PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 7 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * ACLU of RI Urges Brown University to Reject Camera Sharing with Providence's Real Time Crime Center The ACLU of RI sent letters to colleges and universities with campuses in Providence that have been approached by the police department to share camera feed access after the shooting at Brown in December. * Citing serious privacy concerns, the ACLU of Rhode Island and the AC  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Agreement With Trump Administration To Protect Millions In Education Funding Related To Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility Initiatives * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in securing an agreement with the Trump Administration to prevent it from withholding federal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Admin. Continues to Unlawfully Hide Full Epstein Files, Reed Urges Republicans to Join Democrats in Taking Legal Action to End Epstein Cover Up * WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to prevent the Epstein files from being wrongfully withheld from the American people, Senate Minority Leader Schumer Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today asked for unanimous consent on legislation that would allow the U.S. Sen  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES AGREEMENT TO PROTECT K-12 EDUCATION FUNDING * Chicago -Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of attorneys general in securing an agreement with the Trump administration to prevent it from withholding federal funding from state and local education agencies under a new and unlawful certification requirement. The requirement sought to elim  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Agreement with Trump Administration to Protect Millions in Education Funding Related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives * Agreement Protects Nearly $400 Million in Federal Education Assistance for Connecticut (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in securing an   more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Feb. 6 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: * * * CVS Pharmacy now accepting TrumpRx discount cards * WOONSOCKET, RI, February 6, 2026 -CVS Health (NYSE: CVS ) today announced that its approximately 9,000 community pharmacies are accepting TrumpRx discount cards, which offer savings on certain medications for those who are eligible, as determined by the drug manufacturers. Eligible patients can bring their printed disco  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Your Health Care Costs More Because Republicans Wanted a Backdoor Abortion Ban Through the ACA * The Wall Street Journal : Negotiators Say Talks to Restore ACA Subsidies Likely Dead POLITICO : More Americans are picking higher-deductible Obamacare plans, possibly risking their health On Wednesday, top Senate negotiators declared   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 6 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Multistate coalition protects about $1.4 billion in K-12 funding for Washington * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general have secured an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that protects about $1.4 billion funding equal access to education for students from low-income families, English learners, children with disabilities, and oth  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSrpt) -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release: * * * New Analysis: Paid Leave Policies in 14 States Are a Win for Businesses, Families and the Economy Businesses, economies and families benefit from paid family and medical leave; so could the entire U.S. * As the nation prepares to mark the anniversary (Feb. 5) of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the only federal law guaranteeing workers time off, a new report from the Nati  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 6 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * $1.23M in Grant Awards to Protect 174 Acres of Open Space The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces $1.23 million in grant awards to help communities and local conservation organizations protect valuable green space throughout the state. Four projects will receive matching grants through DEM's competitive Local Open   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Businesswoman Sentenced to More than Three Years in Prison for Money Laundering * BOSTON - A Rhode Island woman has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for her leading role in laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars of her then-boyfriend's fentanyl trafficking money. Carolina Correa, 35, of Cranston, R.I., was sentenced on Feb. 4  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Whitehouse, Rep. Peters Lead Colleagues in Calling on European Union Leadership to Uphold Strong Methane Standards U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50) led 24 Members of Congress in urging the European Union to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening remarks from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Improving the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Process, Part 2": * * * Madam Chair, I appreciate your convening today's hearing, a bipartisan hearing on permitting reform. Colleagues have heard me repeatedly state that I want a strong bipartisan permitting reform, AND that th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy's Operation SafeDRIVE Results in Removal of Nearly 2,000 Unqualified Truckers from American Roads and Arrests * Operation SafeDRIVE conducted thousands of inspections across 26 states resulting in the removal of thousands of unqualified truckers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Moto  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy's Operation SafeDRIVE Results in Removal of Nearly 2,000 Unqualified Truckers from American Roads and Arrests Operation SafeDRIVE conducted thousands of inspections across 26 states resulting in the removal of thousands of unqualified truckers * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duf  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Artificial light is reshaping caracal behavior New study by URI researcher Christopher Hickling shows that artificial light at night alters the movement and behavior of South African caracals, revealing how urban lighting impacts wildlife * Artificial light is one of the most ingrained features of modern life. For humans, light after dark offers convenience and a sense of safety. For w  more