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USA Mobile Drug Testing Brings New Franchisees on Board in Rhode Island
TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Following more than a decade of growth and success under the USAMDT franchise system, Tom Underhill, who ran USAMDT of Rhode Island, is transitioning to retirement, and has sold...

IntusCare Announces Major Implementation Milestone for CareHub EMR, Achieving Successful Go-Lives Across Diverse PACE Programs
Providence, Rhode Island, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IntusCare, a technology leader in the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) market and developer of CareHub, an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) built for the PACE...

Connecticut and Rhode Island to Sue to Overturn Baseless Revolution Wind Stop Work Order
Press Releases 09/04/2025 Connecticut and Rhode Island to Sue to Overturn Baseless Revolution Wind Stop Work Order Fully Permitted, Nearly Complete Revolution Wind Expected to Power 350,000 New England Homes, Save Ratepayers Hundreds of Millions...

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors
MAINE, October 1 - Back to current news. October 1, 2025 Attorney Generals Office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Danna Hayes Danna.hayes@maine.gov Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors AUGUSTA – Maine...

Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, Rhode Island Latino Arts Install "Somos Rhode Island" Exhibit at Rhode Island State House
RHODE ISLAND, September 2 - PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and Marta V. Martínez, Founder and Executive Director of Rhode Island Latino Arts, today announced the opening of Somos Rhode Island, an exhibit featuring portrait...

State's Arts Agency awards nearly $945,000 to 160 area arts and culture entities
RHODE ISLAND, September 30 - Providence, RI – From Westerly to Woonsocket and points in between, the R.I. State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has approved 160 recommended grants totaling more than $944,604 to be awarded to arts and culture...

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors
MAINE, October 1 - Back to current news. October 1, 2025 Attorney Generals Office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Danna Hayes Danna.hayes@maine.gov Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors AUGUSTA – Maine...

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues U.S. Department of Justice to Protect Services for Crime Survivors
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 19 other attorneys general filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to block new restrictions on federal funding that supports survivors of domestic violence and other violent crimes. The...

Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal New Retroactive Condition on Public Safety and Victim Services Funding
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Justice’s (U.S. DOJ) new condition prohibiting recipients of various public safety and victim services...

R.I. Arts Agency and Humanities Council usher in October's Arts and Humanities Month
RHODE ISLAND, September 29 - Providence, R.I. -- The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and Rhode Island Humanities (RI Humanities) have partnered to celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month in October. The Councils will host...

The Facial Pain Association (FPA) Highlights Trigeminal Neuralgia and the Facial Pain Community during Facial Pain Awareness Month
SUWANEE, Ga., Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Throughout October, the Facial Pain Association (FPA) commemorates Facial Pain Awareness Month by honoring those living with neuropathic facial pain. The FPA, the leading national nonprofit serving...

Attorney General James Leads Lawsuit Defending Critical Services for Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Survivors
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing to block unlawful new restrictions on federal funding that supports survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violent...

Washington among states suing DOJ to protect services for crime survivors
Washington and 19 other states are suing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to block new restrictions on federal funding that supports survivors of domestic violence and other violent crimes, jeopardizing potentially hundreds of thousands of...

Ready-To-Eat Meals Containing Pasta Recalled
RHODE ISLAND, September 29 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers of a public health alert concerning ready-to-eat meals containing pre-cooked pasta that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The...

Attorney General James Wins Court Victory Blocking Funding Cuts for Critical Public Safety Programs
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 11 other attorneys general won a court order halting the administration’s attempt to cut critical public safety funding to New York and other states. After Attorney General...

State mental health rankings released: New York and Hawaii rank highest, Nevada and Arizona rank lowest
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York, Hawaii, and New Jersey ranked best in the nation across common measures of mental health in 2022 and 2023, according to the latest State of Mental Health in America report from Mental...

R.I. Arts Agency and Humanities Council usher in October's Arts and Humanities Month
Providence, R.I. -- The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and Rhode Island Humanities (RI Humanities) have partnered to celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month in October. The Councils will host programs, webinars, workshops and...

Ready-To-Eat Meals Containing Pasta Recalled
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers of a public health alert concerning ready-to-eat meals containing pre-cooked pasta that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The following product is subject to...

Ready-To-Eat Meals Containing Pasta Recalled
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers of a public health alert concerning ready-to-eat meals containing pre-cooked pasta that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The following product is subject to...

State's Arts Agency awards nearly $945,000 to 160 area arts and culture entities
Providence, RI – From Westerly to Woonsocket and points in between, the R.I. State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has approved 160 recommended grants totaling more than $944,604 to be awarded to arts and culture organizations, individual artists,...