Tag: Washington
Senators launch a cross-party effort to end stock trading by lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two senators from opposite parties are joining forces in a renewed push to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, an...
Trump threatens to halt federal money next month not only to...
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that starting Feb. 1 he will deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting...
Neronha leads coalition challenging funding policy that targets transgender people
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is co-leading a lawsuit with attorneys general from 11 states challenging a U.S. Department of Health and...
Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt...
DOJ sues R.I., 5 other states for refusing its demands for...
BOSTON (AP) – The Justice Department on Tuesday sued six more states, including Rhode Island, in its ongoing campaign to obtain detailed voter data and...
U.S. flight cancellations expected to drag on even after shutdown ends
NEW YORK (AP) – The flight cancellations at airports across the U.S. are expected to persist even after the government shutdown ends.
The Federal Aviation Administration...
Neronha joins lawsuit challenging rule change on public service loan forgiveness
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and 21 other attorneys general sued the U.S. Department of Education Monday over a new rule that...
Portsmouth Middle School counselor wins Milken Educator Award
PORTSMOUTH – Middle school counselor Kyle Spaltholz became the first educator from the town's school department to receive the prestigious Milken Educator Award Thursday...
Neronha joins 21 AGs in lawsuit to reinstate SNAP benefits
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Tuesday joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and three governors in a lawsuit...
Neronha, coalition seek preliminary injunction to block defunding of Planned Parenthood
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, 21 other attorneys general and Pa. Gov. Josh D. Shapiro on Thursday filed a motion for...
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