KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * 'Where Science Meets Patient Care': URI College of Pharmacy to host 41st annual Seminar By the Sea Pharmacists, healthcare professionals from around the region will discuss key healthcare issues, earn continuing education credit March 19-20 * Pharmacists from around the region will earn valuable continuing education credits while discussing some of the most pressing current pharmacy and health more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Order Blocking Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding * LANSING - The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington has stopped the Trump Administration from illegally terminating billions in congressionally approved funding (PDF) for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. Michigan Attorney General  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Reveals States Lack Evidence in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Chemical and Surgical Mutilation of Children * America First Legal (AFL) has uncovered that multiple states suing the Trump Administration over President Trump's Executive Order 14187, "Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Convenes Local Faith Leaders to Call Out Trump's ICE Attacks and Discuss Protecting Our Communities * Providence, RI - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) hosted Muslim, Jewish, and Christian faith leaders to strategize about how congregations and elected leaders can work together to protect against Trump's violent ICE and Border Patrol invasion of our cities. "Trump's masked agents are ter more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Leads Push for Transparency on Brown University Shooting * Providence, RI - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), a member of the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce, who represents Brown University in Congress, led 32 of his colleagues calling for a Congressional briefing from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 28 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces Judge Ruled USDOT Illegally Withheld Funds for EV Charging Infrastructure In a multi-state lawsuit, a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) illegally withheld about $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program from Arizona, 19 additional states, and the District more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Kris Mayes Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Artificial intelligence and Rhode Island's new medical examiner featured in URI's spring Forensic Science Partnership Seminar Series Crime Fridays return to URI beginning Jan. 30 * The University of Rhode Island's Forensic Science Partnership Seminar Series returns to campus for the new semester on Friday, Jan. 30. One of the more unique lecture series in Rhode Island welcomes budding forensic more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Tries to Come for RIers' Voter Data, Reed & Whitehouse Push to Protect It * WASHINGTON, DC - The Constitution specifies that Congress and the states -not the president -can set the rules for our elections. But that has not stopped President Trump from seeking to seize voter rolls, control how Americans vote ahead of the 2026 congressional midterm elections, and to try and tilt the elector more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning U.S. DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in denouncing the U.S. Department of Justice's (U.S. DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Coalition Opposing Illegal "No Bond" Immigration Detention Policy * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, co-leading a multistate coalition along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, filed an amicus brief opposing a federal policy that mandates the indefinite detention of many undocumented immigrants without the opportunity fo more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Federal Efforts Obstructing Wind and Solar Energy Development * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge brought by clean energy trade associations against six federal agencies: the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Bureau of Land Managem more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 30 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Rules That Would Weaken State Consumer Financial Protection Laws * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a bipartisan coalition of 23 attorneys general and a group of state-level bank regulators, including the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, in opposing a pair of rules proposed by the Office of the Compt more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes U.S. DOJ's Continued Misuse of Power in Attempts to Subpoena Gender-Affirming Care Records * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday joined 20 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in United States v. QueerDoc in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The brief opposes the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ)' more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 26 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Comment Letter to FERC Opposing Blanket Permit to Construct New and Expanded LNG Plants Without Notice and Consultation * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 9 attorneys general opposing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) efforts to allow the construction and expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants without n more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 29 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Condemns DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 21 other attorneys general today denounced the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coalition condemned the Trump administration's effort to explo more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan. 29 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * Carson City, NV -Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that he joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Hom more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Demands More Action from xAI to Stop Grok Chatbot from Producing Inappropriate Images to Protect Children and Adult Users * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 34 other attorneys general demanded that xAI take additional steps to protect users from inappropriate images and content created by its AI chatbot Grok and s more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * January 29, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the state of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland S more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Demands Action from xAI over Grok's Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general have sent a letter (PDF) demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from gen more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem ( more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CONDEMNS DOJ THREATS AGAINST MINNESOTA * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today denounced the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the s tate of Minnesota. Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 other attorneys general, submitted a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, condemning the Trump  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: JUDGE RULES USDOT ILLEGALLY WITHHELD FUNDS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) illegally withheld around $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program from Illinois, as more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 26 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Co-Leads Letter to xAI Demanding Change to Grok's Unchecked Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content * HARRISBURG -Attorney General Dave Sunday is co-leading a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general demanding that xAI -the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok -take additional action to prevent Grok from generating  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * Blown Away: America First Legal Reveals Five States Lack Evidence in Lawsuit Over Trump Administration's Federal Wind Regulation Review * America First Legal (AFL) has uncovered that multiple states lack evidence to support their claims of harm in their lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's Wind Memorandum, which temporarily pauses offshore and onsh more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- State Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 26, 2026 (22 pages) * * * Job openings rates decreased in 7 states in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separation more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Bryn Mawr Joins Amicus Brief Supporting International Students * Bryn Mawr has joined a number of public and private colleges and universities across the country in signing an amicus curiae or friend of the court brief in a suit brought by Harvard University on behalf of international students and scholars. Harvard is suing in the First Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a judge's preliminary injunction  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Cantwell, Colleagues, Call on GAO to Expand MBDA Investigation to Include Potential Violations of Court Orders by Lutnick, Other Administration Officials U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Witnesses About the Costs of Federal Permitting Uncertainty Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on examining the federal environmental review and permitting processes. During the hearing, more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 31 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * DEEP Announces 2026 Zero Carbon Request for Proposals Through this RFP, CT Will Coordinate with Other New England States to Procure Carbon Free Resources in Order to Save Ratepayers Money and Improve Electric Reliability * The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) released a final Request for Proposals (R more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 30 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * CRMC, TNC to Remove Hazardous Timbers from Providence River NOAA marine debris grant spurs removal of 300 contaminated pilings from waters below the Point Street Bridge in downtown Providence. * The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), along with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the City of Providence, plans to remove 250 tons of derelict creosote timbers and piers f more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Recognizes New England Wastewater Professionals and Facilities for Excellence * 2025 Awardees Span Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont BOSTON (Jan. 29, 2026) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded its 2025 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to seven wastewater facilities and professionals in New England to highlight their commitment to im more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Home sweet home: URI, Gilbane break ground on new on-campus student housing Two new residence halls on Flagg Road, redeveloped Graduate Village Apartments, will add more than 1,100 student beds by 2028 * Heather Le understands fully how on-campus housing at the University of Rhode Island plays a major role in the students' social and academic development at the University. Le--a senior marke more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In NYT Op-Ed, Senators Whitehouse and Sheehy Warn Natural Disasters Could Trigger Next Economic 2 In case you missed it, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT) published a joint op-ed today in The New York Times sou more PR

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 27 -- Swarthmore College posted the following news: * * * Jack Bayanmunkh '26 and Lisa Shen '23 Named Schwarzman Scholars * Jack Bayanmunkh '26 and Lisa Shen '23 have been selected as members of the 11th class of Schwarzman Scholars, one of the world's most prestigious graduate fellowships. Schwarzman Scholars is a highly selective, one-year, fully funded master's program in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Founded to address the complex geop more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Joint Statement on Next Steps in the Potential Sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Fatima Hospital Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Governor Daniel J. McKee, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Valarie J. Lawson, the Rhode Island Department of Health, and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services today released the following state more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Jonathan Fenske wins 2026 Geisel Award for 'Stop That Mop!' * CHICAGO -Author and illustrator Jonathan Fenske is the 2026 recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for "Stop That Mop!" published by Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Judge rules USDOT illegally withheld funds for EV charging infrastructure * In a multi-state lawsuit co-led by Washington, California, and Colorado, a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) illegally withheld about $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program from 20 states and the  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Judge Rules USDOT Unlawfully Withheld Funds for EV Charging Infrastructure in Lawsuit Filed by Attorney General Brown and Coalition In a multistate lawsuit joined by Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) unlawfully withheld about $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastruct more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * Dobbs Returned to the States the Ability to Protect Life, but the Biden FDA Thwarted that Promise by Allowing Mail-Order Abortion Drugs The United States Supreme Court "return[ed] the issue of abortion to the peo more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Leaving a Lasting Impression: Students Honor Six Roger Williams University Professors Who Set the Standard for Teaching * BRISTOL, R.I. - At Roger Williams University, exceptional teaching is defined not only by subject expertise, but by the relationships faculty build with their students. Through the Professor of the Semester Award, one educator from each of RWU's six schools is honored for modeling more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library Names 25 Films to the National Film Registry for Preservation * The Library of Congress has selected 25 films for the National Film Registry due to their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation's film heritage, the Library announced today. The selections for 2025 date back to the silent film era with six silent films dating from 1896 to 1926 - a significant number of films in th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Local Working Group Meetings Happening Across Rhode Island * Local Working Groups (LWGs) are comprised of people with diverse backgrounds within agriculture and natural resources. Members may be farmers representing the variety of crops and livestock raised within the district; woodland owners; representatives of agricultural and environmental organizations; and r more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Presents Military Honors to North Kingstown Vietnam Veteran, Resolving 50 Year Delay * NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. - Today, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) presented Vietnam veteran, Specialist 4th Class Kenneth Barber with military honors he earned during his service but never received. Barber enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1970 for a three-year term, during which he piloted helicopters more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 30 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, t more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 23.0 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1 more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Co-Leads Comment Letter to FERC Opposing Blanket Permit to Construct New and Expanded LNG Plants Without Notice and Consultation Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today co-led a coalition of 9 attorneys general opposing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) efforts to allow the construction and expansion of liquefied natural ga more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition with 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kri more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- A collective group of Attorneys General from multiple states and Harris County, Texas, expressed their concerns in a public comment letter submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding its Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for drone package delivery operations in the United States. The PEA includes an assessment that they argue fails to adequately evaluate the potentially significant environmental impacts associated with the widespread us more ST

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Acting AG Davenport Announces Win in EV Charging Infrastructure Lawsuit U.S. District Court Sides with Multistate Coalition in Fight Against the Trump Administration * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced a decisive victory in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for unlawfully withholding bipartisan Congressionally-mandated funding for electri more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Demands Immediate Action from xAI to Stop Production of Nonconsensual Intimate Images and Child Sexual Abuse Material Bipartisan Multistate Coalition Tells Grok It Must Stop Abusive and Illegal AI Images * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that she is partnering with a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 30 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Acting Attorney General Davenport Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota 22 Attorneys General Stand With Minnesota Against Trump Administration Intimidation * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 22 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Acting AG Davenport, Sherrill Administration Continue New Jersey's Fight to Preserve Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Protect Consumers NJ Co-Leading Efforts to Keep CFPB Funded -- So That State and Federal Agencies Can Protect Consumers and Save Them Money * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that New Jersey is co-leading a motion o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSrep) -- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued the following news release: * * * National Institutes of Health Need Agencywide Strategy to Prioritize and Fund Pediatric Research, Says New Report A new congressionally mandated report (https://nap.nationalacademies.org/29346) from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for the National Institutes of Health to implement a unified, agencywide approach that prioritiz more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * NEW POLL: New England Women Sound the Alarm on Energy Costs Amid Brutal Winter Storms * NEW ENGLAND -A new regional energy poll unveiled today by Independent Women reveals widespread concern among New England women over rising energy costs, reliability, and tradeoffs embedded in the region's aggressive green-energy agenda. The poll, focused on the region with the highest more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Oceantic Statement: Vineyard Wind Granted Stay, Will Resume Construction Moments ago, a U.S. judge for Boston District Court has allowed Vineyard Wind to resume work after granting a stay against the administration's lease suspension and construction pause issued December 22, 2025. Judge Murphy granted the stay, citing the order was "lik more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 27 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Drummond demands xAI take action to protect children, prevent abuse of AI technology Attorney General Gentner Drummond today is demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take action to prevent the chatbot from generating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material. Drummond and a co more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Proposal Would Allow Banks to Charge Homeowners Hidden Fees and Override State Laws * Bank Regulator Should Abandon Plan to Let Banks Keep Interest on Homeowners' Escrow Accounts  This week, in a filing with the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) urged the regulator of national banks to abandon a plan to override state laws that requ more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island posted the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Providence Man Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine A Providence man has been sentenced in federal court in Rhode Island for trafficking kilos of cocaine, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Eluid Rosa-Escudero, 35, was sentenced on January 21, 2026, by U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy to 24 months of incarcerat more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 30 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha enhances health care market oversight Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office has issued a regulation requiring pre-merger notification for certain transactions involving medical practice groups, including those involving private equity firms. Pursuant to the Office's regulatory and antitrust authoritie more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 30 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, Governor McKee, General Assembly Leadership issue statement on Roger Williams & Fatima Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Governor Daniel J. McKee, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Valarie J. Lawson, the Rhode Island Department of Health, and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services today released th more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 30 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * RIDE Launches 2026 SurveyWorks, Rhode Island's Annual Education Survey Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced the launch of the 2026 administration of SurveyWorks, RIDE's annual statewide education survey. RIDE works in partnership with schools across the state to ensure that students and famil more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Governor McKee Issues Statement Calling on Secretary Kristi Noem to Resign Today, Governor Dan McKee issued the following statement calling on U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, to resign: "When government officials take an oath of office, they swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domesti more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Governor McKee Issues Statement on Tragic Passing of Two Bryant University Students Today, Governor Dan McKee issued the following statement concerning the tragic passing of two Bryant University students on Sunday morning: "On behalf of all Rhode Islanders, Susan and I extend our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the two Bryant Unive more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 28 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * R.I.'s economy still in recession, but there are signs of improvement, says URI economist WHAT: Rhode Island's economic performance for November was again disappointing, but it is possible that the state is beginning to make its way out of the darkness, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro. November's Current Conditions Index value, at 42, is an improvement from the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Blunt Rochester Leads Subcommittee Democrats, Examines Recent Investments in the Coast Guard U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee's Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, today led her fellow Democrats at a hearing titled, "The Fleet We Funded: Assessing Coast Gu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Seek Answers About How New Regional Data Centers Could Drive Up Energy, Health, & Environmental Costs for Consumers * WASHINGTON, DC - As a growing body of research shows that the artificial intelligence (AI) boom in the U.S. is driving up electricity bills for everyday Americans and could have unintended health and environmental impacts as well, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) an more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Seek Answers About How New Regional Data Centers Could Drive Up Energy, Health, & Environmental Costs for Consumers * WASHINGTON, DC - As a growing body of research shows that the artificial intelligence (AI) boom in the U.S. is driving up electricity bills for everyday Americans and could have unintended health and environmental impacts as well, U.S. Senators Jack Reed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Need to Freeze Out Funding for 'Out of Control ICE' and Find Bipartisan Path Forward on Funding the Rest of Federal Gov't * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on ICE's out of control operations in Minneapolis and other communities across the country, as well as a possible path forward to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Nomination of Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Trump's announcement that he intends to nominate Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Chair of the Federal Reserve when Powell's term expires in May of 2026: " more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on One-Year Anniversary of DCA Midair Collision and Efforts to Improve Air Safety * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) solemnly reflected on the one-year anniversary of the January 29, 2025 midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter at 8:48 pm near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which resulted in  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Rhea Vedro brings community wishes to life in Boston sculpture * Boston recently got its own good luck charm, "Amulet," a 19-foot-tall tangle of organic spires installed in City Hall Plaza and embedded with the wishes, hopes, and prayers of residents from across the city. The public artwork, by artist Rhea Vedro -also a lecturer and metals artist-in-residence in MIT's Department  more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Rhode Island Holds Ribbon-Cutting for I-95 Viaduct Northbound * Elected officials from the state of Rhode Island and the City of Providence, along with Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr., celebrated the ribbon cutting of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Warren Welcome Court Stay of Trump's Illegal Attempts to Destroy Offshore Wind in Massachusetts * Washington (January 27, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issued a statement after a federal judge stayed the Trump administration's December 22 order halting the ongoing con more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 29 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Tear in inner lining of neck artery may not raise stroke risk in first 6 months of diagnosis * Research Highlights: * Adults who had a dissecting aneurysm in the neck artery wall (a cervical artery dissection or CeAD) did not have a higher risk of stroke compared to those with cervical artery dissection without a dissecting aneurysm in the first six months after diagnosi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Robert Sullivan to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Connecticut * WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2025 -The Trump Administration recently appointed Robert Sullivan as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Connecticut. Sullivan was appointed to serve as SED for Rhode Island FSA on more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 28 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * University of Rhode Island to break ground on new, on-campus student housing Jan. 28 First new residence hall slated to open fall 2027 * On Wednesday, Jan. 28, University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange and Gilbane Development Company President and CEO James Patchett will join elected officials, members of URI's Board of Trustees and URI faculty, staff and students to break ground on t more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Coastal Atlantic Sargassum impact: Marine Affairs' Tracey Dalton analyzes economic impact of harmful macroalgal blooms Study shows sargassum events are expected to cause significant negative economic impacts * Sargassum, a hardy brown seaweed in the Caribbean, has been floating through seafarer's logbooks for centuries, but what impact is it having in the region today? In a new paper more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Context matters: Looking at role in fishery sustainability could serve as a foundation to improve fisheries worldwide Mateja Nenadovic in URI Marine Affairs looks at governance models for small-scale fisheries, which provide 90% of total fisheries employment world-wide * Governance arrangements that fit social-ecological context help support fishery sustainability. University of Rhod more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA announces 2026 application ranking date for the RI Statewide Natural Systems Demonstration Project * RCPP is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to farmers and forestland owners to address natural resource concerns through an array of conservation practices. This demonstration project has two focus areas: * Northern Rhode I more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 31 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coa more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences issued the following news: * * * Extreme Risk Protection Order Laws Reduce Firearm Suicides A new study found that laws temporarily restricting access to firearms for individuals at high risk of harming themselves or others reduced firearm suicides without a shift to other suicide methods, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and UC Berkeley School of Public Health. In 2023, mor more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Jan. 27 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Where Human Expertise Meets Artificial Intelligence: How Roger Williams University Prepares Students for an AI-Driven Future * BRISTOL, R.I. - As artificial intelligence becomes more prominent in daily life and professional practice, Roger Williams University is looking ahead - examining how to prepare students to engage with AI thoughtfully, ethically, and creatively as they enter the workforce. O more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Whitehouse Opening Statement at Permitting Reform Hearing Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), delivered the following opening statement at today's "Hearing to Examine the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on DHS Funding Bill * Providence, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today released the following statement opposing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill and calling on Senate Republicans to separate the DHS funding bill from the full appropriations package: "The Trump administration has empowered masked goons who terrorize American citize more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Warren, Merkley, Reed Introduce Bill to Empower States to Protect Americans from High Credit Card Interest Rates * Legislation to restore states' ability to cap consumer loan interest rates reintroduced after Trump calls for cap Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced legislatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Warren, Merkley, Reed Introduce Bill to Empower States to Protect Americans from High Credit Card Interest Rates * Legislation to restore states' ability to cap consumer loan interest rates reintroduced after Trump calls for cap Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced legislation to protect more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Wyden, Colleagues Probe Collapse in IRS Investigations of Wealthy Tax Cheats Under Trump * IRS investigations into abusive tax schemes plummeted 63 percent last year to a level well below every other year in the past decade Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Angus King (I-ME), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blum more PR