News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors
ADI holding Third Annual Mini Convening in Montgomery, AL
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, June 12 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news:
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ADI holding Third Annual Mini Convening in Montgomery, AL
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CARLISLE AND UNIVERSITY PARK, PA-The Antiracist Development Institute (ADI) at Penn State Dickinson Law will hold its Third Annual Mini Convening in Montgomery, AL, on June 28-June 30. The event will include time for participants to connect and learn during the visit to a city that has space and resources dedicat
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AG Nessel Joins Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Trump Administration Mandates on Federal Contractors
LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel Joins Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Trump Administration Mandates on Federal Contractors
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LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over the addition of new terms to federal contracts (PDF) that - in the name of purging "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) from federal contracting - impose
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Americans for Tax Reform: Rhode Island Democrats Approve "Millionaire's Tax" Despite Budget Surplus
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 10, 2026, by Sean Rowen:
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Rhode Island Democrats Approve "Millionaire's Tax" Despite Budget Surplus
Rhode Island Democrats have approved a fiscal year 2027 budget that includes a new "millionaire's tax," adding the Ocean State to a growing list of states that have turned to higher taxes on top earners to generate additional revenue.
The $15.2 billion spending plan creates a new tax tier for income ab
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Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of New York Measures Ensuring Public Safety in State Buildings
SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of New York Measures Ensuring Public Safety in State Buildings
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Urges Court of Appeals to uphold dismissal of Trump Administration lawsuit
OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in defending a district court's dismissal of the Trump Administration's lawsuit challe
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition Defending State Gambling Laws Against Kalshi
SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition Defending State Gambling Laws Against Kalshi
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 37 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Ohio's right to enforce its state sports gaming and gambling laws against prediction market operator Kalshi. The amicus brief supports Ohio gaming autho
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Attorney General Bonta Urges Congress to Restore SNAP Benefits and Protect Food Assistance in Farm Bill
SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Urges Congress to Restore SNAP Benefits and Protect Food Assistance in Farm Bill
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Coalition urges U.S. Senate to modify House-passed Farm Bill to restore food assistance funding for millions of Americans
OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to restore Supplemental
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Attorney General Clark Urges Congress to Restore SNAP Benefits and Protect Food Assistance in Farm Bill
MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 12 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Urges Congress to Restore SNAP Benefits and Protect Food Assistance in Farm Bill
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Coalition Calls on Senate to Reverse Federal Cuts that Threaten Food Assistance for Millions of Americans
Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Attorney General Ford Urges Congress to Restore SNAP Benefits and Protect Food Assistance in Farm Bill
CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 12 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Ford Urges Congress to Restore SNAP Benefits and Protect Food Assistance in Farm Bill
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Coalition Calls on Senate to Reverse Federal Cuts that Threaten Food Assistance for Millions of Americans
Carson City, NV - Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 23 other attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to restore Supplemental Nutri
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Attorney General James Urges Congress to Restore SNAP Benefits and Protect Food Assistance in Farm Bill
ALBANY, New York, June 12 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Urges Congress to Restore SNAP Benefits and Protect Food Assistance in Farm Bill
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and eligibility protections in the upcoming Farm Bill and reject efforts to
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES CONGRESS TO RESTORE SNAP BENEFITS AND PROTECT FOOD ASSISTANCE IN FARM BILL
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES CONGRESS TO RESTORE SNAP BENEFITS AND PROTECT FOOD ASSISTANCE IN FARM BILL
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Coalition Calls on Senate to Reverse Federal Cuts that Threaten Food Assistance for Millions of Americans
Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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BLS Northeast Region Issues Report on County Employment and Wages in Rhode Island Fourth Quarter 2025
NEW YORK, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Rhode Island Fourth Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region
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Employment declined in Rhode Island's two largest counties, Providence and Kent, from December 2024 to December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that Providence and Kent had employment losses of 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. (See ta
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BLS Southwest Region Issues Report on Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions March 2026
DALLAS, Texas, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region
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Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.59 per hour in the South to $54.61 in the Northeast in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensatio
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Bryant's new Sprague Center for Entrepreneurship and Design is "built to launch"
SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, June 12 -- Bryant University issued the following news:
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Bryant's new Sprague Center for Entrepreneurship and Design is "built to launch"
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Bryant's new Sprague Center for Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking has the tools and supports to help students and the broader Bryant community develop new products and businesses, from concept to launch.
Located in the Business Entrepreneurship Leadership Center (BELC) and supported by a gift from Trustee Kim Anderson
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CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report: QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Colorectal Cancer Death Rates, by State -- United States, 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 22) on June 11, 2026, entitled "QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Colorectal Cancer Death Rates, by State -- United States, 2024.":
Here are excerpts:
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Colorectal cancer deaths were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision underlying cause-of-death
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CFTC Sues New Mexico as the State Becomes the Latest Attempting to Infringe on Federal Jurisdiction
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release:
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CFTC Sues New Mexico as the State Becomes the Latest Attempting to Infringe on Federal Jurisdiction
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WASHINGTON -The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state of New Mexico, seeking to block the state's efforts to apply state gaming laws against CFTC-registered contract markets.
Just last week, New Mexico filed a lawsuit in a state cou
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Chief of Naval Operations Addresses U.S. Naval War College Graduates at Commencement
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, June 12 -- The Naval War College issued the following news:
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Chief of Naval Operations Addresses U.S. Naval War College Graduates at Commencement
The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) celebrated its in-residence summer graduation in a ceremony at its Newport, Rhode Island, campus on June 12, 2026.
The graduating class included 461 students from in-resident senior-level leadership and intermediate-level leadership courses, with 90 international students representing f
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Court Order on Hold Policies
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following alert:
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Court Order on Hold Policies
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On June 5, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island issued an order in Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island, et al. v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, et al., 26-cv-00132-JJM-PAS (D.RI.), vacating PM 602-0192, PM 602-0194, and PA 2025-26. The Court entered its final judgment on
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Governor Lamont Directs the Connecticut Department of Labor To Fill Gaps Created by the Trump Administration's Dismantling of Labor Protections
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 12 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lamont Directs the Connecticut Department of Labor To Fill Gaps Created by the Trump Administration's Dismantling of Labor Protections
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(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing the Connecticut Department of Labor's State Board of Mediation and Arbitration to assist Connecticut employers and labor unions that have been impacted by an executive o
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JAG Physical Therapy to Pay $125,000 in EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:
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JAG Physical Therapy to Pay $125,000 in EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
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Settles federal suit alleging physical therapy chain fired employee for requesting reasonable childbirth accommodations
NEW YORK -PT Administrative Services LLC, a large chain of physical therapy clinics doing business as JAG Physical Therapy, will pay $125,000 and furnish other relief to settle a childbi
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Md. A.G. Brown Joins Coalition Supporting New York Law Ensuring Public Safety in State Buildings
BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 12, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Supporting New York Law Ensuring Public Safety in State Buildings
Amicus Brief Argues Federal Government Cannot Require States to Enforce Immigration Law in Courthouses
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in defending a district court's dismissal of the Trump administration's
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Naval War College Foundation Announces the Andrew J. Zimbelmann Endowed Chair at the U.S. Naval War College
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, June 12 -- The Naval War College issued the following news:
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The Naval War College Foundation Announces the Andrew J. Zimbelmann Endowed Chair at the U.S. Naval War College
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The Naval War College Foundation marked the dedication of the Andrew J. Zimbelmann Endowed Chair for Leadership, Ethics, and Character at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, on June 10, 2026.
Through a financial commitment from the Tony and Ann Ryan Family Foundation, the Z
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Photos: Student poetry reading at Providence elementary school celebrates community writing program offered through Brown course
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 12 -- Brown University posted the following news:
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Photos: Student poetry reading at Providence elementary school celebrates community writing program offered through Brown course
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -"The Gummy Bear Heist." "An Ode to My Couch." "The Cat Alone." Those are just a few of the original poems that fifth graders from Vartan Gregorian Elementary School in Providence authored during a months-long writing residency program offere
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R.I. Gov. McKee and First Lady Highlight Litter-Free Rhode Island Spring Microgrant Recipients
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 13 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 12, 2026:
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Governor McKee and First Lady Highlight Litter-Free Rhode Island Spring Microgrant Recipients
Program awarded more than $38k to community groups
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Today, Governor Dan McKee, First Lady Susan McKee, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) Director Terry Gray, and the Litter-Free Rhode Island (LFRI) program announced that it distributed more
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R.I. Gov. McKee Signs Fiscal Year 2027 Budget, Advancing Key Affordability for All Initiatives
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 13 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 12, 2026:
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Governor McKee Signs Fiscal Year 2027 Budget, Advancing Key Affordability for All Initiatives
Budget puts more money back in Rhode Islanders' pockets, keeps Rhode Island building with a historic bond proposal, and protects vulnerable Rhode Islanders from President Trump's reckless cuts
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Governor Dan McKee today signed the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, making key i
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Reed Opposes Trump's Arch That Would Diminish American Heroes and Block Views of Arlington National Cemetery
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Reed Opposes Trump's Arch That Would Diminish American Heroes and Block Views of Arlington National Cemetery
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a West Point graduate who served in the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, joined veterans and taxpayers from around the country in opposing President Trump's proposed 250-foot " Triumphal Arch " that would obstruct and overshadow th
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Reed Presents Posthumous Bronze Star & Military Honors to Family of WWII U.S. Army Veteran
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Reed Presents Posthumous Bronze Star & Military Honors to Family of WWII U.S. Army Veteran
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CRANSTON, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee and a former U.S. Army officer, today held a special ceremony of remembrance at the Cranston Public Library for dozens of family members, friends, and loved ones to celebrate the extraordinary life and devoted se
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Reed: Chance for Free World Cup Tickets Available for RI Veterans, First Responders & Military Families
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Reed: Chance for Free World Cup Tickets Available for RI Veterans, First Responders & Military Families
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WASHINGTON, DC - With the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicking off today, and with seven matches scheduled to take place in New England at Gillette Stadium (which FIFA has branded 'Boston Stadium' during the World Cup) in Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S. Senator Jack Reed says Rhode Island veterans, fir
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RI Delegation Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation Awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Nation's First Black Military Unit
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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RI Delegation Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation Awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Nation's First Black Military Unit
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Washington, D.C. - Rhode Island's federal delegation today cheered the Senate's passage of bipartisan legislation led by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Gabe Amo to posthumously honor America's first Black military unit with the Congressional
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SBA Offers Relief to Rhode Island Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by 2026 Historic Snowstorm
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release:
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SBA Offers Relief to Rhode Island Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by 2026 Historic Snowstorm
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SBA is working to modernize our online experience for borrowers, lenders, and taxpayers alike. Help us test our new website.
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Original text here: https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/06/11/sba-offers-relief-rhode-island-businesses-private-nonprofits-affected
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Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Rhode Island
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Rhode Island
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Delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The 56 delegates who signed the formal break from Britain are all considered Founding Fathers; two represented Rhode Island.
The Rhode Island delegates included Stephen Hopkins and William Ellery. Their signatures are in the rightmost column of the d
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Six Months After Brown University Shooting, Amo Introduces Resolution Honoring Victims, Survivors, and Community Responders
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Six Months After Brown University Shooting, Amo Introduces Resolution Honoring Victims, Survivors, and Community Responders
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WASHINGTON, DC - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) introduced a resolution honoring the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at Brown University, marking nearly six months since the tragedy. The resolution remembers the two students who lost their lives, Ella Cook and
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URI corpse flower: Weekend viewing hours announced
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 12 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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URI corpse flower: Weekend viewing hours announced
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KINGSTON, R.I. - June 12, 2026 - The University of Rhode Island's Horridge Conservatory, part of its botanical greenhouses, has enjoyed many visitors this week to see its largest resident corpse flower (Titan Arum, Amorphophallus titanum ) in its growing stage. The plant has not yet decided to bloom but the University is adding weekend hours
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Whitehouse and Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Protect Women's Right to Cross State Lines for Abortion Care
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Whitehouse and Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Protect Women's Right to Cross State Lines for Abortion Care
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) re-introduced the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act, legislation that would bar anti-choice states and localities from restricting travel for abortion services and enable individuals to
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