdraft Fees # AG Tong and 22 Attorneys General Urge House to Reject Resolution Overturning CFPB's Rule Limiting Overdraft Fee Charges by Big Banks (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives and the House Financial Services Committee urging the Ho more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Trump Executive Order on Behalf of Fossil Fuel Industry (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released the following statement in response to a series of executive orders issued this week by President Donald Trump seeking to force the revival of dirty and dangerous energy generation and to block states from lawful efforts to combat the climate crisis. "This is a war on our e more PR

DENVER, Colorado, April 9 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Polis Urges the President to Let Go of Failed Tariff Taxes For Good Following Market Crash and Historic Uncertainty DENVER - Today, after his worldwide tariff announcements caused chaos for Colorado businesses, crashed the market and hurt Coloradans' retirement savings, and elicited a strong, yet unique, bipartisan response against them, President Trump partially walked back on his immediate tariff threat, delaying most but not all by 90  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Whitmer's Build, America, Build Address as Prepared for Delivery April 9, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov Gov. Whitmer's Build, America, Build Address as Prepared for Delivery LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her Build, America, Build Address in Washington D.C., laying out her vision to work with both parties and federal officials to build America's manufacturing might and protect our national de more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 9 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Convenes Massachusetts Business Leaders to Discuss Impacts of Trump's Tariffs Boston -- Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao today convened business leaders for a roundtable discussion about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs on businesses and the cost of living in Massachusetts. Attendees included the leaders of prominent organizations repr more PR

DENVER, Colorado, April 9 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Visits Southern Colorado to Discuss Colorado's Leadership in Aerospace, Public Safety, Workforce Development & Saving Coloradans Money SOUTHERN COLORADO - Today, Governor Polis was in Colorado Springs and Pueblo focusing on Colorado's nation-leading aerospace industry, and Colorado's efforts to save people money, improve public safety, and strengthen the state's workforce. Governor Polis attended the 2025 Space Symposium confe more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 10 -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * RELEASE: House Public Safety Committee Passes Public Safety Budget Bill SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Today, the Minnesota House Public Safety Committee passed HF 2432, the Public Safety budget bill. The bill reflects the bipartisan agreements between the House DFL and GOP caucuses. It includes $50 million in additional funding over the base per biennium. The bill focuses on funding for victim services and de-e more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Prisoners have no constitutional right to sex-change surgeries, Drummond tells court OKLAHOMA CITY (April 9, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking a U.S. District Court to uphold President Trump's executive order prohibiting inmates in federal prisons and immigration detention centers from obtaining taxpayer-funded sex-change procedures. The order also requires biological males to be housed in men's correctio more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 10 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news on April 9, 2025: * * * Governor Patrick Morrisey Calls on Legislature to Support President Trump's Energy Agenda Charleston, W.Va. - Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey is urging West Virginia Legislators to support President Trump's energy agenda and pass the Power Generation and Consumption Act. The bill would allow for coal, gas, and other natural resources to power data centers in West Virginia. President Trump signed executive orders more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 10 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gordon Celebrates Trump Coal Executive Orders at White House Ceremony At the request of President Donald Trump, Governor Mark Gordon joined the nation's Chief Executive, Cabinet Secretaries Doug Burgum and Chris Wright, Wyoming's Congressional Delegation, and energy industry leaders in the East Room of the White House today for the signing of Executive Orders (EOs) that will strengthen Wyoming's energy industry while demonstrating Am more PR