PHOENIX, Arizona, July 21 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes and Coalition Win Ruling Protecting Billions in Critical Federal Funding Attorney General Mayes today announced that a coalition of 24 states won a key ruling Friday declaring that the Trump Administration illegally misused its regulatory authority to unlawfully pull billions of dollars in federal funding that Congress had set aside for crucial stat  more

DUBLIN, Ireland, July 21 -- AXA XL, an insurance and reinsurance company, issued the following news release on July 20, 2026: * * * AXA Art Prize U.S. announces shortlist for 2026 Exhibition Celebrating emerging talent from across the nation with a diverse and dynamic showcase in New York this Fall - New York - Nearly 600 submissions from 132 schools across the U.S. have been narrowed down to 40 outstanding works--a testament to the vibrant creativity of today's student artists. These fina  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on July 20, 2026, by Wesley Tharpe, senior advisor for state tax policy: * * * Several States Strengthened Revenues in 2026, While Others Chose More Harmful Path States entered 2026 facing intensifying strain from the sweeping federal tax and spending changes enacted last year and other fiscal pressures. Several states have risen to the occasion by taking prudent and sometimes bold steps to raise  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, July 20 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * From Central Falls to Kingston: A first-generation graduate's journey * KINGSTON, R.I. - July 20, 2026 - Big dreams often start in small places. For Lyneth Mendoza, who recently graduated from the University of Rhode Island with degrees in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and applied mathematics, that place was the Ocean State's smallest city. She will soon head westward to Colorad  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Wins Ruling Protecting Billions in Critical Federal Funding Judge Rules Trump Administration Cannot Subvert Will of Congress Through Obscure Regulation - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that a coalition of 24 states won a key ruling declaring that the Trump administration cannot terminate previously issued grants for crucial  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 20 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Brown University sociologist on impact of wrongful convictions on justice, public safety * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Far from rare exceptions to an otherwise fair criminal justice system, wrongful convictions are a pervasive and systemic problem, according to research and analysis in a new book by Brown University sociologist Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve. "Crime Fictions" is the culmination   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Introduce Disaster Relief Fairness Act to Counter Trump's Politicization of Federal Emergency Management Decisions - When catastrophic natural disasters strike, the federal government has historically used a merit-based, non-partisan process to do its part to assist states in the aftermath of major hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, floods, or blizzards, presuming impacted state  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, July 20 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI researcher contributing to new assessment of vulnerable Southern Ocean species * KINGSTON, R.I. - July 20, 2026 - Postdoctoral researcher Renato Borras-Chavez 's area of study-pinnipeds in the Southern Ocean-often takes him far away from the University of Rhode Island campus. Now the researcher in Sarah Kienle's CEAL Lab is sharing more about dropping populations of certain seals and will p  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 21 -- The Washington Secretary of State issued the following news: * * * Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs Becomes NASS President and New Executive Board Sworn In Rapid City, South Dakota -- Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has been selected President of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), the nation's oldest, nonpartisan professional organization for public officials. Hobbs was sworn in July 17 at the conclusion of the NASS 2026  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 20 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * WaterFire lighting will honor first responders, local partners as part of Brown Loves Providence * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Brown University will sponsor a full lighting of WaterFire Providence on Saturday, Aug. 1, dedicating the evening to the first responders and local community partners who supported the University following the tragic Dec. 13, 2025, shooting on campus. The lighting comes   more

WENHAM, Massachusetts, July 20 -- Gordon College posted the following news: * * * When You Can't Not Go * Inside the life of Todd Denison '91, dedicated to emergency medicine and humanitarian aid. This article was contributed by Amber Dempsey '13 in the spring issue of The Magazine of Gordon College. The heat hit him first. Todd Denison '91 had just touched down in West Africa as a 20-year-old college student who had never left the United States. "I remember getting slammed in the face w  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse & Reed Introduce Disaster Relief Fairness Act to Counter Trump's Politicization of Federal Emergency Management Decisions * Washington, D.C. - When catastrophic natural disasters strike, the federal government has historically used a merit-based, non-partisan process to do its part to assist states in the aftermath of major hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, floods, or blizzar  more