Rhode Island officials on guard as Trump tries to impose federal funding freeze
A Trump administration order to pause federal spending on Tuesday led to bureaucratic bedlam in Rhode Island and across the country as state government officials tried to assess the local impact of suddenly turning off federal spigots.
RI attorney general warns of impacts from Trump's potential funding freeze
A judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s potential freeze of federal funding. This comes after Rhode Island and Massachusetts signed onto a multi-state lawsuit, which successfully temporarily blocked the pause of trillions of dollars nationwide from going into effect.
RI, Mass. join federal lawsuit seeking to block Trump funding freeze
The attorneys general of Rhode Island and Massachusetts joined four colleagues from other states Tuesday in filing a federal lawsuit that seeks to block the Trump administration’s freeze on federal-assistance funding,
'So clearly unlawful': RI AG joins suit against Trump's federal spending freeze. What to know.
"It is astonishing that President Trump, through an agency most Americans have never heard of, would take an action so clearly unlawful that would impact so many Americans in so many ways." By Tuesday evening,
RI Attorney General co-leads lawsuit against Trump’s federal funding freeze
The coalition of attorneys general argue that the order violates the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act.
The Latest: Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars and cause disruptions in health care research, education program
Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze sows havoc across Illinois before being blocked by federal judge
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Trump administration effort to freeze federal grants and potentially trillions of dollars in spending, but not before the Republican president’s declaration caused widespread tumult and confusion within Illinois government and among social service agencies,
Judge blocks Trump's plan to freeze federal grants
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's directive to freeze federal grants, preventing the order from taking effect.
RI Senate rejects resolution congratulating Trump on his 'historic victory.' Here's why
The resolution was defeated 21-14 after a trio of Senate Democrats denounced the culture of law-breaking and dehumanization ...
'It's our money': Has Trump defunded RI's new Washington Bridge? What we know.
NORTH KINGSTOWN − The fate of $600 million in federal funding for Rhode Island highway projects, including the westbound ...
Thomas, Rhode Island Rams to host Rivera and the UMass Minutemen
The Rhode Island Rams will host conference foe UMass. The teams square off Wednesday for the first time this season.
Did Trump pause federal funding to rebuild Rhode Island’s Washington Bridge?
State DOT Director Alviti said the executive orders would halt only “Green New Deal” projects, not the bridge work.
From cops to court to prisons, here's how RI agencies are navigating new immigration directives
The attorney general's office said it would protect every child and law-abiding individual in RI - regardless of immigration ...
RI congressional delegation asks Trump admin to release funds for Washington Bridge, local projects
A new letter from Rhode Island’s congressional delegates to the federal Office of Management and Budget asks the office’s ...
Shell’s US unit acquires a Rhode Island power plant
The global energy company Shell has completed the acquisition of a power plant located just outside of Providence, which the ...