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Attorney General Bonta Secures Final Ruling Blocking Illegal Conditioning of Transportation Grant Funding

Attorney General Bonta Secures Final Ruling Blocking Illegal Conditioning of Transportation Grant Funding

“If President Trump wants to stop losing in court, he should stop breaking the law.” OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a permanent injunction from the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island blocking the...

Owner:  American Government
AG Brown opposes EPA scheme to rescind greenhouse gas emissions reporting

AG Brown opposes EPA scheme to rescind greenhouse gas emissions reporting

Attorney General Nick Brown co-led a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general and two cities in filing a comment letter late Monday opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s proposal to rescind the vast majority of the...

Owner:  American Government
Resources Available to Help People Live Tobacco Free; Launch comes at the start of National COPD Awareness Month

Resources Available to Help People Live Tobacco Free; Launch comes at the start of National COPD Awareness Month

RHODE ISLAND, November 3 - At the start of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is urging anyone who smokes, vapes, or uses tobacco in any other form to take advantage of the...

Owner:  American Government
Resources Available to Help People Live Tobacco Free; Launch comes at the start of National COPD Awareness Month

Resources Available to Help People Live Tobacco Free; Launch comes at the start of National COPD Awareness Month

At the start of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is urging anyone who smokes, vapes, or uses tobacco in any other form to take advantage of the resources available to help...

Owner:  American Government
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Prime Healthcare, a for-profit hospital owner, emerges as possible buyer of Prospect Medical’s two R.I. hospitals

Prime Healthcare, a for-profit hospital owner, emerges as possible buyer of Prospect Medical’s two R.I. hospitals

Prime, the fifth largest for-profit health care giant in the US, owns and operates Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket. In total, it operates 51 hospitals in 14 states, and more than 360 outpatient offices. Prime spokesman Noel True later...

Owner:  John W. Henry
SNAP update: Alabama sending $300 to needy families, $5M to food banks as shutdown continues

SNAP update: Alabama sending $300 to needy families, $5M to food banks as shutdown continues

Gov. Kay Ivey announced she will use the state’s emergency fund to support food banks across Alabama as the federal government shutdown has suspended SNAP benefits. The governor will release $2 million to support eight food banks, which together...

Owner:  Newhouse Family
Fed monitors consumer spending amid economic challenges
LI food banks, Nassau working to fill ‘grim’ gap caused by cut in SNAP benefits

LI food banks, Nassau working to fill ‘grim’ gap caused by cut in SNAP benefits

Tens of thousands of Long Islanders who rely on SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, won’t be getting them on time or in full this month because of a lapse in funding caused by the ongoing federal government shutdown. SNAP benefits, which...

Owner:  Victoria & Joshua Schneps
Gov. Moore Allocates $10 Million to Food Banks; Maryland Leaders Celebrate SNAP Ruling

Gov. Moore Allocates $10 Million to Food Banks; Maryland Leaders Celebrate SNAP Ruling

Moore Declares State of Emergency, Allocates $10 Million to Food Banks With nearly 700,000 Marylanders facing an abrupt end to their federal food assistance, Gov. Wes Moore (D) declared a state of emergency to address the economic impacts of the...

Owner:  Denise Rolark Barnes
A Sequence of Human Rights Violations Precedes Mass Atrocities, New Research Shows

A Sequence of Human Rights Violations Precedes Mass Atrocities, New Research Shows

Newswise — The road to genocide doesn’t begin with bullets and mass graves, but with more subtle violations. Declining workers’ rights or compromises on the right to a fair trial may come first. Brutality by law enforcement and prison guards...

Owner:  Roger Johnson (daughter Jessica is CEO)
Rhode Island congressional delegation demands Trump administration release SNAP funding

Rhode Island congressional delegation demands Trump administration release SNAP funding

(WJAR) — Rhode Island's congressional delegation is continuing to call on the federal government to full fund SNAP benefits during the government shutdown as the Trump administration released a plan for partial funding following a court order....

Owner:  Smith Family
Webster Bank Celebrates 90 Years

Webster Bank Celebrates 90 Years

Samuel Hanna By Samuel Hanna, Executive Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate, Webster Bank This year, Webster Bank proudly marks a significant milestone: 90 years of dedication to our clients, colleagues and the communities we are privileged...

Owner:  Woodward Communications Employees
Rhode Island’s New Hire Notice Requirements Go Live Jan. 1, Impacting All Employers

Rhode Island’s New Hire Notice Requirements Go Live Jan. 1, Impacting All Employers

Takeaways Rhode Island’s amended Payment of Wages law requires employers to provide written notice to each employee at the start of employment. The notice must include the employee’s pay, allowances, deductions, pay schedule, and employment...

Owner:  Jackson Lewis Partners
Gobble report: Assessing wild turkeys in Rhode Island

Gobble report: Assessing wild turkeys in Rhode Island

KINGSTON, R.I. – Nov. 3, 2025 – Everyone’s talking turkey at this time of year. But Scott McWilliams’ lab at the University of Rhode Island is thinking about them in particular, hoping to call significant attention to the iconic New England bird....

Owner:  American Government
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