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Globally Acclaimed Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition ® Premieres in Rhode Island
Link to Media Kit PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition®, the renowned touring exhibition that has welcomed over 3 million visitors worldwide, makes its Rhode Island debut this fall....

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Announces Key Victory in Multi-State Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Imposition of Illegal Immigration Enforcement Conditions on Victims of Crime Act Grants
Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general, announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has backed down from its attempt to impose illegal conditions on nearly $1.4 billion in Victims of Crimes Act...


The 25th Annual International Retail Design Conference (IRDC) Heads to Providence, Rhode Island this Fall
MONTCLAIR, NJ, UNITED STATES, September 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Visual Merchandising & Store Design magazine (VMSD) will host its 25th annual International Retail Design Conference (IRDC) this October 22 – 23 in Providence, Rhode Island...

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...

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,...

Justice Department Sues Rhode Island Department of Education and Providence Public School District for Racial Discrimination Against Teachers
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit today against the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and the Providence Public School District (PPSD) over their “Educators of Color Loan Forgiveness Program” (Program) through which new PPSD...

Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Health Education Programs
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in suing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for illegally requiring states to change sexual education programs to erase...

Oregon co-leads multi-state lawsuit over illegal conditions to programs that support comprehensive sexual health education
The Trump administration is threatening to pull funding for longstanding teen reproductive and sexual health education programs from states unless they remove language affirming young people’s gender identity. In response, Oregon, alongside 15...

WA leads states suing over illegal conditions to programs that support comprehensive sexual health education
The Trump administration is threatening to pull funding for longstanding teen reproductive and sexual health education programs from states unless they remove language affirming young people’s gender identity. In response, Washington Attorney...

Connecticut Sues to Block Illegal Conditions on Programs that Support Comprehensive Sexual Health Education
Press Releases 09/26/2025 Connecticut Sues to Block Illegal Conditions on Programs that Support Comprehensive Sexual Health Education (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 16 states and the District Columbia today sued...

Diana L. Suskind: International Advocate for Creativity, Play, and Early Childhood Education
MARIETTA, NY, UNITED STATES, September 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Empowering Children and Educators Worldwide Through Storytelling, Nature, and Hands-On Learning Recognized by Influential Women as a 2025 honoree, Dr. Diana Suskind is an...

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Brief Opposing Trump’s Continued Attempts to Dismantle Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Programs
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief in San Francisco AIDS Foundation, et al. v. Trump, et al., opposing the Trump Administration’s executive orders...

'WHERE THE CHILDREN GO TO PLAY' A Dystopian Short Film Examining Power, Identity, and Survival
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, September 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Emerging filmmaker Jada George makes her awarding winning (“BEST US SHORT” Award - Echelon Studios International Film Festival) directorial debut with Where The Children Go...

The Paw Project Celebrates the End of the Inhumane Practice of Declawing in California
Cat Declawing is now prohibited in California. Paw Project-sponsored bill is signed by Governor Newsom LOS ANGLES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A ban on cat declawing, an inhumane procedure that unnecessarily...

Frozen Spinach and Spinach-Containing Meals Recalled
RHODE ISLAND, October 8 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Sno Pac Foods is recalling Del Mar 35 lb Bulk Organic Frozen Spinach and Sno Pac 10 oz Organic Frozen Cut Spinach because they have the potential to...

RIDOH and DEM Extend the Existing Advisory at Wenscott Reservoir
RHODE ISLAND, October 8 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Wenscott Reservoir in North Providence due to a confirmed...

Frozen Spinach and Spinach-Containing Meals Recalled
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Sno Pac Foods is recalling Del Mar 35 lb Bulk Organic Frozen Spinach and Sno Pac 10 oz Organic Frozen Cut Spinach because they have the potential to be contaminated with...

Frozen Spinach and Spinach-Containing Meals Recalled
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Sno Pac Foods is recalling Del Mar 35 lb Bulk Organic Frozen Spinach and Sno Pac 10 oz Organic Frozen Cut Spinach because they have the potential to be contaminated with...

RIDOH and DEM Extend the Existing Advisory at Wenscott Reservoir
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Wenscott Reservoir in North Providence due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria,...