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State Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for 2025-02-02 ( 24 items )  
AG Campbell Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration From Freezing Essential Federal Funding (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 31 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration From Freezing Essential Federal Funding BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell released the following statement after a federal judge in Rhode Island today granted a motion filed by her office and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general to halt the implementation of a new Trump administration p more PR

Agenda Unveiled for the 2025 EBSCO User Group (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 30 -- EBSCO Industries, a provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, e-books and discovery service to libraries, issued the following news release: * * * Agenda Unveiled for the 2025 EBSCO User Group ~ EBSCO User Group Showcases Library Innovation With User-Led Sessions and Workshops ~ IPSWICH, Mass. -- Jan. 29, 2025 -- The agenda for the 2025 EBSCO User Group, taking place April 29-May 2, 2025, at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Provi more PR

Ariz. A.G. Kris Mayes Announces Initial Victory in Lawsuit Challenging President Trump's Illegal Federal Funding Freeze (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 1 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced an initial victory in her lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's Office of Management & Budget's memo freezing federal grants and loans. Today a federal judge in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit filed by Arizona and a coalition of 22 other states. The temporary restraining order prohibits the more PR

Attorney General Bonta, 22 State Attorneys General Secure Court Order Temporarily Blocking Federal Funding Freeze (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta, 22 State Attorneys General Secure Court Order Temporarily Blocking Federal Funding Freeze OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island's decision granting a temporary restraining order to prevent a pause on critical federal assistance funding from going into  more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES INITIAL VICTORY IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ILLEGAL FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES INITIAL VICTORY IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ILLEGAL FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE Federal Judge Today Issued Temporary Restraining Order to Restore Funding, Orders Trump Administration Not to Withhold Federal Funding Allocated by Congress Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced an initial victory in his lawsuit challenging a memo more PR

Attorney General Tong Announces Initial Victory in Lawsuit Challenging President Trump's Illegal Federal Funding Freeze (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces Initial Victory in Lawsuit Challenging President Trump's Illegal Federal Funding Freeze # Federal Judge Today Issued Temporary Restraining Order to Restore Funding, Orders Trump Administration Not to Withhold Federal Funding Allocated by Congress (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong today announced an initial victory in the lawsuit c more PR

Discovery Through Dialogue: Expanding Brown's ethos of open inquiry through dialogue (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 30 -- Brown University issued the following news: * * * Discovery Through Dialogue: Expanding Brown's ethos of open inquiry through dialogue PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Amid a national shift in the way individuals engage around contentious and polarizing issues, a new campus-wide project at Brown University will expand opportunities for students, faculty and staff to strengthen skills needed for productive dialogue, and build the trust and understandi more PR

Gov. Evers and Wis. A.G. Kaul Announce Temporary Restraining Order in Lawsuit Challenging President Trump's Illegal Federal Funding Freeze (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 1 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Federal Judge Today Issued Temporary Restraining Order to Restore Funding, Orders Trump Administration Not to Withhold Federal Funding Allocated by Congress * * * Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced a federal judge in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit filed by Wisconsin and a coalition of 22 other states challen more PR

Hawaii A.G. Lopez Announces Initial Victory in Lawsuit Challenging President Trump's Illegal Federal Funding Freeze (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 1 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: Attorney General Anne Lopez announced an initial victory in her lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's Office of Management & Budget's (OMB) memo freezing federal grants and loans. Today, a federal judge in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit filed by Hawaii and a coalition of 22 other states. The temporary restraining order prohibits the Trump more PR

Hawaii A.G. Lopez: Joint Statement From 13 Attorneys General - President Trump is Misleading the American People on Purpose of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Initiatives (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 1 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following joint statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Attorney General Anne Lopez, along with the attorneys general of California, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, today issued a joint statement addressing President Trump's recent executive orders purporting to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and diversity, equi more PR

Introducing CVS Health App: Your Go-to Companion for Health & Wellness (10)
WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced the launch of the CVS Health app. New features of the app will bring together all CVS Health has to offer to consumers, helping make health care more accessible, affordable and convenient. "As a company, we are super focused on improving the health care experience," says Tilak Mandadi, Executive Vice President at CVS Health. "The CVS Health app will make it more PR

JOINT STATEMENT FROM 13 STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL: PRESIDENT TRUMP IS MISLEADING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ON PURPOSE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * JOINT STATEMENT FROM 13 STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL: PRESIDENT TRUMP IS MISLEADING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ON PURPOSE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with the attorneys general of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington,  more PR

Joint Statement from 13 State Attorneys General: President Trump is Misleading the American People on Purpose of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from 13 State Attorneys General: President Trump is Misleading the American People on Purpose of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with the attorneys general of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York,  more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Announces Initial Victory in Lawsuit Challenging President Trump's Illegal Federal Funding Freeze (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Federal Judge Today Issued Temporary Restraining Order to Restore Funding, Orders Trump Administration Not to Withhold Federal Funding Allocated by Congress * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced an initial victory in his lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's Office of Management & Budget's memo freezing federal grants and loans. Today a  more PR

N.M. A.G. Raul Torrez Announces Initial Victory in Lawsuit Challenging President Trump's Illegal Federal Funding Freeze (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 1 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: Attorney General Raul Torrez today announced an initial victory in his lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's Office of Management & Budget's memo freezing federal grants and loans. Today a federal judge in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit filed by New Mexico and a coalition of 22 other states. The temporary restraining order prohibits more PR

R.I. A.G. Neronha and Commissioner Infante-Green Issue Guidance to Schools on Protection of Students' Rights (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 28 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today shared guidance (http://www.riag.ri.gov/media/6086/download) with school officials on safeguarding the rights of Rhode Island school children regardless of their nationality or immigration status. Recent changes (https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/01/21/statement-dhs-spokes more PR

R.I. A.G. Neronha Co-leads Multistate Coalition to Block Trump Administration From Freezing Essential Federal Funding (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 1 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Attorney General Neronha today released the following statement after a Rhode Island court granted a motion filed by his office and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general to halt the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that would block federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs: "I am grateful for Judge McConnel more PR

R.I. A.G. Neronha Co-lLeads 22 States and the District of Columbia in Suing to Stop Trump Administration From Withholding Essential Federal Funding (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today co-leads a coalition of 23 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country relies on to provide essential services to millions of Americans. The action has been filed in United States Dist more PR

R.I. A.G. Neronha Renews Call for Coastal Resource Management Council Reform Following Quidnessett Decision (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement following today's decision by the Coastal Resource Management Council (CRMC) to deny Quidnessett Country Club's petition to reclassify abutting waters. "Of course, I am pleased that the CRMC ultimately rejected Quidnessett's request, but regardless, we need reform and we need it now," said Attorney General Ne more PR

R.I. A.G. Neronha: Joint Statement From 13 State Attorneys General - President Trump is Misleading the American People on Purpose of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 1 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following joint statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, with the attorneys general of California, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and Washington, today issued a joint statement addressing President Trump's recent executive orders purporting to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and di more PR

Video: Brown epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo on preparing for the next pandemic (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 31 -- Brown University issued the following news: * * * Video: Brown epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo on preparing for the next pandemic PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- While many people would prefer to forget about the COVID-19 pandemic and move on from those years forever, the fact is that pandemics are an increasingly common part of modern life, says Professor of Epidemiology Jennifer Nuzzo. In a brief video interview, Nuzzo, who directs the Pandemic Ce more PR

Vt. A.G. Clark Announces Initial Victory in Lawsuit Challenging President Trump's Illegal Federal Funding Freeze (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 1 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Federal Judge Today Issued Temporary Restraining Order to Restore Funding, Orders Trump Administration Not to Withhold Federal Funding Allocated by Congress * * * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced an initial victory in her lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's Office of Management & Budget's directive freezing federal grants and loans. Today a fe more PR

Wash. A.G. Brown: ICYMI - Multistate Coalition Blocks Trump Administration From Freezing Essential Federal Funding (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 1 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island today granted a request from 22 states, including Washington, for a temporary restraining order halting a White House policy that would block federal agency grants, loans and other financial assistance programs. This temporary restraining order extends beyond the administrative stay granted Tuesday by the U.S. D more PR

Wash. A.G. Brown: Joint Statement From 13 State Attorneys General - President Trump is Misleading the American People on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Initiatives (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 1 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following joint statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Attorney General Nick Brown, with the attorneys general of California, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont today issued a joint statement addressing President Trump's recent executive orders purporting to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and diversity, equi more PR