Rhode Island Department of Health estimated 248 drug overdose deaths in 2015 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $650,000 in funding through the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) that will provide resources for East Bay Community Action and Thundermist Health Center to fight […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI — Governor Gina Raimondo, Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello, Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed and General Treasurer Seth Magaziner today issued the following joint statement regarding their commitment to honoring the moral obligation bonds issued for the 38 Studios project: «As Rhode Island’s elected leaders responsible for ensuring the state’s financial well-being, […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Anastasia P. Williams’ legislation (2016-H 7610) that allows the RI Department of Motor Vehicles to issue driving privilege licenses and driving privilege permits to applicants unable to establish lawful presence in the United States will be heard by the House Committee on Judiciary on Tuesday, March 15 at the RISE of […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Katherine S. Kazarian’s legislation (2016-H 7639) that aims to protect high school athletes from concussions and other serious injuries by requiring all school districts to have an athletic trainer present for all high school athletic practices and games was heard before the House Committee on Health, Education & Welfare this past […]readmore
Installs Quarter of a Million Smoke Alarms Across U.S. Test smoke alarms when turning clocks ahead for Daylight Saving PROVIDENCE, RI (March 11, 2016)- The American Red Cross and thousands of Home Fire Campaign partners have helped save at least 77 lives and installed more than a quarter of a million smoke alarms in homes […]readmore
EASY, NO COST PROGRAMS PROVIDING GREATER CONSUMER TAX SAVINGS Brand name tax software products made available by IRS, RI Free File Programs empower eligible Rhode Island residents to file their taxes online at no cost CRANSTON, R.I. – Today, Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-02), along with U.S. Senator Jack Reed, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner, and Attorney […]readmore
Washington, D.C. – In advance of oral arguments scheduled before the Supreme Court on April 18, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline have joined more than 200 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the Obama administration’s executive actions […]readmore
Rhode Island – Dr Erika Werner is a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist helping pregnant women retain healthy weight in pregnancy and Dr Ken Chen is Director of obstetrical medicine at Women and infants and they both are staffing this Nutrition in Pregnancy Clinic. How do I limit how much weight I gain in pregnancy?readmore
Rhode Island – Jeannine Giovanni, MD is the director of bariatric surgery for Care New England. She is a board-certified general surgeon with advanced training in bariatric surgery. She did her surgery training at Boston Medical Center and completed a fellowship in bariatric surgery at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. She has been practicing […]readmore
March 10, 2016 — PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Spring is just around the corner, and one sure sign is the start of Daylight Saving Time. This coming weekend, we’ll “spring forward” by turning clocks ahead one hour. It’s also an ideal time to spring into action for home safety, by changing the batteries in our carbon […]readmore