ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: * * * ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Board Approves Draft Addendum II for Public Comment: Draft Addendum Considers Changes to Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery Cap The Commission's Atlantic Menhaden Management Board approved Draft Addendum II to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for public comment. The Draft Addendum considers options to reduce the Chesapeake Bay Reduc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Defends Against Latest Trump Administration Attempt to Compel States to Participate in Civil Immigration Enforcement * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief in defense of New York's Driver's License Access and Privacy Act, or "Green Light Law." This law restricts the New York Department  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Defends Transgender Students' Rights to Use Restrooms Matching Their Gender Identity * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting transgender students in their lawsuit challenging Idaho's law prohibiting transgender students from using school bathrooms consistent wi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: * * * Name of Product: Courant Spliced Kalimba Climbing Ropes Hazard: The spliced termination ends on the recalled ropes can fail unexpectedly, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fall hazard. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: August 06, 2026 Units: About 1,050 Consumer Contact: Wichard Groupe North America at 401-683-5055 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at safe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing and Competitiveness released the following testimony by Robert D. Atkinson, senior fellow, founder and former president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, from a July 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Measuring What Matters: Science, Standards, and Strategic Competition": * * * Chairman Budd, Ranking Member Baldwin, and members of the Committee, I am Robert Atkinson. As   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 6 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Justin Dunn: Creating an engaging classroom for local English-language learners * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -As he led a vocabulary game during an English class for teens on a morning in late July, Brown University student Justin Dunn stood at a whiteboard and wrote a set of five words. Beside him, a local high schooler sat facing a dozen classmates. He could not see the words, but the other tee  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 7 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport Opposes Predatory Lender OppFi's Bid for National Bank Charter OppFi Acquisition of BNC National Bank Would Erode Consumer Lending Protections - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general demanding that the Trump Administration deny Opportunity Financials' (OppFi) application to acquire   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Hawley Roll Out Bipartisan Bill to Improve Bus Driver Safety * WASHINGTON, DC - Everyone deserves a safe workplace. But since 2023, transit operators have experienced a 36 percent increase in assaults from passengers, according to data from the National Transit Database. Buses are a public transportation lifeline for the communities they serve. But bus drivers are highly vulnerable because   more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Aug. 5 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Roger Williams University Alumna Uses Creative Writing to Build Community Through Poetry Workshops * BRISTOL, R.I. - When Creative Writing alumna Hannah Little '20 enrolled at Roger Williams University, she planned to build a career as an editor. Today, she is still helping people find their voices, but in a very different way. As the Activities Director at Saint Elizabeth Assisted Living in Provide  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Aug. 6 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Roger Williams University Partners with Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England to Offer Direct Admission for Gold Award Recipients * BRISTOL, R.I. - Roger Williams University and Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership that streamlines the college admissions process for Girl Scouts across the country who have earned the prestigious Girl Scout Gol  more

VALDOSTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news: * * * VSU Student-Faculty Researchers Study Pathogen Impacting Pepper, Tomato Crops Valdosta State University's Alyssa Vallad and Dr. Michelle MacLellan spent the summer investigating a plant disease that could have significant implications for South Georgia's tomato and pepper producers. Their research project -- "Exploring a Potential Host Range Shift of Xanthomonas campestris pv. raphani in Commercial Tomato  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Whitehouse, Heinrich Urge Inspector General to Probe Trump DOI Deception Amid Reflecting Pool Saga Last week, USAO-DC dropped failed criminal case against former Olympic athlete citing incomplete and faulty information provided by DOI - Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Comm  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 5 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Why do people's pupils dilate when they're surprised? Brown researchers explain * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -When people encounter new information that challenges their expectations, their pupils are likely to dilate. This physiological response is a sign that something is happening in the brain to help the person adapt to the new situation, according to a study led by Brown University researchers  more