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Yost wants lead in lawsuit aimed at Target’s diversity policies

Thu, 03 Apr 2025
Yost wants lead in lawsuit aimed at Target’s diversity policies

(The Center Square) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants to take the lead in a lawsuit against retail giant Target, saying the company’s social agenda hurts the state’s teacher retirement system.

Yost filed a motion late Wednesday to... Read more


Democratic attorneys general sue HHS, Kennedy

Tue, 01 Apr 2025
Democratic attorneys general sue HHS, Kennedy

(The Center Square) – In response to claims that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “illegally” terminated billions in “critical” health grants, a coalition of democratic attorneys generals are fighting back.

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Report: Several crucial bridges at 'high risk' for ship collisions

Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Report: Several crucial bridges at 'high risk' for ship collisions

(The Center Square) – An ominous report identifies 20 bridges nationwide at serious risk of ship collisions, potentially resulting in a collapse like the one that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

A group of engineers... Read more


Attorneys general unite in brief supporting veterans' education benefits

Thu, 20 Mar 2025
Attorneys general unite in brief supporting veterans' education benefits

(The Center Square) – Two military veterans seeking full GI education bill benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs have the support of 52 attorneys general.

An amicus brief, led by Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, was filed in... Read more


Ontario walks back U.S. electricity surtax after Trump threats

Tue, 11 Mar 2025
Ontario walks back U.S. electricity surtax after Trump threats

(The Center Square) – Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he would suspend the province's 25% tariff on U.S.-bound electricity after getting a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and hours after President Donald Trump threatened to double tariffs on Canada.

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Trump plans to double tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum

Tue, 11 Mar 2025
Trump plans to double tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in response to the 25% tariffs Ontario put on electricity going to the U.S.

Trump's tariffs, of up to 50%,... Read more


Ontario tariffs on electricity exports to the U.S. begin today

Mon, 10 Mar 2025
Ontario tariffs on electricity exports to the U.S. begin today

(The Center Square) – The Canadian province of Ontario announced it will move forward with a 25% retaliatory tariff on electricity exports to the United States, effective immediately.

It is expected to impact 1.5 million homes and businesses in... Read more


Attorneys general seek numbers on firings of veterans, spouses

Fri, 07 Mar 2025
Attorneys general seek numbers on firings of veterans, spouses

(The Center Square) - Democratic attorneys general from California and seven other states are demanding to know how many veterans and their spouses were fired during the federal government’s recent mass dismissals.

The attorneys general Friday announced they filed... Read more


Judge blocks freeze on federal funding

Thu, 06 Mar 2025
Judge blocks freeze on federal funding

(The Center Square) – A federal judge Thursday blocked the Trump administration from freezing up to $3 trillion in funding for federal agency grants, loans and other financial assistance.

Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court... Read more


U.S. Chamber tells Trump to change course on tariffs

Tue, 04 Mar 2025
U.S. Chamber tells Trump to change course on tariffs

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest business lobbying group in the country, urged President Donald Trump to change course on trade after slapping 25% tariffs on top U.S. trading partners.

The chamber "urged reconsideration... Read more


Justice Department's antisemitism task force to visit 10 universities

Mon, 03 Mar 2025
Justice Department's antisemitism task force to visit 10 universities

(The Center Square) – The Federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism will be visiting 10 universities that have experienced antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Gaza, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

The task force... Read more


New bill would address Syrian terrorism threats

Tue, 25 Feb 2025
New bill would address Syrian terrorism threats

(The Center Square) – A new bill has been filed to enhance counterterrorism measures to respond to terrorism threats posed by Syria as a House committee report highlights Islamic jihad threats have only increased over the last few years.

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22 states, D.C. file brief to prevent closure of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Thu, 20 Feb 2025
22 states, D.C. file brief to prevent closure of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from California and 21 other states, plus the District of Columbia, have filed a court brief seeking to prevent the dismantling of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The amicus brief, which... Read more


14 states sue Trump, Musk over DOGE

Thu, 13 Feb 2025
14 states sue Trump, Musk over DOGE

(The Center Square) - Fourteen states with Democratic attorneys general sued Elon Musk and President Donald Trump Thursday over what they call the unconstitutional practices of the Department of Government Efficiency.

The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District... Read more


5 states sue John Deere over right to repair equipment

Wed, 12 Feb 2025
5 states sue John Deere over right to repair equipment

(The Center Square) – Five state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission are suing John Deere alleging the company unfairly blocks farmers from using independent repair shops for their equipment, thus making those repairs more expensive and less efficient than they would be in an open market.

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States sue Trump administration for ‘indiscriminate’ public health research funding cuts

Mon, 10 Feb 2025
States sue Trump administration for ‘indiscriminate’ public health research funding cuts

(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from 22 states sued the Trump administration Monday for cutting federal funding to public health research universities and institutions across the country.

The National Institutes of Health announced in a post Friday on... Read more


Washington AG files lawsuit against Trump’s EO on youth gender reassignment procedures

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Washington AG files lawsuit against Trump’s EO on youth gender reassignment procedures

(The Center Square) - Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has filed a multi-state lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s executive order banning gender reassignment procedures, such as mastectomies and puberty blockers, on children.

Trump’s EO states that “it... Read more


Minnesota's U.S. senators oppose Laken Riley Act despite bipartisan support

Thu, 30 Jan 2025
Minnesota's U.S. senators oppose Laken Riley Act despite bipartisan support

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Lake Riley Act Wednesday, but Minnesota's two U.S. Senators, Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar, voted against the measure.

The Laken Riley Act empowers the Department of Homeland... Read more


Pause on federal grants creates confusion for states, nonprofits, lawmakers

Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Pause on federal grants creates confusion for states, nonprofits, lawmakers

(The Center Square) – States, universities, nonprofits and lawmakers were left confused Tuesday after a memo from the White House paused federal grants, loans and other financial assistance-programs, until the new administration can review them.

The White House Office... Read more


WATCH: Minnesota man: My top issue is the border

Mon, 20 Jan 2025
WATCH: Minnesota man: My top issue is the border

(The Center Square) – Supporters of President Donald Trump who visited the nation's capital for his inauguration have a consistent message: secure the border.

Dallas Hart, a Minnesota man who traveled to Washington, D.C. for Trump's inauguration, had the... Read more


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