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Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Blocking Unlawful Dismantling of HHS
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granted a preliminary injunction in California’s lawsuit challenging the unlawful mass firing of employees and...

Rhode Island Man Injured in ATV Crash in Gorham
CONTACT: Conservation Officer Levi Frye (603) 788-3164 September 28, 2024 Gorham, NH – On Saturday September 28, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., NH Fish and Game was notified of a single vehicle ATV crash on the Presidential Rail Trail in...

Rhode Island Man Injured in ATV Crash in Gorham
CONTACT: Conservation Officer Levi Frye (603) 788-3164 September 28, 2024 Gorham, NH – On Saturday September 28, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., NH Fish and Game was notified of a single vehicle ATV crash on the Presidential Rail Trail in...

Rhode Island-Based Jobs Rose by 300 from July; August Unemployment Rate Increased to 4.6 Percent
Published on Thursday, September 19, 2024 CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses rose by 300 jobs in August as the state’s unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.6 percent. Over the year, jobs were up 4,200...

RIDOH Recommends Reopening the Swimming Area at Colaluca Family Campground
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening the swimming area at the Colaluca Family Campground in Foster for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach...

Attorney General Bonta Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Defend Medicaid Recipients’ Freedom to Choose Qualified Healthcare Providers
Coalition argues that Medicaid Act’s free-choice-of-provider provision ensures Medicaid recipients access to a wide variety of qualified providers by conferring an individual right to patient choice OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta,...

AG Kaul Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human...

Nationwide Preliminary Injuction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
Attorney General Rayfield: “This is a big win for science and public health.” Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents...

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
MAINE, March 6 - Back to current news. March 6, 2025 Attorney Generals Office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Danna Hayes Danna.hayes@maine.gov Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration...

Attorney General Platkin Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
Preliminary Injunction TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the...

Multistate coalition secures nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump’s defunding of medical and public health innovation research
SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump administration, the Department of Health...

Attorney General James Stops Trump Administration from Defunding Vital Medical and Scientific Research
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general today stopped the Trump administration from slashing vital medical and scientific research funding. Attorney General James and the coalition secured a...

Attorney General Tong Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
Press Releases 03/05/2025 Attorney General Tong Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21...

RIDOH Recommends Closing the Swimming Area at Colaluca Family Campground Pond
RHODE ISLAND, June 27 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming area at the Colaluca Family Campground Pond in Foster due to high bacteria counts. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality...

Attorney General Ford Issues Joint Statement Ahead of Hearing on Lawsuit to Preserve Funding for Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
Carson City, NV — Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement ahead of a court hearing in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. National Institutes of Health. At today’s hearing, the...

2025-34 ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ SECURES NATIONWIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR DEFUNDING MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INNOVATION RESEARCH
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA ANNE LOPEZ ATTORNEY GENERAL LOIO KUHINA ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ SECURES NATIONWIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION...

Attorney General Ford Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction to Stop the Defunding of Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
Las Vegas, NV – Yesterday, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of...

2025-34 ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ SECURES NATIONWIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR DEFUNDING MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INNOVATION RESEARCH
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA ANNE LOPEZ ATTORNEY GENERAL LOIO KUHINA ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ SECURES NATIONWIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION...

CME CORP RECOGNIZED AS A 2024 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND TOP WORKPLACE
CME Corp. has been recognized as one of Rhode Island’s Top Workplaces of 2024 WARWICK, RI, UNITED STATES, October 16, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- CME Corp. has been recognized by the Providence Journal, in conjunction with USA Today, as one of...

Attorney General Ford Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Access to Preventive Health Care Services
Carson City, NV — Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to...