LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Order Blocking Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding * LANSING - The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington has stopped the Trump Administration from illegally terminating billions in congressionally approved funding (PDF) for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. Michigan Attorney General   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 28 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces Judge Ruled USDOT Illegally Withheld Funds for EV Charging Infrastructure In a multi-state lawsuit, a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) illegally withheld about $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program from Arizona, 19 additional states, and the District  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 26 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Comment Letter to FERC Opposing Blanket Permit to Construct New and Expanded LNG Plants Without Notice and Consultation * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 9 attorneys general opposing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) efforts to allow the construction and expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants without n  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- State Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 26, 2026 (22 pages) * * * Job openings rates decreased in 7 states in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separation  more

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 27 -- Swarthmore College posted the following news: * * * Jack Bayanmunkh '26 and Lisa Shen '23 Named Schwarzman Scholars * Jack Bayanmunkh '26 and Lisa Shen '23 have been selected as members of the 11th class of Schwarzman Scholars, one of the world's most prestigious graduate fellowships. Schwarzman Scholars is a highly selective, one-year, fully funded master's program in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Founded to address the complex geop  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Judge Rules USDOT Unlawfully Withheld Funds for EV Charging Infrastructure in Lawsuit Filed by Attorney General Brown and Coalition In a multistate lawsuit joined by Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) unlawfully withheld about $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastruct  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * Dobbs Returned to the States the Ability to Protect Life, but the Biden FDA Thwarted that Promise by Allowing Mail-Order Abortion Drugs The United States Supreme Court "return[ed] the issue of abortion to the peo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * NEW POLL: New England Women Sound the Alarm on Energy Costs Amid Brutal Winter Storms * NEW ENGLAND -A new regional energy poll unveiled today by Independent Women reveals widespread concern among New England women over rising energy costs, reliability, and tradeoffs embedded in the region's aggressive green-energy agenda. The poll, focused on the region with the highest  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island posted the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Providence Man Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine A Providence man has been sentenced in federal court in Rhode Island for trafficking kilos of cocaine, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Eluid Rosa-Escudero, 35, was sentenced on January 21, 2026, by U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy to 24 months of incarcerat  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 28 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * R.I.'s economy still in recession, but there are signs of improvement, says URI economist WHAT: Rhode Island's economic performance for November was again disappointing, but it is possible that the state is beginning to make its way out of the darkness, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro. November's Current Conditions Index value, at 42, is an improvement from the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Need to Freeze Out Funding for 'Out of Control ICE' and Find Bipartisan Path Forward on Funding the Rest of Federal Gov't * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on ICE's out of control operations in Minneapolis and other communities across the country, as well as a possible path forward to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Robert Sullivan to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Connecticut * WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2025 -The Trump Administration recently appointed Robert Sullivan as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Connecticut. Sullivan was appointed to serve as SED for Rhode Island FSA on  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 28 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * University of Rhode Island to break ground on new, on-campus student housing Jan. 28 First new residence hall slated to open fall 2027 * On Wednesday, Jan. 28, University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange and Gilbane Development Company President and CEO James Patchett will join elected officials, members of URI's Board of Trustees and URI faculty, staff and students to break ground on t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA announces 2026 application ranking date for the RI Statewide Natural Systems Demonstration Project * RCPP is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to farmers and forestland owners to address natural resource concerns through an array of conservation practices. This demonstration project has two focus areas: * Northern Rhode I  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on DHS Funding Bill * Providence, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today released the following statement opposing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill and calling on Senate Republicans to separate the DHS funding bill from the full appropriations package: "The Trump administration has empowered masked goons who terrorize American citize  more