WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on June 4, 2026, by Energy and Environmental Policy Director Shuting Pomerleau: * * * Virginia Rejoining RGGI: Navigating the Electricity Market and the AI Data Center Boom Executive Summary * In July 2026, Virginia is set to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which sets a total carbon dioxide emissions cap for the electricity market; the change was made in a rushed manner, exacerbating a host   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * Americans Have Paid $43 Billion More for Gas as Bessent Dismisses Rising Costs as a "Blip" In response to Joint Economic Committee Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-NH)'s questions this morning, Secretary Scott Bessent called inflation under President Trump a "short-term blip." Bessent also vastly underestimated increased gas, and ov  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Statement on House Passage of War Powers Resolution Condemning Trump for Illegal War of Choice in Iran * Washington, DC - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) issued the following statement on the House passage of Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks' War Powers Resolution condemning Trump's illegal war of choice with Iran: "Congress just dealt a blow to Donald Trump's disas  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 4 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Class of 2026 commencement speakers recognize community: 'None of us got here today alone' * Pomp and circumstance aplenty as URI celebrates graduates Some 40,000 family members and friends converged on the Kingston Campus, May 15-17, to celebrate URI's newest alumni. read about commencement 2026 KINGSTON, R.I.-June 4, 2026-Student speakers Julia Johnson, Jordyn Hickey, Skyla Anderson, Gia  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses in Rhode Island, Delaware, and Vermont Attorneys General Races Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, is endorsing Attorneys General Kathy Jennings of Delaware and Charity Clark of Vermont for reelection and Kim Ahern for election as Rhode Island attorney general. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "EMILYs   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island posted the following fact sheet: * * * FAQ: Why we support the "364 Day Misdemeanor" Bill, S-2047 and H-7198 * What will the bill do? The bill would amend Rhode Island law to reduce the maximum prison sentence for misdemeanor offenses by one day, from one year to 364 days. How would this small change protect immigrant Rhode Island residents from deportation for minor offenses? The   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 4 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Hayden Scholarship assists 233 URI students in its second year * KINGSTON, R.I.-June 4, 2026-Representatives from the Donald P. and Elaine M. Hayden Foundation and the University of Rhode Island met to review the successful completion of year two of the $750,000 Hayden Student Success Scholarship. The Hayden Foundation gift, made in the fall of 2024, is being distributed evenly over three year  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 4 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Safe firearm storage may reduce pediatric lead exposure in households with guns * In homes with guns, proper storage is important in preventing injuries and deaths. Now, researchers have found a secondary benefit: Gun owners may be able to minimize children's exposure to lead, an environmental toxin, by safely storing their firearms and ammunition.  "Keeping guns away from children is an important factor   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 4 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Trio of URI students traveling to Taiwan next year as Boren Scholarship recipients * KINGSTON, R.I. - June 4, 2026 - Three University of Rhode Island Chinese Language Flagship Program students will study in Taiwan next academic year as recipients of the prestigious David L. Boren Scholarship. This year's awardees, Hannah White, of Sharon, Massachusetts; Meadow Sherlock, of Narragansett; and Ph  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Blasts Trump's Nomination of Todd Blanche for Attorney General * Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after President Trump nominated Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General: "Todd Blanche was behind the Epstein Files cover-up, the rotten cop-be  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Cheers Landmark Pancreatic Cancer Drug * Whitehouse's Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act supported foundational research behind the breakthrough Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) cheered the results of Revolution Medicines' clinical trial for its new pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib - the first of its kind to substantially extend the lives of pati  more