Monday - July 27, 2026

News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors

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AG Brown leads multistate opposition to Postal Service's attempt to undermine voting rights
OLYMPIA, Washington, July 2 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown leads multistate opposition to Postal Service's attempt to undermine voting rights * Attorney General Nick Brown co-led a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter today opposing the Postal Service's attempt to aid the President's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule, and asking   more
Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Opposition to Proposed USPS Rule Creating Centralized Voter List, Restricting Mail Voting
SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Opposition to Proposed USPS Rule Creating Centralized Voter List, Restricting Mail Voting * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a United States Postal Service (USPS) proposed rule that would facilitate the president's efforts to exert greater control over  more
Attorney General Bonta Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Unlawful Contractor Production and Reporting Requirements
SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Unlawful Contractor Production and Reporting Requirements * Proposal would impose unclear, confusing, potentially duplicative, and burdensome obligations on federal contractors and subcontractors OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter urging th  more
Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights
MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 2 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter today opposing the Postal Service's attempt to aid the President's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule and asking t  more
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES POSTAL SERVICE'S UNLAWFUL ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE VOTING RIGHTS
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES POSTAL SERVICE'S UNLAWFUL ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE VOTING RIGHTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general, took action to oppose the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to aid the president's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule. The coalition is calling on the Post  more
Haffenreffer Museum Completes NAGPRA Inventory Linking Human Remains to Wampanoag, Narragansett Tribes
WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Brown University, Bristol, Rhode Island, has completed a NAGPRA inventory of human remains and funerary objects, determining cultural affiliation, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service notice. The inventory identified human remains representing at least 80 Native American individuals and nine associated funerary objects, including copper beads, wood fragments, shell, faunal remains, lithics, co  more
RI Delegation Announces $33M in Federal BUILD Grants for New Providence Transit Center & Mt. Hope Bridge Renovations
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Announces $33M in Federal BUILD Grants for New Providence Transit Center & Mt. Hope Bridge Renovations * PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to upgrade Rhode Island's transportation infrastructure and improve connectivity and mobility, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation today announced $33 million in new federal funding is coming to the Ocean State in the form of Better Utilizing Inves  more