TRENTON, New Jersey, June 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Announces New Jersey Has Joined $36.5 Million Settlement With CVS Pharmacy Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) announced that New Jersey joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 other attorneys general and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in securing $36.5 million from  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Final Victory As Court Dismisses Trump Administration's Appeal In Case Over Federal Offshore Wind Permitting Pause * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 18 attorneys general today celebrated the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit's dismissal of the Trump Administration's appeal of the stat  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 15, 2026, by Sean Rowen: * * * Rhode Island Democrats Vote to Ban New Charter Schools for Three Years Rhode Island Democrats voted last week to impose a three-year moratorium on new charter schools and charter school expansions, limiting educational options for families across the state. The legislation passed the House 56-12 after clearing the Senate 31-6 the week prior. If signed into law by Governor Da  more

NEW YORK, June 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Providence-Warwick May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region * * * Workers in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.31 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that higher paying major occupational group  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSletter) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following letter to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Ranking Member Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 9, 2026 The Honorable Roger F. Wicker Chairman Committee on Armed Services United States Senate - The Honorable Jack Reed Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate - Re: CAIR Opposes S  more

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, June 16 -- The Tuskegee University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Sean Edmund Rogers is Named New Dean of Tuskegee University Business School Thonnia Lee Tuskegee University is pleased to announce that Dr. Sean Edmund Rogers has been appointed the new Dean of the Andrew F. Brimmer College of Business and Information Science. The accomplished educator, administrator, scholar and teacher has more than 25 years of experience spanning academic leadership and faculty ser  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on June 15, 2026, by senior policy analyst Peyton Lofton: * * * Locked Out of Democracy With fewer competitive House races and a new redistricting arms race underway, voters need more choices - not fewer. - According to the Cook Political Report, only 35 of this year's 435 House races are considered competitive. In the other 400, the general election is   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 16 -- The Rhode Island Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * Nara Organics Recalls Powdered Infant Formula The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Nara Organics is voluntarily recalling powdered infant formula due to possible contamination with clostridium botulinum, the organism that causes botulism. The recall applies to the following products: * Nara Organics Whole Milk Infant Formula, 700g, with UPC  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island rolls back barriers to healthcare access * Providence, Rhode Island; June 15, 2026: Gov. Dan McKee signed Rhode Island's state budget on Friday, enacting a significant rollback of the state's determination of need laws, commonly known elsewhere as certificate of need laws, which strangle the supply of medical services in an anti-competitive bureaucracy.   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 15 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * University of Rhode Island to host first DBA Scholars Conference this fall * KINGSTON, R.I. - June 15, 2026 - Registration is now open for the University of Rhode Island's inaugural Doctor of Business Administration Scholars Conference. The conference, which will take place Oct. 2-4 on the Kingston Campus, will focus on business research with practical implications. The weekend will be jam-pa  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, June 16 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Earns Seven ACEC Awards in Rhode Island and Vermont * VHB has received seven 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Rhode Island and Vermont, recognizing the firm's innovative, community-focused transpo  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * Whitehouse, Warren Demand Answers About Big Oil's Massive Windfall Profits as Americans Face Skyrocketing Gas Prices 27 oil and gas companies on track to rake in over $40 billion in first quarter; Gas prices up by as much as 52 percent since Iran War began - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Me  more