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Full-Time E-commerce Analyst Opens Six Figure Side Hustle as a Photographer
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a rare blend of analytics and artistry, Audrey Tjahjono is making her mark as both an accomplished E-commerce Media Analyst and a sought-after documentary-style photographer....

Public Notice of Intent to Issue a Categorical Exclusion to Providence Water Supply Board
RHODE ISLAND, October 20 - Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is seeking public comment on intent to issue a Categorical Exclusion. RIDOH has reviewed for approval the request by the Providence Water Supply Board for a Categorical Exclusion...

M.C.I Foods, Inc., Recalls Breakfast Burrito and Wrap Products
RHODE ISLAND, October 20 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that M.C.I. Foods, Inc., is recalling more than 90,000 pounds of specific lots of ready-to eat breakfast burrito and wrap products containing egg that...

Public Notice of Intent to Issue a Categorical Exclusion to Providence Water Supply Board
Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is seeking public comment on intent to issue a Categorical Exclusion. RIDOH has reviewed for approval the request by the Providence Water Supply Board for a Categorical Exclusion determination for the...

Governor McKee, 195 District Mark Major Milestone with New Life Sciences Building
Governor Dan McKee was joined Friday by representatives of the 195 District and numerous dignitaries to mark the completion of the 150 Richmond building with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting. The 212,000-square-foot life sciences development is...

Governor McKee, 195 District Mark Major Milestone with New Life Sciences Building
Governor Dan McKee was joined Friday by representatives of the 195 District and numerous dignitaries to mark the completion of the 150 Richmond building with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting. The 212,000-square-foot life sciences development is...

M.C.I Foods, Inc., Recalls Breakfast Burrito and Wrap Products
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that M.C.I. Foods, Inc., is recalling more than 90,000 pounds of specific lots of ready-to eat breakfast burrito and wrap products containing egg that may be contaminated with...

M.C.I Foods, Inc., Recalls Breakfast Burrito and Wrap Products
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that M.C.I. Foods, Inc., is recalling more than 90,000 pounds of specific lots of ready-to eat breakfast burrito and wrap products containing egg that may be contaminated with...

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Proposal to Remove Reporting Requirements that Help Shine Light on Race-Based Disparities in Students Identified for Special Education
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing the Trump Administration’s proposal to remove certain reporting requirements that help the U.S. Department of...

AG Brown co-leads opposition to Trump’s unlawful deployment of National Guard to Chicago
The U.S. Supreme Court should deny the Trump administration’s request to stay a lower court order blocking an illegal National Guard deployment to Chicago, Attorney General Nick Brown says in an amicus brief he co-led with 24 attorneys general and...

SBA Releases State-Level Analysis of Shutdown Impact on Small Business Lending
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration released a state-level analysis of how small businesses have been impacted by the federal shutdown, which has frozen the agency’s core 7(a) and 504 small...

Washington and Massachusetts co-lead brief urging SCOTUS to protect states’ use of investigative subpoenas
Washington and Massachusetts are leading a multistate coalition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to confirm states’ longstanding authority to request information from individuals and corporations as part of state investigations into potential...

Attorney General Tong Joins Brief in Supreme Court of the United States to Prevent Trump’s Unlawful Deployment of National Guard to Chicago
Press Releases 10/21/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Brief in Supreme Court of the United States to Prevent Trump’s Unlawful Deployment of National Guard to Chicago (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 24 attorneys...

Maryland State Police Invite Families To Celebrate Halloween Safely Across The State
October 21, 2025 (PIKESVILLE, MD) – This October, Maryland State Police are inviting families across the state to join troopers for a series of Halloween-themed community events designed to provide safe, family-friendly fun. From Western Maryland...

Travel Advisory Update: Truck and Large Vehicle Restriction at Wickford Roundabout Construction Project in Place Through October 28
RHODE ISLAND, October 17 - The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will continue its restriction for trucks, buses and other large vehicles through the mini-roundabout work zone at the intersection of Brown Street, Boston Neck Road...

State Arts Agency encourages high schools to sign up for the 21st Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition
RHODE ISLAND, October 17 - Providence, RI – Registration has opened for the Poetry Out Loud recitation competition, and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has been encouraging high schools to participate in this important national...

RI Department of State to Host 'Spooky State House' on October 23
RHODE ISLAND, October 16 - PROVIDENCE, RI – It's time once again to pick out your costume for trick-or-treating at the Rhode Island State House! This year's Spooky State House will take place on Thursday, October 23. Trick-or-treaters are welcome...
Whitehouse Statement on Trump Targeting Army Corps Projects in Blue States
“The American people deserve a President not a mob boss,” said the EPW Ranking Member Washington, D.C.—Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it was pausing $11 billion in water...

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Amicus Brief Fighting Unlawful Defunding of Planned Parenthood
OAKLAND — Alongside Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and New York Attorney General Letitia James, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of...

RIEMA Director Marc R. Pappas Elected Vice President of National Emergency Management Association
RHODE ISLAND, October 16 - Media Advisory Courtney Marciano For Immediate Release 401- 318- 0911 RIEMA Director Marc R. Pappas Elected Vice President of National Emergency Management Association Pappas to help lead national efforts to strengthen...