PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups, Arizona Voters File Motion to Protect Privacy Against DOJ Overreach Lawsuit challenges the Department of Justice's demand for sensitive voter data. * Common Cause and three Arizona voters joined the ACLU National Voting Rights Project and the ACLU of Arizona in filing a motion to intervene in United States v. Fontes. The interveners seek to prevent the U.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Introduces Bill to Stop Failed Property Developer Trump from Acquiring NATO Territory * Washington, DC - TODAY, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI); Lead Democrat for the Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA); Congressional Friends of Denmark Caucus Co-Chair Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe Ran  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong appoints Judicial Referee Scott Diamond of Fargo to East Central Judicial District judgeship * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong today appointed former prosecutor and current Judicial Referee Scott Diamond of Fargo to an open judgeship in the East Central Judicial District, effective Feb. 1. Diamond served five years as a city prosecutor in Fargo from 2008 to 2013, prosec  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Supports Minnesota's Fight Against USDA's Attacks on SNAP * Celebrates preliminary injunction blocking Trump Administration's latest illegal action. OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today celebrated a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota preliminarily enjoining the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) demand t  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Sues HHS for Conditioning Funding on Discriminatory Policy * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has 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   more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Jan. 15 [Category: BizRetail] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: [Category: BizConsumer Services] * * * CVS Health to hold fourth quarter and full year 2025 earnings conference call * WOONSOCKET, R.I., January 15, 2026 -CVS Health(r) (NYSE: CVS ) will hold a conference call with analysts and investors on Tuesday, February 10 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 b  more

DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 16 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following statement on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Appeals court blocks Trump Administration from defunding medical and public health research Attorney General Kathy Jennings today issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institut  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Jan. 15 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * From Incarceration to Graduation: One Man's Academic Journey in and Out of Prison * PROVIDENCE, R.I. -Raised in a housing project in Providence, Meko Lincoln got caught up in the 1980s crack cocaine epidemic at a young age. He was charged with cocaine possession, landing in the a state juvenile correctional facility at age 14 and the Adult Correctional Institutions at age 18. A repeat offender, he   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- First Five Years Fund, an organization that advances ways to increase access to high-quality early childhood education for children from low-income families, posted the following statement on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * JOINT STATEMENT: National Organizations on Federal Child Care Program The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal state partnership that makes it possible for hundreds of thousands of families with young children to afford safe, quality child care.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Statement on Trump Administration's Cancellation of Mental Health and Addiction Grants * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement following reports that the Trump Administration issued termination letters for up to $2 billion in grants for mental health and addiction services including to Rhode Island providers. "The overdose  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Great Basin National Park announces 2026 Artists in Residence Congratulations to our future Artists-in-Residence, and a big thank you to all who applied * BAKER, NV - Great Basin National Park is pleased to announce the selections for the park's four 2026 Artists in Residence. Four artists were selected out of more than 80 applicants by a multidisciplinary jury of park r  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Governor McKee Rolls Out FY 2027 Budget Governor's budget advances state's first Affordability for All agenda, keeps Rhode Island building with a historic bond proposal, and protects vulnerable Rhode Islanders from President Trump's safety net cuts * Governor Dan McKee today rolled out his FY 2027 budget. The budget makes key investments to help families with   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Governor McKee, Commissioner Infante-Green Spotlight Weekly Attendance Leaders As part of the statewide Attendance Matters RI campaign, today, Governor Dan McKee and Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green recognized Rhode Island schools with the highest weekly attendance rate across elementary, middle, and high school levels. The following schools are Rhode Island  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Rips Trump for Eliminating Nearly $2B in Grants to Treat and Prevent Addiction, Provide Mental Health Services * WASHINGTON, DC - In a shocking blow to public health and a major setback for families struggling with a loved one's addiction recovery or mental health treatment, the Trump Administration unilaterally terminated nearly $2 billion in federal health services grants administered by th  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 16 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * 1100 North Main LLC v. Shoreby Hill Properties, Inc. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Long, for the Court. The plaintiff, 1100 North Main LLC (plaintiff), appeals from a Superior Court judgment in favor of the defendant, Shoreby Hill Properties, Inc. (defendant), dismissing the plaintiff's complaint for declaratory and  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 16 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * States Take the Lead: U.S. Energy Champions Gather at 2026 IPF Oceantic Network today announced Doreen M. Harris, President and CEO of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), as a keynote speaker for its annual International Partnering Forum (IPF), taking place February 9-12, in New York City. Ms. Harri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Teamsters Bus Workers in Rhode Island Ratify New Contract * Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org (COVENTRY, R.I.) - Over 75 bus drivers and attendants represented by Teamsters Local 251 have unanimously ratified a three-year agreement at Ocean State Transit, a subsidiary of Student Transport of America (STA). The ne  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Jan. 15 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Undergrads test devices, apps for breaking digital addiction through innovation grant * Sixty hours. That was the amount of time Matthew Vicenti '27 spent on his phone the week before testing Pavlok, a wearable band designed to shock you when performing a habit you're trying to break. Just seven days after having the device wrapped around his wrist, he saw a 54 percent decrease in weekly screentime aver  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 16 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Educator and student advocate Persjha Conry '05 to deliver keynote address at this year's MLK Unity Luncheon 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon welcomes TD alumna, and URI community, Jan. 29 * The University of Rhode Island's Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC) will welcome the community back for the spring semester, beginning with the University's annual Martin Luther King, Jr.  more