LANSING, Michigan, April 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Opposes Proposal by Trump Administration Targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter (PDF) opposing a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA) that imposes new certification requirements upon receipt of federal funding, which could r  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, April 1 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Issues Joint Statement with 24 Attorneys General on Birthright Citizenship Oral Arguments * Carson City, NV - Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in issuing the following statement regarding oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara before the U.S. Supreme Court: "The President's executive order redefining birthright citi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES U.S. SUPREME COURT BRIEF DEFENDING STATES' RIGHT TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH * Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general on Wednesday in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, a case that could have sweeping implications for states' ability to provide access to justice for thos  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS APPEALS COURT RULING AGAINST HUD OVER HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS * Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a federal appeals court rejected the federal government's request to impose harmful restrictions on grant funding that will limit access to long-term housing and other services for tens of thousands of Americans experiencing homelessness or housing ins  more

NEW YORK, April 2 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Advocates and Voters File to Protect Washington Voters' Privacy Lawsuit challenges DOJ's demand for voter roll data * 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. Th  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, April 2 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Creativity meets career through Arts in the City * Studying the boldly colored posters with an attentive eye, Keira Francis '26 finds herself enamored with Molly Crabapple's art exhibit in New York City's Poster House. The words "Utopia in our time" -the title of the exhibition -sprawl across the gallery wall in whimsical lettering with the posters, illustrated by Crabapple, surrounding them. Displaying t  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- 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 April 1, 2026: * * * Appeals Court Rejects Latest Trump-Vance Administration Attack on Funding for Solutions to Homelessness Court Continues to Block Unlawful Grant Restrictions that Would Push Nearly 200,000 Americans into Homelessness * Boston - The First Circuit Court   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Rulings Reverse Trump Admin's Attempt to Politicize Affordable Housing & Homelessness Assistance Grants * WASHINGTON, DC - For the second time in less than 48 hours, the Trump Administration lost in a court of law as a U.S. federal court judge from Rhode Island and the First Circuit Court of Appeals both ruled that the Trump Administration has unlawfully restricted federal funding fo  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 1 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * From Brown to the big screen: How Tim Blake Nelson's classics degree propelled a Hollywood career * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -In the decades since his time as a Brown University student, Tim Blake Nelson has built what may be one of the most versatile careers in modern entertainment. He has amassed more than 100 screen credits -including performances in the Coen Brothers' "O Brother, Where Art T  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 1 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * In lecture at Brown, Yann LeCun discusses a new approach to AI * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Yann LeCun is known as one of the world's preeminent artificial intelligence researchers and pioneers. He's also known for being blunt and not shying away from controversy. During a talk at Brown University on Wednesday, April 1, he did not disappoint on either count. "AI sucks," LeCun told a standing-ro  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 2 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following joint statement with 23 attorneys general on the Trump vs. Barbara oral argument: * "The President's executive order redefining birthright citizenship violates our Constitution, federal statutes, and the rule that has governed our Nation for more than 150 years. We were proud to lead the fight against this unlawful order, and grateful for the injunctions we obtained that prevented this action from ever   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner, Local Leaders Celebrate New Emergency Operations Center for the City of Warwick * WARWICK, R.I. - Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi, Chief Peter McMichael of the Warwick Fire Department, and first responders to celebrate the completion of a new state-of-the-art Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the city of Warwick, which was ma  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 2 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Navigating crisis communication, and crises within the communication realm * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 2, 2026 - We're all familiar with that "breaking news" intro when watching a newscast. Or, hearing a "ding" on our phones notifying us when an important story impacting local or global matters goes live. Addressing crises-image, political, climate, legal, etc.-has been a constant task for the c  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 3 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Drummond urges Congress to protect communities from illicit xylazine Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act to protect Oklahomans and reduce overdose deaths. The act would classify xylazine, a dangerous animal tranquilizer often mixed with fentanyl and other opioids, as a controlled substance. In a l  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * One Month Into Iran War, Americans Have Paid $8.4 Billion More for Gas, Now Costs $145 to Fill Pickup Truck New Data Also Includes State-by-State Breakdown of Increased Spending on Gas Since Trump's War Began * One month since President Trump unilaterally started his war against Iran, a new Joint Economic Committee - Minority   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 2 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Rhode Island Senate approves URI trustee appointments * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 2, 2026 - The Rhode Island Senate approved the appointment of David Barrett '78 as a new member of the University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees, as well as the board reappointments of Margo Cook '86, Armand Sabitoni '73, Vahid Ownjazayeri, Joe Formicola '69, and Tom Ryan '75 H'99 on March 31. Governor Dan McKee  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following testimony by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Social Security: A Discussion on the Facts and the Path Forward": * * * Chairman Graham, let me first thank you for holding this hearing and showing leadership on this issue. You are definitely not a senator who is afraid of big ideas, and we have a big problem that is going to require some big ideas. Fortunately, they are pret  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 2 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Talk by Tsing Hua University art, architecture professor to highlight URI's Fulbright Week * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 2, 2026 - Scottie Chih-Chieh, an associate professor of art, architecture and design at Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, will be the Fulbright Visiting Scholar to highlight 2026 Fulbright Week, presented by the University of Rhode Island's Office of Fellowships and the Office of Gl  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 2 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * This Brown professor worked on Apollo -- here's what he says about NASA's latest foray to the Moon * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -For the first time in over 50 years, NASA is sending astronauts back to the Moon. The agency's giant Moon rocket, the Space Launch System, lifted off on Wednesday, April 1, carrying four astronauts in a loop around the Moon, before returning them to Earth 10 days later.   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Joint Economic Committee released the following testimony by Karen P. Seifert, director of the Scam Center Strike Force and special counsel for national security of the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "The Rising Global Scam Economy: Modernizing Federal Approaches to Protect Americans from Foreign Fraudsters": * * * We are pleased to have the opportunity to share the work of the United States Attorney'  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 2 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * University of Rhode Island launches statewide physician survey to help inform future medical education and workforce planning * KINGSTON, R.I.-April 2, 2026 -The University of Rhode Island, in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Health, has launched a statewide physician survey to better understand the current and future needs of Rhode Island's health care workforce. The survey will  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 2 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI honors employees' years of service with third annual milestone celebration * KINGSTON, R.I.-April 2, 2026-The University of Rhode Island recently honored 370 staff and faculty members for their years of service and dedication to URI at the third annual Employee Milestone Celebration in the Memorial Union Ballroom. President Marc Parlange, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 2 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Using augmented reality to motivate prosthesis training * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 2, 2026 - Artificial limbs look and function more like real limbs than ever before-but that's only helpful if they are used as intended. One of the main reasons amputees give for not using their body-powered prosthesis is a lack of motivation or knowledge of how to properly use them. Part of the reason for this i  more