BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Leads Effort To Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration From Unlawfully Banning International Students From Attending Harvard * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief urging the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to affirm the prelim  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration's Efforts to Unlawfully Bar International Students from Attending Harvard University * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard University's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unjustified an  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Further Attempts by U.S. DOJ to Subpoena Hospital Records on Gender-Affirming Care * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday joined 17 other attorneys general and one governor in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The brief opposes the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ)'s s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Credit unions stand united against credit card mandate bill * The credit union movement stands united in opposition to the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), and America's Credit Unions, the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL), and all state leagues wrote to House and Senate members Friday. The CCCA- reintroduced last week in both chambers -would bring harmful new   more

DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 21 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jennings sues HHS for discriminating against transgender Delawareans Attorney General Kathy Jennings last week 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 p  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 -- The Ford Foundation issued the following news on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Ford Foundation Gallery presents Humid Traces The Ford Foundation Gallery is pleased to present Humid Traces, an exhibition exploring the ways in which bodies of water are turned into borders in the context of rising temperatures and extreme weather events. Curated by Federico Perez Villoro, the show brings together a group of artists from around the globe whose work addresses the tactical use of water   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Amo End of Year Report Reflects Wins for Rhode Islanders & Commitment to Fighting for Ocean State in 2026 * Washington, DC - ICYMI, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) released his 2025 year-in-review report. The report highlighted Congressman Amo's work on behalf of Rhode Islanders to lower costs, save health care, and stop Trump's insanity. The full report can be found here. "Representing Rhod  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Jan. 19 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Largest-ever IDEA program "ignites possibilities" for first-year class * One cold morning in January, Innovation and Design Experience for All (IDEA) director and Professor of Psychology Alison Butler, Ph.D., made a promise to the more than 1,100 first-year and transfer students gathered for the program's opening ceremony. The next three days, she told them, would be the foundation for a lifetime. "Brya  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Leads Effort to Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Unlawfully Banning International Students from Attending Harvard Coalition Argues the Trump Administration's Attacks on International Students and Universities Threatens States' Economic Prosperity and Global Competitiveness * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Providence Resident Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking A Providence man has been sentenced in federal court for trafficking thousands of fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and more than 400 grams of fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Carlos Molina, 35, was sentenced on January 15  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Jan. 20 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * RWU's CEED Named Sole University Research Team for Rhode Island-Israel BlueTech & Aquaculture Committee Roger Williams University and its Center for Economic and Environmental Development (CEED) were highlighted during the Jan. 6 online launch of the Rhode Island-Israel BlueTech & Aquaculture Committee, a new initiative of the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative (RIIC) focused on strengthening innovatio  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 21 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI visiting professor visits Berlin to research transnational Black history K. Bailey Thomas' grant-funded overseas work includes research on transnational Black history and theory within Germany * K. Bailey Thomas, the Eleanor M. Carlson Visiting Assistant Professor in the University of Rhode Island's Department of Gender and Women's Studies, spent most of this past December in Germany pursu  more