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News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Saturday January 10, 2026 ( 8 items )  

Attorney General Bonta Challenges Further Transfer of Core Functions Away from U.S. Department of Education
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Further Transfer of Core Functions Away from U.S. Department of Education * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition in filing an amended complaint expanding its ongoing legal challenge to the Trump Administration's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The amended complaint, filed in the  more

Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL MIHALKO, 42, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for traffi  more

CVS Health to hold fourth quarter and full year 2025 earnings conference call
WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Jan. 9 [Category: BizRetail] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: * * * CVS Health to hold fourth quarter and full year 2025 earnings conference call * WOONSOCKET, R.I., January 9, 2026 CVS Health(r) (NYSE: CVS ) will hold a conference call with analysts and investors on Wednesday, February 11 th, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results. An audio webcast of the event will be broadcast simultaneously on the I  more

Heinrich Delivers Floor Speech on Future of Permitting Reform
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Heinrich Delivers Floor Speech on Future of Permitting Reform This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor on how the Trump administration's actions to cancel and stall energy projects are killin  more

Magaziner Secures House Passage of Funding for Rhode Island Public Safety, Flood Mitigation and Clean Water Projects
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Secures House Passage of Funding for Rhode Island Public Safety, Flood Mitigation and Clean Water Projects * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) applauded the House passage of federal funding for five local community projects included in an annual government funding package at his request. The funding, included in the Commerce, Justice, and Science and   more

MBTA Wins $2.23 Million Federal Grant to Improve Road, Bus Safety
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * MBTA Wins $2.23 Million Federal Grant to Improve Road, Bus Safety * Boston The Healey-Driscoll Administration is today celebrating that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has been awarded $2,234,325 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Fiscal Year 2025 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program to advance bus safety across the regio  more

Nadler Introduces Resolution Opposing Elective Cat Declawing
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler Introduces Resolution Opposing Elective Cat Declawing * Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) introduced a resolution opposing elective cat declawing, reflecting the growing consensus among veterinarians, public health experts, and animal welfare advocates that the practice is inhumane and unnecessary. Declawing is an invasive procedure where the last bone of each toe is amputated,  more

VIDEO: Heinrich Delivers Floor Speech on Future of Permitting Reform
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Heinrich Delivers Floor Speech on Future of Permitting Reform * Heinrich: "Across New Mexico and the country, people are looking at their bills and asking how they are going to find the money to keep their lights on. "The answer is that Americans need more affordable energy, more electrons on the grid, not less, and they need it now." WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinr  more