OLYMPIA, Washington, March 16 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins coalition challenging HUD attack on states' fair housing laws * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 15 other attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agencies for abiding by state la  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Trump Administration's Attack On States' Fair Housing Laws * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to challenge unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Preserve Block On Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination Of Temporary Protected Status Protection For Haitian Nationals * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. in the Supreme Court of the United State  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Reveals States Lack Evidence of Harm in Lawsuit Challenging the Trump Administration's New Regulations Intended to Prevent Illegal Aliens from Receiving Welfare * America First Legal (AFL) has uncovered that multiple states lacked a plausible basis to plead injuries in their legal campaign against the Trump Administration over new regula  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges Congress to Investigate and Legislate Against Blue States Lacking Evidence of Harm in Lawsuits Against the Federal Government * America First Legal (AFL) has sent a letter to U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, urging the committee to address the apparent practice of blue states suing the federal government w  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo and 18 Local Business Leaders Travel to SXSW to Highlight Local Innovation and Federal Efforts to Support Science and Tech Sectors * Providence, RI - Last week, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) joined local startups and innovation economy leaders at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival and conference to spotlight and develop opportunities for Rhode Island's emerging companies. The delegation,   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration's Attack on States' Fair Housing Laws Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agenci  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration's Unlawful Rollback of Fair Housing Protections * HUD guidance eviscerates enforcement of fair housing laws OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 16 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over guidanc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief to Defend Drinking Water Safety Rule * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (Rule), which strengthened requirements to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water. Finalized in Oc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: New Trump Administration Requirements Would Halt Federally Funded Electric Vehicle Charging Deployment * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general and the state of Kentucky in sending a comment letter to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), opposing its unlawful proposal that would effectively bl  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 16 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration Over Attack on Fair Housing Laws * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to impose illegal conditions on HUD funding and to withhold funding from state and local fair   more

ALBANY, New York, March 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Protections for Haitian Immigrants * March 16, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in urging the United States Supreme Court to preserve the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants, including many who have lived and worked in the Unite  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 16 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Fights to Keep Lead Out of Our Drinking Water * RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 16 other attorneys general argued to keep federal protections designed to replace lead pipes and prevent lead from leaching into drinking water. "We should all be able to agree on getting lead out of our children's drinking water," said Attorney Gene  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser joins coalition challenging Trump administration's attack on state fair housing laws * March 16, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a coalition of attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing e  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK ON STATES' FAIR HOUSING LAWS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforce  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 16 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brain computer interface enables rapid communication for two people with paralysis * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Loss of communication can be among the most devastating symptoms for patients with paralysis. A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute and Brown University describes an investigational implantable brain computer interface (iBCI) typing neuroprosthes  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSjou) -- Brandeis University researchers determined that dispensing methadone through pharmacies could operate profitably while increasing access to life-saving treatment for opioid use disorder. The study (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2846503#google_vignette), conducted with Boston University and the University of Rhode Island, evaluated two models that would allow local pharmacies to provide medication currently restricted to federally c  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 16 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * College of Education's Susan Trostle Brand recognized for national education leadership * KINGSTON, R.I. - March 16, 2026 - Susan Trostle Brand, professor emerita of education in the University of Rhode Island's Feinstein College of Education, has been recognized for her decades of service and contributions to the field of education, receiving the William C. Bagley Leadership Award from Kappa   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 16 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Cost of Iranian conflict likely to extend beyond energy prices, says URI economy professor * KINGSTON, R.I. - March 16, 2026 - In the dead of night on Feb. 28, United States and Israeli forces conducted a massive surprise attack on Iran, resulting in several top Iranian leaders being killed, including the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The attacks, which were celebrated by many  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 16 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Do we have the muscle for Mars? * KINGSTON, R.I. - March 16, 2026 - NASA's goal is to send astronauts to Mars as early as the 2030s. Marie Mortreux, an assistant professor in the University of Rhode Island's College of Health Sciences, is part of an international team of researchers studying how the Red Planet's gravity would affect astronauts' skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscle is the most ab  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 17 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following statement on March 16, 2026: * * * Governor Lamont and Commissioner Dykes Statements on Revolution Wind Delivering First Power to the New England Grid Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes released the following statements regarding the announcement that the Revolution Wind offshore wind project has b  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CO-LEADS COALITION URGING SUPREME COURT TO PRESERVE BLOCK OF UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS PROTECTION FOR HAITIAN NATIONALS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al., opposing the Trump administration's effort  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Block on Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Temporary Protected Status Protection for Haitian Nationals Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. in the Supreme Court of the United States, opposing the Trump admin  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Stop Assault on States' Civil Rights Laws Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 16 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * New research shows how to diagnose people with Alzheimer's plus a hard-to-identify dementia type * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -People with Alzheimer's disease often have other neurodegenerative conditions as well, including a less-understood disorder called frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). While a precise diagnosis of FTLD has only been possible during an autopsy, new research shows how   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 16 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Photos: Rhode Island families enjoy a day of discovery at the Brown Brain Fair * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -The 2026 Brown Brain Fair brought a burst of brightness to a cool, overcast Sunday in mid-March, drawing hundreds of local children, families and community members to Brown University for a day of scientific discovery, hands-on learning and family fun. Held on March 15, the free, all-age  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 17 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition challenge Trump Administration's attack on fair housing laws Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 17 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on March 14, 2026: * * * Governor McKee Statement on Revolution Wind's First Power Milestone Governor Dan McKee today issued the following statement on Revolution Wind delivering its first power into the electric grid system, marking a major milestone for the 704-megawatt project. "Today's milestone marks an important step forward for Rhode Island's energy future. Offshore wind is part  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, March 16 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Roger Williams University Students Compete in International Real Estate Challenge in Europe * BRISTOL, R.I. - Three Roger Williams University students traveled to Milan, Italy, in January to compete in the International Real Estate Challenge. The competition brought together students from universities worldwide to develop real estate proposals for several European cities. The RWU students -Sean Ba  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on March 16, 2026: * * * Whitehouse Statement on Kennedy Center Board Meeting U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works and ex officio member of the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, released the following statement ahead of today's board   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 16 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI professor partners in pharmacy methadone treatment study * KINGSTON, R.I. - March 16, 2026 - University of Rhode Island Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Jeffrey Bratberg partnered with Brandeis University and Boston University researchers in a recent study which found that pharmacy-based methadone dispensing models can operate profitably while widening access-a key step toward reducing overd  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Weiser: Proposed federal EV charger manufacturing rule sets 'impossible' standard * Attorney General Phil Weiser today led a coalition of 20 attorneys general and the governor of Kentucky urging the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw a proposal that would require electric vehicle chargers funded with federal dollars to be made entirely with U.S. components.  "A 100% domestic  more