SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, March 31 -- Bryant University issued the following Q&A with Inge Lise-Ameer, vice president of student affairs and dean of students: * * * 'Wellbeing is not an afterthought -- it's foundational': Inge Lise-Ameer, Ed.D., on student wellness * Bryant University is known for its focus on outcomes and for the transformative experience it provides students, notes Inge Lise-Ameer, Ed.D., Bryant's vice president of student affairs and dean of students. But that transformat  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Advocates and Voters File to Protect Washington Voters' Privacy * Common Cause, Washington Conservation Action Education Fund, and a Washington voter have filed a motion to intervene in United States v. Hobbs. The organizations and voters seek to prevent the Department of Justice from obtaining Washingtonians' sensitive personal data. The intervenors are represented by attorneys from Campaign   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues To Block Rollback Of Limits On Mercury And Other Hazardous Power Plant Emissions * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and return to outdated stan  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 1 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities from Illicit Xylazine Attorney General Mayes today joined a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the dangerous animal tranquilizer xylazine -  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 30 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * At Brown, renowned authors discuss the consequences of banning books, suppressing expression * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -When author Edwidge Danticat first learned that her 2015 children's storybook "Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation" about a young Haitian girl whose mother is detained as an undocumented immigrant was banned by a local school district, part of her was pr  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 31 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Lawsuit Challenging Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversion to o  more

ALBANY, New York, March 31 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities from Illicit Xylazine * New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the dangerous animal tranquilizer   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION CHALLENGING ROLLBACK OF LIMITS ON DANGEROUS EMISSIONS OF MERCURY AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FROM POWER PLANTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 21 states and local governments filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reve  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 31 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Protect Rivers, Oregon Families from Mercury Pollution * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 20 other states and local governments sued the Trump administration today for weakening federal limits on mercury and other toxic pollutants released by coal and oil-fired power plants. The administration recently rolled back the 2024 Mercury  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Ru  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 31 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Unexpected findings on lung cancer CT scans may point to other non-lung cancers, study finds * By Juan Siliezar, Associate Director of Media Relations and Leadership Communications, School of Public Health When doctors review diagnostic medical scans for lung cancer, they sometimes spot abnormalities unrelated to the lungs. New research shows that some of those abnormalities could be signs of other undia  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Court Finds Trump-Vance Administration Violated Law In Rush to Politicize Housing Grants National Alliance to End Homelessness and Women's Development Corporation Secure Victory in Key Executive Overreach Lawsuit * Providence, R.I. - The U.S. District  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 31 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Joins Bipartisan Group of New England Governors to Announce Commitment to Explore Nuclear Energy * Governors from the six New England states agree to direct their state energy agencies to explore advanced nuclear energy technology to address region's long-term energy needs Governor Janet Mills today joined with a bipartisan group of New England governors on a regional commitment to explor  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 1 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * House to Hear First-in-Nation Co-living Model Legislation, the ROOM Act, to Combat Housing Crisis Providence, R.I.--Today, the House Municipal Government and Housing Committee will hear H 8036, a bill with potential to combat the housing crisis that is currently gripping the state. Known as the ROOM Act, which stands for "Restoring Options in Occupancy Models," the bill represe  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversio  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 31 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Climate change may produce "fast-food" phytoplankton * We are what we eat. And in the ocean, most life-forms source their food from phytoplankton. These microscopic, plant-like algae are the primary food source for krill, sea snails, some small fish, and jellyfish, which in turn feed larger marine animals that are prey for the ocean's top predators, including humans. Now MIT sci  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Sues EPA Over Plan to Allow Power Plants to Release More Toxic Mercury Multistate Coalition Sues Trump Administration for Repealing Toxic Air Emissions Standards * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 18 states in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the existing standards for th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * New England Governors Announce Commitment to Explore Advanced Nuclear Energy * Boston -Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey joined with a bipartisan group of New England governors to issue a joint statement outlining their regional commitment to exploring advanced nuclear energy technologies and continuing to support the region's existing nuclear facilities. Governor Healey joined  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 31 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * New England Governors Announce Commitment To Explore Advanced Nuclear Energy * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the governors of all six New England states have issued a joint statement outlining their regional commitment to exploring advanced nuclear energy technologies while continuing to support the safe, affordable, and reliable operation of the region's ex  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Billirakis, Hellenic Caucus Co-Chairs, Lead Colleagues in Celebrating 205th Anniversary of Greek Independence * Nearly two million Americans proudly claim Greek ancestry, a testament to the enduring cultural and historical ties between the United States and Greece-ties that remain especially vibrant in communities across the nation. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Gus Billrak  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 26 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Governor McKee Highlights FY27 Budget Proposal to Double State Funding to RI Community Food Bank Proposal increases state funding from $1 million to $2 million * Today, Governor Dan McKee was joined by RI Community Food Bank CEO Melissa Cherney, along with state and local leaders, to highlight the need for the Governor's FY27 budget proposal that would double the state grant   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 1 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Governor McKee Urges Passage of Women's Reproductive Health Funding in His Proposed FY27 Budget Governor Dan McKee today urged passage of the $600,000 investment in Planned Parenthood included in his proposed FY27 budget to protect critical access to women's health services. The proposal comes in response to funding cuts advanced by President Trump and his alli  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Announces New $27.75 Million Investment to Strengthen RI's Affordable Housing Safety Net & Upgrade Public Housing * WASHINGTON DC - In an effort to strengthen affordable housing options for more Rhode Islanders, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that twenty-four Rhode Island cities and towns will receive a total of $27,752,056 in federal funding through the Public Housing Capital Fund.   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Calls on Trump Admin. to Pause Proposed Rule That Would Weaken Retirement Security for America's Workers * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after the Trump Administration proposed a risky and unsuitable new rule that could expose Americans' 401(k) plans and retirement accounts to shaky and largely unregulated private markets and cryptocurrencies, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) warned that it could wea  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, March 31 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * RWU Brain Fair Turns Science into an Interactive Experience * BRISTOL, R.I. - Global Heritage Hall transformed into a hub of curiosity and discovery this March as Roger Williams University's second annual Brain Fair invited attendees to explore the science of the mind through hands-on learning. Hosted by the student-led Brain Waves club, the event brought together students, families, and community  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 1 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Protecting Communities from Illicit Xylazine South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 40 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which would classify Xylazine as a federally controlled substance and would help law enforcement stop the spread of   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 31 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA joins coalition challenging rollback of limits on mercury emissions and other pollutants from power plants * (Updated March 31, 2026, to include additional plaintiffs.) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has violated the law by repealing nationwide standards on emissions of mercury and other toxic air pollutants, Washington and a multistate coalition argued in a   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 1 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * West Virginia joins bipartisan letter urging Congress to pass Combating Xylazine Act West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general today in a letter to Congressional leadership urging passage of the Combating Xylazine Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would classify the illicit use of xy  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse & Amo Unveil New Federally Funded Police Vehicles in Pawtucket * Pawtucket, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Gabe Amo today joined Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien, Police Chief Tina Goncalves, and Pawtucket city officials at Slater Park to unveil new vehicles and equipment for the Pawtucket Police Department. Whitehouse secured a $335,000 earmark with C  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 31 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Wild, captive, to wild: Working to help save New England's only native rabbit * KINGSTON, R.I. - March 31, 2026 - The elusive native New England cottontail rabbit is the subject of lore and literature. But over the last century, their numbers declined precipitously in our region due to development, landscape change, and the introduction of an invasive rabbit. Now researchers at the Universit  more