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University of Rhode Island announces plan to reopen W. Alton Jones Campus
State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
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June 27, 2025
Published on Friday, June 27, 2025 Under an agreement approved Friday by the URI Board of Trustees, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will invest in critical infrastructure and natural resource protection, enabling the campus...
Dr. Katherine MacCallum First in Rhode Island to Perform Limb-Saving Limflow® TADV Procedure
EIN Presswire
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June 25, 2025
Breakthrough procedure reduces amputation risk for patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia PROVIDENCE, RI, UNITED STATES, June 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a major advancement for patients suffering from advanced peripheral arterial...
Rhode Island-based Jobs Rose by 1,100 from April; May Unemployment Rate Remains at 4.9 Percent
Department of Labor and Training Rhode Island
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June 20, 2025
Published on Friday, June 20, 2025 CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses rose by 1,100 in May as the state’s unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent. Over the year, jobs were up 4,800 from May 2024, and the unemployment rate was up...
Items signed by Lincoln, Washington, JFK, Picasso, Marilyn and many others are in University Archives' July 16th auction
EIN Presswire
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June 30, 2025
The 461-lot auction will include categories such as U.S. Presidents, Military (especially Rev War and Civil War), Aviation/Space, Art, Science, and Sports. WILTON, CT, UNITED STATES, June 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A signed carte de visite...
Greg Lato’s Dandelion Blooms Nationally as He’s Named Rhode Island’s Veteran of the Year by Military Friendly®
EIN Presswire
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June 17, 2025
Greg Lato's new children's album Dandelion: Songs Inspired by Military Kids and Families, which hit #1 on iTunes, continues to resonate with families nationwide PROVIDENCE, RI, UNITED STATES, June 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Award-winning...
Rhode Island Sees Decrease in Drug Overdose Deaths, Continues a Two-Year Decline
Rhode Island Government
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June 12, 2025
RHODE ISLAND, June 12 - Governor Dan McKee and the Governor's Overdose Task Force announced today that overdose deaths in Rhode Island dropped 25% since 2022 - continuing a two-year decline and falling to levels not seen since before the COVID-19...
Rhode Island Sees Decrease in Drug Overdose Deaths, Continues a Two-Year Decline
State of Rhode Island Department of Health
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June 12, 2025
Governor Dan McKee and the Governor's Overdose Task Force announced today that overdose deaths in Rhode Island dropped 25% since 2022 - continuing a two-year decline and falling to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. According to...
Rhode Island Sees Decrease in Drug Overdose Deaths, Continues a Two-Year Decline
Rhode Island Government
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June 12, 2025
Governor Dan McKee and the Governor's Overdose Task Force announced today that overdose deaths in Rhode Island dropped 25% since 2022 - continuing a two-year decline and falling to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. According to...
Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, Rhode Island State Archives Open New Exhibit on State Institutions in Rhode Island History
Rhode Island Government
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June 12, 2025
RHODE ISLAND, June 12 - PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the Rhode Island State Archives today announced the opening of a new State Archives exhibit, A Good for the Public: Public Social Welfare in Rhode Island. The exhibit...
Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, Rhode Island State Archives Open New Exhibit on State Institutions in Rhode Island History
Rhode Island Government
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June 12, 2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the Rhode Island State Archives today announced the opening of a new State Archives exhibit, A Good for the Public: Public Social Welfare in Rhode Island. The exhibit explores the physical...
Rhode Island Man Sentenced for Setting Fires Around the Exterior of a Church and Assaulting Federal Officers
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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June 6, 2025
Kevin Colantonio, 36, pleaded guilty in February 2025 to malicious damage by means of fire, obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs, and two counts of assault on a federal officer. He was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Chief...
Attorney General Bonta Urges U.S. Department of Education to Maintain Commitments to Student Equity and Opportunity
Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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June 20, 2025
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, submitted comments urging the U.S. Department of Education to continue advancing grantmaking priorities intended to promote equity in access to...
Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Immigration Enforcement Conditions on Grant Funding
Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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June 19, 2025
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement on a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island to grant a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Transportation’s...
Rhode Island's Duffy & Sweeney Merges with Stevens & Lee
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 2, 2025
PHILADELPHIA and PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stevens & Lee and Duffy & Sweeney Ltd. have joined forces making Providence, RI-based Duffy & Sweeney Stevens & Lee’s 16th office and gateway to serving clients in New England....
Justice Department Launches Investigation into Rhode Island for Race-Based Employment Preferences in Violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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June 5, 2025
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into the State of Rhode Island (“Rhode Island”) concerning potential race-based discrimination in state employment practices. The state of Rhode Island mandates state...
June 13, 2025 - Attorney General Miyares Leads Coalition of 52 AGs to Protect Veterans’ Education Benefits
Attorney General of Virginia
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June 13, 2025
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General Jason S. Miyares Attorney General 202 North 9th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-2071 FAX 804-786-1991 Virginia Relay Service 800-828-1120 For media inquiries only, contact: Chloe...
Attorney General Ford Wins Court Order Stopping Dismantling of Department of Education
Nevada Attorney General
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June 10, 2025
Carson City, NV — Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford secured a major legal victory against the Trump Administration’s unlawful effort to dismantle the Department of Education (DOE). On March 13, AG Ford joined a coalition of 20 other...
Attorney General James Defends Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan Immigrants
New York Attorney General
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June 4, 2025
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in defending hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants who have had their legal status threatened after the Trump administration attempted to...
Attorney General James Urges Court to Protect LGBTQ+ Youth from Conversion Therapy
New York Attorney General
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June 4, 2025
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to uphold Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors. In an amicus brief filed in...
Johnson & Wales University Nursing Receives Full Accreditation from Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
EIN Presswire
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June 3, 2025
First Cohort of Students Achieve 100 Percent First-Time NCLEX Pass Rate PROVIDENCE, RI, UNITED STATES, June 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Johnson & Wales University’s new Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program offered at both...