WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association posted the following news release: * * * ACP Statement on Revolution Wind Stop Work Order * WASHINGTON D.C., August 22, 2025 -- The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from ACP CEO Jason Grumet after the Department of the Interior issued a stop work order for the Revolution Wind project (off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut): "Revolution Wind has been years in the mak  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo, McCaul Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Streamline of Defense Production for the United States and Allies * Washington, DC - TODAY, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-TX) introduced the AUKUS Improvement Act, legislation that would exempt entities already vetted by the State Department as AUKUS Authorized Users from the Third Party Trans  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Aug. 20 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Are you getting enough vitamin D? Bryant expert shares why low levels shouldn't be ignored By Emma Bartlett If you're looking to build strong bones, mitigate disease risk, and slow cognitive decline, then vitamin D is your new best friend. According to Bryant's School of Health and Behavioral Sciences Director Kirsten Hokeness, Ph.D., vitamin D plays many critical roles within the body to keep you healt  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Aug. 23 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bryant student explores legislative-executive relations through undergraduate research grant By Emma Bartlett The sheer number might be intimidating, but the potential insights that this content could provide on political rhetoric is what kept Christian Pereira '27 invested in compiling an original database of online posts. A dual major in Politics and Law and Finance, Pereira is researching the dynamics   more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Aug. 22 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Storied television writer and producer aims to inspire with script donation By Emma Gauthier Bryant students will soon have the opportunity to learn about sitcom writing from one of TV's most prolific writers, thanks to a generous donation. Don Reo, TV writer and producer of hit shows like Blossom, Everybody Hates Chris, and My Wife and Kids, recently donated a vast collection of scripts, notes, and other  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 21 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Extinct human relatives left a genetic gift that helped people thrive in the Americas * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- A new study provides fresh evidence that ancient interbreeding with archaic human species may have provided modern humans with a genetic variant that helped them adapt to new environments as they dispersed across the globe. The study, published in Science, focused on a gene known  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 20 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources Announce Additional $10 Million for Statewide Heat Pump Incentive Program * On July 24, 2025, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources announced that an additional $10 million in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) proceeds would be made av  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Whitehouse Spotlights GOP Sneak Attacks on Social and Security and Medicare in New Op-Ed * Washington, DC - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, published an op-ed on Thursday in MSNBC Digital highlighting Republicans' deceptive, destabilizing attacks on Social Security, Medicare and the entire American heal  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium, Middletown, Rhode Island, has informed both the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission of modifications to its member roster. The filings, completed on July 8, 2025, are a requirement under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. The Act limits the ability of antitrust plaintiffs to collect more than actual damages in certain cases. The consortium's disclosure is m  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 20 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Madeline Federle: This aspiring astronaut is studying bubble behavior in zero gravity * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Imagine designing and building a one-of-a-kind scientific device capable of performing precisely controlled, fully self-contained experiments while meticulously recording the results -- then chucking that custom-made labor of love down an eight-story elevator shaft. Welcome to th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness for National Guard Members and Reservists * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Trent Kelly (MS-01) introduced the bipartisan National Guard and Reserve Student Loan Fairness Act to ensure National Guard and Reserve members can count their full service toward student l  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * Uncrewed Vehicle Helps Fill Data Gaps in Northeast's Difficult-to-Reach Areas Scientists used a DriX to collect mission-critical data throughout southern New England, including in marine development areas. This data could complement long-term surveys by filling gaps in places that are inaccessible to NOAA vessels and aircraft. * Between April 16 and May 5, 2025, a tea  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Blasts Trump's Plan to Nix Mail-in Ballots & Voting Machines Ahead of 2026 Midterms * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after President Donald Trump made a series of false claims about U.S. elections, pledged to "lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS" and voting machines, and inaccurately asserted that states must run elections in the manner the president tells them to, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Passing of Judge Frank Caprio * PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today issued the following statement on the passing of Judge Frank Caprio: "Frank Caprio uplifted many lives through his extensive career dedicated to service, including nearly four decades with the Providence Municipal Court. "As an attorney, judge, philanthropist, and beloved father, grandfather,  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Businessman Convicted a Second Time on Tax Charges A Rhode Island businessman was convicted on tax charges today for a second time, admitting that in this most recent matter he failed to pay more than $1.3 million in taxes, penalties, fees, and interest owed to the IRS dating back to tax years 2007 - 2013, announced Acting United States A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Applauds Labor Agreement Ending Strike at Butler Hospital * Providence, RI - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today issued the following joint statement following the ratification of a labor agreement struck between Butler Hospital and SEIU 1199NE, ending a months-long strike: "We are very pleased to see SEIU 1199NE  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Applauds Labor Agreement Ending Strike at Butler Hospital * Providence, RI - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today issued the following joint statement following the ratification of a labor agreement struck between Butler Hospital and SEIU 1199NE, ending a months-long strike: "We are very pleased to see SEIU 1199NE workers a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Statement on Passing of Judge Frank Caprio * PROVIDENCE - August 20, 2025 - Advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) join Rhode Islanders in mourning the loss of Judge Frank Caprio, who passed away earlier today after a battle with pancreatic cancer. "We are incredibly saddened to hear of Judge Caprio's passing, and we join   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 20 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Topping-off ceremony at Brown celebrates future laboratories for integrated life sciences research * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Since 2024, construction crews have been hard at work on Brown University's William A. and Ami Kuan Danoff Life Sciences Laboratories, a seven-story, 300,000-square-foot facility for life sciences research taking shape in the heart of Providence's Jewelry District. O  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Law Triggers $536 Billion Cut to Medicare Over Next Decade * Nonpartisan CBO releases new letter at request of Whitehouse, Wyden, Merkley, Boyle showing GOP megabill triggers mandatory $45 billion cut to Medicare and $120 billion cut to non-Medicare programs in 2026 Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Law explodes deficit to fund tax cuts for the ultr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * TSA Launches "Families on the Fly" Campaign in Rhode Island * PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) latest initiative is designed to put families first and enhance their airport security screening experience during the busy summer travel season and beyond. Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport has launched d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Vows to Protect Medicare from Back-Door Republican Cuts * Republicans' Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires law currently scheduled to trigger over $500 billion in mandatory Medicare cuts Pawtucket, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse this morning joined Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien, Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging Director Maria Cimini, and dozens of seniors at the Leon Math  more