OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 13 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown sues HHS in 50th lawsuit against federal overreach harming Washingtonians * In his 50th lawsuit against federal overreach since taking office almost one year ago, Attorney General Nick Brown today joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal fun  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Statement Marking One-Month Anniversary of Tragic Brown Shooting * Providence, RI - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) released the following statement to mark the one-month anniversary of the horrific shooting at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine more: "One month after the shooting at Brown University, my heart remains with the victims, Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz U  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Opposing Trump Administration's Attempt to Unilaterally Impose Discriminatory Conditions on Grant Recipients * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, co-leading a multistate coalition, today filed a lawsuit challenging new conditions in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Grants Policy Statement and other grant doc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Helps Secure $425 Million Capital One Settlement * Settlement doubled in value after AG Bonta demanded a better deal for consumers OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today commended the preliminary approval of a new class action settlement and related resolution of claims by the attorneys general that, if approved by the court, will require Ca  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 13 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues HHS for Conditioning Funding on Discrimination Policy * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement to discriminate against transgender people. Under a new HHS pol  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 13 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues HHS Over Policy Forcing States to Discriminate * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 11 other attorneys general today sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement to discriminate against transgender people. Under a new HHS policy, recipients of  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues HHS for Threatening to Withhold Billions from States That Refuse to Discriminate Against Transgender People * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ASKS COURT TO ENFORCE ORDER BLOCKING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S DEMANDS FOR PERSONAL DATA OF SNAP RECIPIENTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's demand that states turn over personal and sensitive information about mill  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES HHS FOR CONDITIONING FUNDING ON IMPLEMENTING POLICY THAT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement to discrimi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Offshore Wind, Again, Prevails Against Trump Administration A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has rejected a stop work order issued by the Trump administration that sought to halt a nearly complete offshore wind development off the coast of Rhode Island. Orsted, the developer of Revolution Wind, sued the Trump administration after the Department of the Interior announced it was pausin  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Northeast region -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the all items less food a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Statement After Federal Judge Rules Revolution Wind Project Can Resume Work, Again * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after a federal judge ruled against the Trump Administration's December 22nd attempt to halt all major offshore wind projects, including C  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Jan. 13 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * In clinical skills course, Bryant's Psy.D. students build the foundation for effective clinical practice * Samantha Gojcaj '30PsyD never thought she would look forward to Mondays. But that was before she entered Bryant's Doctor of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) program and got to start her week with Bryant's "Clinical Skills I" course. For Gojcaj, the three-hour gathering is an opportunity to learn new ski  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Judge Overrules Revolution Wind Stop Work Order, Again * Washington, D.C. \- For the second time in less than six months, a federal judge has overturned the construction halt issued by the Trump administration on the Revolution Wind project in Rhode Island. Trump's first stop work order attempt was overturned in September 2025. Revolution wind is already over 80 percent complete. Once fi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 14 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha co-leads coalition in suing HHS for conditioning funding on discriminatory policy Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today co-led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement t  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Daniel J. McKee's 2026 State of the State Address As Prepared for Delivery Mr. Speaker, Madam President, legislators, General Officers, Chief Justice, and members of the Judiciary, municipal leaders, my wife Susan , and my daughter Kara--thank you for being here. My fellow Rhode Islanders: Exactly one month ago today, our state experienced an unthinkable tragedy, one  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Team Up with Protect Our Healthcare Coalition to Urge U.S. Senate to Extend ACA Tax Credits & Lower Health Care Costs for RIers * WARWICK, RI - Over 48,000 Rhode Islanders depend on HealthSource RI for health insurance coverage to protect themselves and their families. Those Rhode Islanders are facing huge increases in their health insurance premiums because of Republican inactio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Team Up with Protect Our Healthcare Coalition to Urge U.S. Senate to Extend ACA Tax Credits & Lower Health Care Costs for RIers * WARWICK, RI - Over 48,000 Rhode Islanders depend on HealthSource RI for health insurance coverage to protect themselves and their families. Those Rhode Islanders are facing huge increases in their health insurance premiums because of Republica  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Opposes Trump Admin's Attempt to Weaken Legacy of Chafee's Clean Air Law * WASHINGTON, DC - In a stunning reversal that goes against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) own mission statement, the Trump Administration unveiled a revised Clean Air Act rule that weakens emission limits for dangerous nitrogen oxide (NO x ) pollution used in power plants and industrial facilities. Acc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Urges Court to Uphold Free Speech for All Americans in Critical Case of Kelly v. Hegseth * WASHINGTON, DC - After retired U.S. Navy officer and current U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) filed a lawsuit in DC federal court seeking to reverse U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's letter of censure and potentially demote Kelly's rank, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement:  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Over Six Kilograms of Methamphetamine Intended for Distribution * BOSTON - A Rhode Island man was sentenced on Jan. 7, 2026 in federal court in Boston for drug possession and distribution charges. Star Sirikhom, 39, of R.I., was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to two ye  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 13 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Save the Sound Applauds DC Circuit Court's Offshore Wind Order This afternoon, Senior Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted offshore wind developer Orsted and the Connecticut and Rhode Island Attorneys General a preliminary injunction against the second stop work order for Revolution Wind, which was issued by the Trump Administration in   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island posted the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Twice Convicted Rhode Island Businessman Sentenced for Federal Tax Crimes A Cranston man, previously twice convicted for federal tax charges, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for tax evasion, announced United States Attorney Charles Calenda. William N. L'Europa, 60, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. Mc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Visits Rhode Island on History Rocks! and Returning Education to the States Nationwide Tours * WEST GREENWICH, RI - Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Exeter-West Greenwich Regional Junior High School and High School in West Greenwich, Rhode Island in support of both the Department's History Rocks! Trail to Independence tour and her   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 14 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * 'The Cigarette Surfboard' documentary draws attention to dangers of beach litter The film will make its Rhode Island premiere at URI on Jan. 28 * During the International Coastal Cleanup in Rhode Island from September to November 2025, cigarette butts made up 17.8% of all trash collected. In all, 20,908 cigarette butts were picked up from Rhode Island's beaches--making up the largest single ca  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Cheers Resumption of Revolution Wind Construction After Court Win Over President Donald "Stop Work" Trump * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today cheered a ruling by a Washington, D.C. federal court that blocked the Trump Administration's second attempt at stopping construction of Orsted'  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Urges Attorney General to Publicly Release Results of Disciplinary Complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg * Department of Justice filed a bogus disciplinary complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg in July as part of pressure campaign targeting judges who have ruled against Trump administration Washington, D.C. - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate J  more