VOA News/Jeff Seldin WASHINGTON — When U.S. voters go to the polls Nov. 6 to cast their ballots in the midterm elections, they can be confident everything will work as it should, at least for now, the secretary of homeland security said Tuesday. Kirstjen Nielsen, speaking at The Washington Post’s 2018 Cybersecurity Summit, said the country’s election infrastructure, […]readmore
VOA News/Jeff Seldin As U.S. voters prepare to go to the polls for the November 6 midterm elections, federal, state and local officials are preparing, too. But whereas many voters are considering which candidates to support, government officials are doing all they can to make sure everyone who is eligible can cast a ballot and […]readmore
Chancellor Robert E. Johnson hosts community, Portuguese government, and university officials to celebrate global education partnership On September 28, 2018, officials from Portugal’s Camões Institute, the lead Portuguese government unit responsible for the internationalization of higher education, visited UMass Dartmouth to extend a partnership agreement between the two institutions for two more years. Chancellor Robert E. […]readmore
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today recognized three Rhode Island schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. “I’m pleased to celebrate with you as your school is named a National Blue Ribbon School,” said U.S. Secretary of Education […]readmore
Construction Spending Numbers Show Strong Continued Demand Across Nearly Every Sector; Association Urges Investment in Career and Technical Education, Immigration Policy Changes to Maintain Growth Construction spending increased 0.1 percent from July to August and 5.3 percent for eight months of 2018 combined, with continued year-to-date gains for major public and private categories, according to […]readmore
Providence, Rhode Island (September 27, 2018)– The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) opposes gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung’s plan to “place a School Resource Officer or police detail at every school” in Rhode Island and “split the cost with each city and town.” School resource officers and police details are expensive and provide […]readmore
With legal assistance from the ACLU of Rhode Island, SouthCoast Fair Housing (SCFH) today filed a federal lawsuit against the RI Supreme Court over a court rule that is preventing the organization from providing legal help to victims of housing discrimination in RI. As the rule is currently written, non-profit organizations cannot obtain a license to practice law in […]readmore
WASHINGTON – In a letter sent to his colleagues today, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) announced his intent to run for Assistant Democratic Leader in the 116th Congress. “In preparation for the next Congress, we need to make sure that we have a leadership team that can hit the ground […]readmore
(Cranston) – Today, Republican Candidate for Governor, Allan Fung, announced his plan to help small businesses, ‘Standing Up for Small Business‘. “For too many years, Rhode Island State Government has treated small business like an ATM machine with crushing taxes and fees, and onerous over-regulation,» said Mayor Fung, “Under my administration this will change.” Fung was […]readmore
31 State Lawmakers Recognized for Helping Advance MADD’s Mission WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 26, 2018) — Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) announces the “2018 Legislators of the Year” who partnered with MADD on lifesaving legislation to stop the tragedies caused by drunk driving, the leading killer on U.S. roads. MADD recognized 31 lawmakers from 13 states […]readmore