KINGSTON, Rhode Island, July 27 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * 'Rhody Phage Cocktail' aims to help control 'superbugs' * KINGSTON, R.I. -July 27, 2026 -The discovery of antibiotics transformed modern medicine, turning once-deadly infections into treatable conditions and saving millions of lives. But decades of overuse and misuse have accelerated the rise of antibiotic resistance, allowing certain bacteria to evolve into dangerous "superbugs" that evade eve  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As ADA Turns 36, Reed Cosponsors Resolution to Uplift Disability Community and Honor Decades of Progress * WASHINGTON, DC - On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), prohibiting discrimination based on mental or physical disabilities. Celebrating the thirty-sixth anniversary of the ADA, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined U.S. Senator Andy Kim  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 27 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown biologist Tyler Kartzinel on how to fight the spotted lanternfly invasion * They're baaack! Spotted lanternflies have been detected in New England once again.  In a brief video interview, Brown University biologist Tyler Kartzinel explains why these bugs are bad news for plants and trees and why eliminating one may not be enough. The spotted lanternfly, which is native to parts of Asia and India,   more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, July 27 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bryant researcher examines how women, men respond to unequal workloads versus unequal earnings * Gender inequality at work goes well beyond paychecks, according to new research from Bryant University Associate Professor of Economics Xiaofei Pan, Ph.D. Published in Management Science, the co-authored study examines how men and women respond to unequal workloads versus unequal earnings and what those differ  more

DOVER, Delaware, July 28 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * AG Jennings files lawsuit challenging Trump Administration rule that weakens regulation of highly potent greenhouse gas Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced she and a coalition of 19 attorneys general and one city have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging its rule that would weaken regulations designed to phase  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Holland & Knight Advises Uplift Investors' Orion Legal MSO on Partnership with Bottaro Injury Lawyers * NEW YORK (July 27, 2026) - Holland & Knight's Legal Services Transactions Team represented Orion Legal MSO, a managed services organization (MSO) that supports plaintiff law firms, on its partnership with Bottaro Injury Lawyers, a personal injury firm that practices   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released the following testimony by Jeremy Villanueva, associate legislative director of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, from a July 13, 2026, hearing entitled "PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effective Technology." The PACT Act is the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act. * * * Chairman Barrett, Ranking Member Budzinski, and members of the subcommittee, Paral  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Renew Push to Establish a Nationwide Right to IVF and Lower IVF Costs for Families * WASHINGTON, DC - Parenthood is a key life goal for many, but due to infertility and the high cost of fertility treatments, many Americans are fiscally constrained from accessing in vitro fertilization (IVF) as an option to help start a family. Now, two years after President Donald Trump failed t  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Renew Push to Establish a Nationwide Right to IVF and Lower IVF Costs for Families * The Right to IVF Act reintroduction comes nearly two years since Donald Trump promised free IVF for all, which he's still failed to deliver WASHINGTON, DC - Parenthood is a key life goal for many, but due to infertility and the high cost of fertility treatments, many Americans are fisca  more

AKWESASNE, New York, July 28 -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news: * * * Akwesasne Art Market Brings Artists, Culture, and Community Together On Saturday, July 18, Akwesasne's Generations Park was the place to be as community members, visitors, and art enthusiasts gathered for the 2026 Art Market. The annual event brought together Akwesasne's most talented artisans and community members to bask in the resilience of Mohawk cultu  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, July 27 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI Africana studies professor wins 2026 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets * KINGSTON, R.I. - July 27, 2026 - When University of Rhode Island assistant professor of Africana studies Rachel (Afia) Ansong began writing her poetic collection "I buried [her] in a field of lemongrass" five years ago, she traveled back to an emotional time when, as a 12-year-old, she emigrated from Ghana t  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, July 27 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI's Annemarie Vaccaro recognized by Association on Higher Education and Disability * KINGSTON, R.I. - July 27, 2026 - Annemarie Vaccaro's contributions to education access recently garnered her recognition by the Association on Higher Education and Disability, the leading national professional membership association for individuals committed to equity for persons with disabilities in higher e  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 28 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration's Unlawful Conditions for Counterterrorism and Emergency Funding New conditions would require states to share voter data with the Department of Homeland Security - Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds--specif  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Shares New Data on Rising Farm Fuel Prices Under Trump; Vermont Farmers Paying $1,479 More on Average to Refill Fuel Tank * WASHINGTON, D.C. -New data shared by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, shows Vermont farmers have been forced to spend at least $1,479 more to fill their farm fuel tank because of the   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Close Tax Loophole Abused by Private Jet Owners Trump's One, Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill extended a major tax break for ultrarich private jet owners Newly released JCT reports unveil a boom in private jet sales and widespread abuse of tax loophole - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Ho  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, posted the following news release: * * * WTAS: Financial Services Highlights Support for Committee's Bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act There is strong and widespread support for the Committee's bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act, which passed the House on Tuesday by a bipartisan vote of 270-155-1. To date, over 100 organizations have expressed support for the bill. For a on  more