WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Association of American Universities issued the following statement on March 26, 2026: * * * AAU Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging Department of Education's Rushed Rollout of Significant Changes to Annual Data Collection The following is a statement from the Association of American Universities about legal actions it took yesterday in a Massachusetts federal court challenging the Department of Education's imposition of new data requirements on colleges and   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Asks Court To Enforce Order Blocking HHS From Sharing Large Swaths Of Medicaid Data With ICE * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from obtaining and using the data  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Asks Court to Enforce Order Blocking HHS from Sharing Large Swaths of Medicaid Data with ICE * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a multistate coalition, asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from obtaining and   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 27 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Asks Court to Enforce Order Blocking HHS from Sharing Large Swaths of Medicaid Data with ICE * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a multistate coalition asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from obtaining and using the data  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ASKS COURT TO ENFORCE ORDER BLOCKING HHS FROM SHARING LARGE MEDICAID DATA SETS WITH ICE * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a multistate coalition, asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from obtaining and using the data o  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 27 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown University School of Public Health, Bryant University launch pathway to MPH program * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -To expand opportunities for students interested in public health careers, Brown University School of Public Health and Bryant University have launched a program that will create a direct pathway for Bryant graduates to enroll in Brown's master of public health program. Bryant   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 27 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Educators to 'flourish together' at URI's Innovative Education Conference * KINGSTON, R.I. - March 27, 2026 - The University of Rhode Island's third annual Innovative Education Conference will be held on Wednesday, April 1, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The theme of the free, virtual event, hosted by URI's Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, is "Flourishing Together: Teaching & Learni  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 27 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Announces $43 Million in New Funding to Support Installation of Heat Pump Water Heaters * Rebates of over $1,000 for heat pump water heaters will help save Maine households hundreds annually on electric bills Governor Janet Mills today announced $43 million in new Federal funding for Maine to support the installation of high-efficiency heat pump water heaters, which can reduce energy bill  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 27 -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Governor Healey Details Public Safety and Public Health Preparations for 2026 FIFA World Cup in Massachusetts Preparations include emergency planning, training and exercises with local, state, and federal partners; State launches Match-Ready Massachusetts online hub for World Cup information and resources at Mass.gov/WorldCup * Framingham -- The Healey-  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 27 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU public health professor to receive national health equity award * The Society for Public Health Education will bestow its 2026 Dorothy Nyswander Health Equity Award to Elizabeth England-Kennedy of New Mexico State University's Department of Public Health Sciences. England-Kennedy, an assistant professor who joined NMSU's College of Health, Education and Social Transformation in 202  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 27 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Public Health Week focuses on well-being of URI community * KINGSTON, R.I. - March 27, 2026 - A full week of health-related activities are scheduled at the University of Rhode Island from April 6-12 to celebrate National Public Health Week. Similar events will be held nationally. Public Health Week will be hosted by the URI Department of Public Health, with support from Dean Patrick Vivier a  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 28 (TNSrpt) -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * McKee Administration Releases Built to Learn, Built to Last Report Highlighting Historic Transformation of Providence Public Schools Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) were joined by state, local, and school officials today to release Built to Learn, Built to Last, a new repo  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Bipartisan Deal to End DHS Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - A little after 2:00 a.m. this morning, the U.S. Senate approved by unanimous consent an agreement to end the nearly six-week-long shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The funding bill passed by the full U.S. Senate mirrors the legislation Democrats offered on March 5 -and have repeatedly tried to pass   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump Administration Has Failed to Account for the War in Iran * WASHINGTON, DC -Nearly a month after President Trump unilaterally launched a war against Iran-without publicly making the case for war, without consulting Congress, and without articulating a clear strategy or endgame-the American public remains without answers. The Trump Administration has failed to provide the transparent, o  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Shaheen, Reed, Warner, And Warren Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Ease Iran Oil Sanctions * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY); U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Sena  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island posted the following news release: * * * United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda Announces Leadership Team United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda today announced the appointment of Dulce Donovan to First Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. A veteran federal prosecutor, Ms. Donovan will serve as the office's second-in-command and oversee day-to-day operatio  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, March 28 -- The Naval War College issued the following news on March 27, 2026: * * * Vice Adm. Garvin Returns to U.S. Naval War College for Discussion About Military Education Vice Adm. Peter Garvin, now president of the National Defense University (NDU), returned to the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) on March 25 to deliver a lecture on the subject of warfighting in military education. Garvin, then rear admiral, served as the president of the Naval War College from 2023-2  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Calls for Leadership Change at EPA * In 'Time to Wake Up' speech on Senate Floor, Senator Whitehouse detailed EPA Administrator Zeldin's lies to Congress and the American people as he serves fossil fuel polluters Whitehouse was joined on the Senate floor by Senator Markey Washington, DC - Last night, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) delivered his 305 th speech urging  more