WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * 2,500 Teamsters at Rhode Island Hospital Ratify Agreement * (EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.) - More than 2,500 members of Teamsters Local 251 at Rhode Island Hospital have voted to ratify a three-year agreement that protects their Teamsters health care and includes higher wages and stronger seniority protections. The bargaining unit consists of clinical support, non-clinical,   more

DOVER, Delaware, April 29 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * AG Jennings, coalition keep machine gun devices out of Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of attorneys general have formalized an agreement to prevent the Trump Administration from distributing thousands of machine gun conversion devices into Delaware and other 16 other states. In a notice of voluntary dismissalOpen this document with ReadSpea  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Marks United States and United Kingdom Special Relationship During King Charles III Visit to Congress * WASHINGTON, DC - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional UK Caucus, welcomed His Majesty, King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United States Capitol. Congressman Amo served on the Congressional Escort Committee for  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Bloc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Bipartisan Effort Urging Credit Card and Payment Processing Companies to Combat Illegal Sales of Tobacco and Nicotine Products * Coalition also requests meetings with each company to comprehensively address the unlawful sales OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general   more

ALBANY, New York, April 28 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products * New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 28 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling on Credit Card Companies, Payment Apps to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products * Attorney General Dave Sunday led a bipartisan coalition of 24 other Attorneys General and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors -including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Vis  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 28 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products * Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block (operat  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, April 28 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * From the classroom to the kitchen table: Nutrition course helps students critically assess health topics * More than 37 million Americans are affected by Type 2 diabetes each year, Tim Andrews '27 shares with the 14 other students in his "Current Topics in Nutrition" course. Then, he lets it sink in. It's a startling number. And a major health issue worthy of consideration. Over the course of his pre  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 28 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Governor McKee, RIDOT Provide Update on Route 10 On-Ramp Governor Calls for Inspection of 7 Similar Bridges, Accelerates Process for Hiring Additional RIDOT Oversight Staff Pending General Assembly Approval CRANSTON, RI - At a press conference today, Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Interim Director Bob Rocchio provided  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 28 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * How young adults perceive ultra-processed foods underscores need for consensus definition * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 28, 2026 - The term ultra-processed food gets people's attention, but it has no universally accepted definition. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been gathering data to establish a federally recognized, uniform definition fo  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, April 29 -- The Naval War College issued the following news on April 28, 2026: * * * Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Visits Naval War College Ambassador of Japan to the United States Shigeo Yamada visited the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island, on April 20, 2026. The ambassador toured the campus and met with NWC Chief of Staff Capt. Peter Halvorsen and Dean of International Programs Robert Winneg, among other war college leaders and subject matter ex  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Unlawful Vaping Products Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe,  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 29 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Governor McKee, Executive Office of Housing Announce Opening of $15 Million Site Acquisition Program Rhode Island Foundation selected to administer program, matched State's $5 million investment 2:1 * Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Executive Office of Housing (EOH) today announced that applications are now open for the State's new Housing 2030 Site   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump's Trillion-Dollar Health Care Cuts Are Making America Sicker & Poorer * WASHINGTON, DC - As millions of Americans who rely on federal health care benefits such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare, and Medicaid begin to feel the fallout from the sweeping changes and trillion-dollar cuts under President Donald Trump's so-called One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA), U.S. Senator Jac  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Investigates Trump's 'God Squad' Waiving Endangered Species Protections to Expand Oil Drilling Senators seek answers from the Trump Administration regarding coordination with fossil fuel interests, compliance with the Endangered Species Act and Administrative Procedure Act * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Fix Medicare Advantage for Seniors * Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) introduced the Medicare Advantage Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation designed to reform Medicare Advantage (MA) and ensure seniors receive the reliable, patient-centered care the program promises. M  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Whitehouse, Schiff Introduce Bill to End Trump's Corrupt Exemptions for Toxic Chemical Polluters In unprecedented maneuver, President Trump exempted more than 180 facilities from toxic pollution control requirements meant to protect Americans from cancer and other severe health effects * Senators Shel  more

STORRS, Connecticut, April 28 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Welcomes Five Exceptional Leaders Into Business Hall of Fame * The UConn School of Business inducted five new alumni into the Hall of Fame on Friday night. All are giants in their fields, ranging from space travel to healthcare, professional basketball, and more. Every one of them spoke passionately about the lasting impact their UConn education, experiences, and friendships had on their c  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 28 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI to host Chinese Language Teacher Association's annual conference May 1-3 * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 28, 2026 - Approximately 420 K-12 and higher education Chinese language educators from around the world will come to the University of Rhode Island's Kingston Campus for the Chinese Language Teachers Association - USA's Annual Conference on May 1-3. CLTA promotes the study of Chinese languag  more