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State Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for 2020-09-27 ( 5 items )  
N.J. Gov. Murphy: Updated Quarantine Advisory Issued for Individuals Traveling to New Jersey, Bringing New Total to 35 States, Territories (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 22: Governor Phil Murphy today advised individuals traveling to New Jersey from states or territories with significant community spread of COVID-19 to quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of last contact within the identified state or territory. The updated advisory includes five additional states -- Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Wyoming -- bringing the total to 35 more PR

N.M. Gov. Grisham Updates High-risk States Under Quarantine Order (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 24 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: The state of New Mexico, pursuant to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's executive order requiring quarantine for out-of-state visitors arriving from high-risk states, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, amended the list of states from which visitors and arriving residents must quarantine. Per the executive order intended to protect New Mexicans by minimizing the risk of spread from out-of-state trave more PR

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Announces Five States Added to Travel Advisory and 10 Million COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests Conducted (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 22: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that five states--Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Wyoming--have been added to New York State's COVID-19 travel advisory. No areas have been removed. The advisory requires individuals who have traveled to New York from areas with significant community spread to quarantine for 14 days. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from  more PR

University of Rhode Island: Political Science Professor Discusses Judicial Politics in Wake of Justice Ginsburg's Death (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death last week came just 46 days before the presidential election, the closest a high court opening has occurred in the run up to an election in more than 150 years. But while the process of approving a new justice has averaged 68 days since 1975, there is more than enough time for President Donald Trump to nominate a replacement and have the Senate confirm more PR

URI Grad Student Finds Chemical Contaminants in Seabirds From Narragansett Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Cape Fear (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Evidence continues to accumulate about human and wildlife exposure to chemical compounds called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively referred to as PFAS, and their deleterious effects on the environment. The latest study, by a University of Rhode Island graduate student, found high levels of the compounds in seabirds from offshore Massachusetts and coastal Rhode Island and North C more PR