PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 12 -- The Economic Progress Institute issued the following news release: * * * "When Is It Going to Stop?" Advocates Renew Annual Appeal to Bar Storefront Payday Lenders from Charging Usurious 260% Interest Rates in RI PROVIDENCE, RI: Advocates who have sought to repeal a law that has allowed storefront payday lenders to charge usurious, 260% interest rates to vulnerable Rhode Island borrowers since the mid-2000s renewed their appeal today at the State House.   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 11, 2025 ARMY Aecom Technical Services Inc., Los Angeles, California (W91278-25-D-A001); Alpha-ERG JV LLC, San Antonio, Texas (W91278-25-D-A002); Applied Ecology Inc., Melbourne, Florida (W91278-25-D-A003); Cardno-EA Partners JV, Hunt Valley, Maryland (W91278-25-D-A004); HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction Inc., Englewood, Colorado (W91278-25-D-A005); Jacobs Government Serv  more

CANTON, Ohio, April 11 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Gennaro Filice 2025 NFL mock draft 2.0: RB Ashton Jeanty goes top 5! Cowboys jump for Jalon Walker With the pre-draft process nearly complete, we're hurtling toward the actual proceedings in Green Bay, Wisconsin. So, how will the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft play out on April 24? The short answer: I don't know. Nobody knows. That's why we're captivated by a sporting event that doe  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 11 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont, Senate President Looney, Speaker Ritter Announce $77 Million to Municipalities and Organizations for 35 Economic Development Projects (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont, Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven), and Speaker of the House Matt Ritter (D-Hartford) today announced that the State Bond Commission has approved the release of approximately   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Boston arrests illegal Guatemalan national convicted of endangering Connecticut child HARTFORD, Conn. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegally present Guatemalan national charged with three counts of risk of injury to a child and disorderly conduct. Officers with ICE Boston arrested Carlos Antonio Zepeda-Ruiz in Hartfor  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, April 11 -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: * * * MHF Centre backs big ideas to beat brain cancer Big ideas in brain cancer research have been fast-tracked by the University of Newcastle's Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research. The MHF Centre has today announced $720,000 in funding for six research projects in the latest MHF Innovation Grant Rounds - where researchers are encouraged to 'think big' and be awarded up to $120,000 to  more