WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * After Years of Pressure from Legislators and Physicians, Brown University Replaces Animals in Deadly Training Exercises * PROVIDENCE, R.I.-After years of demands from Rhode Island state legislators and physicians, Brown University ended its deadly use of animals for training emergency medicine physicians. The student-run Brown Daily Herald reported Thursday th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Defends Access To Birth Control And Other Contraceptive Care * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief challenging the first Trump Administration's 2017 and 2018 regulations undermining the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) guarantee of no-cost contraception coverage by em  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Announces 2026 Congressional Art Competition * PROVIDENCE, RI - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) announced that submissions are now open for the 2026 Congressional Art Competition. High school students who live in Rhode Island's First Congressional District are invited to submit original artwork to Congressman Amo's office by Friday, April 17th, at 5:00 PM. The winning piece will be displ  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues to Defend Contraceptive Access from Trump Administration Attacks * Multistate coalition pushes back on federal rules that allow employers to restrict access to birth control OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL DEFENDS ACCESS TO BIRTH CONTROL AND OTHER CONTRACEPTIVE CARE * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief challenging the first Trump administration's 2017 and 2018 regulations undermining the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) guarantee of no-cost contraception coverage by employer health care pl  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 5 -- Brown University posted the following Q&A on March 4, 2026, involving Karan Mahajan, associate professor in the Department of Literary Arts: * * * From Delhi to Providence, Karan Mahajan's 'The Complex' culminates 10 years of research, writing In this Q&A, Brown University Associate Professor of Literary Arts Karan Mahajan discusses his forthcoming novel, teaching and multi-genre writing career that spans fiction, criticism and essays. * Karan Mahajan's  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, March 4 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Inaugural food marketing conference explores the 'many cooks' that influence decisions on what we eat * We all need to eat. But the choice of what we eat involves a lot more than ingesting calories to fuel the body, or even the taste of food. Other factors include how food is marketed, where it's made, its nutritional content, the perceived ethics of consumption, and the reputation of the company that's m  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 4 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * March events celebrate women's history * KINGSTON, R.I. - March 4, 2026 - Numerous University of Rhode Island academic departments, student organizations, and offices will host a wide range of programs throughout March recognizing and exploring the contributions, experiences and leadership of women. The programming includes lectures, performances, panel discussions and community gatherings desi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 4 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Gull Cove Conserved! The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has conserved 70 acres of land at Gull Cove in Portsmouth with $880,000 in Bouchard B120 Oil Spill settlement funding. The property contains significant salt marsh habitat and coastal uplands along the northwestern shoreline of Gull Cove, an intertidal estuary a  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Urges RIers in the Middle East to Evacuate & Denounces Trump Admin's Lack of Assistance for U.S. Citizens Stranded Abroad * WASHINGTON, DC - As conflict in the Middle East spreads and with many Americans stranded abroad, the U.S. State Department has urged Americans in more than a dozen countries in the Middle East to leave immediately via commercial means due to "serious safety risks" amid U  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Congress Must Go on Record with Iran War Vote * WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), says it is critical for Congress to debate and vote on a bipartisan war powers resolution led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) that would put every Senator on record in support or opposition of President Trump's  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, March 4 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Roger Williams University's Law 401 Podcast Now Streaming on CTV * BRISTOL, R.I. - Roger Williams University School of Law is expanding access to its public education podcast, Law 401, with WPRI 12. As of Feb. 24, the podcast is now streaming on WPRI 12+, the station's free CTV app. Launched in July 2025, Law 401 explores legal issues that shape daily life in Rhode Island and translates complex top  more

STORRS, Connecticut, March 4 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Studying 'Creatures Great and Small' as a Veterinary Pathologist * Natalie Tocco '23 MA ( CAHNR ) grew up around animals. She had cats as companion pets, and her dad and uncle kept cows, horses, and chickens on a small farm in Rhode Island. Tocco's love of animals solidified when she read James Herriot's "All Creatures Great and Small," a book series that focuses on the adventures of an English v  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Pappas, and Colleagues Reintroduce Updated DISCLOSE Act to End Corrupting Influence of Dark Money in American Elections * 186 Democrats join effort to empower voters and expose billionaire and special interest control over our government and courts Updated bill would require disclosure of payments made to digital influencers who promote a candidate and allow flexibility for   more