The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation (RICC), in partnership with the University of Rhode Island (URI), is inviting interested partners to begin sharing concepts and ideas for an Innovation Campus in preparation for an RFP to be released later this year. The Commerce Corporation has issued an Invitation for Expressions of Interest, with the goal of […]readmore
SCITUATE, RI – Rhode Island State Police arrested 46 people and issued 364 citations for a variety of motor vehicle violations over the Memorial Day weekend, according to Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety. Troopers also investigated 73 motor vehicle crashes from Friday through Monday, […]readmore
SCITUATE, RI – Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces that the Rhode Island State Police is joining other state and local law enforcement agencies participating in the Click It or Ticket nationwide enforcement campaign that begins just ahead of one of the busiest travel […]readmore
In a new collaborative effort, New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) is offering conditional early acceptance to eligible Providence Public School juniors which allows them to earn credits toward college graduation while still in high school. The conditional early acceptance is open to all juniors enrolled in the Providence Public School System. To be eligible, […]readmore
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, participated today in the sixth annual “Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day.” Kennath Forsyth-Sears, 18, of Cranston, spent the day with Langevin, joining current and former foster youth from across the country who traveled to Capitol Hill to experience a morning in […]readmore
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and U.S. Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, today filed an amicus brief in support of Lieutenant Kevin Ziober, a Navy reservist who […]readmore
MEMORANDUM FOR ALL DEPARTMENT GRANT-M ING COMPONENTS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Implementation of Executive ,L er 13768, «Enhancing Public Safety in tU Interior of the United States» Federal law provides a process for foreign citizens to lawfully enter the country. Circumventing that process and crossing our borders unlawfully is a federal crime. It is the role […]readmore
Fresh fruit is preferable for older children because it provides dietary fiber and less sugar than juice, according to updated policy statement Fruit juice offers no nutritional benefit to children under age 1 and should not be included in their diet, according to a new policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics that […]readmore
Dr. Pablo Rodriguez, chairman of Latino Public Radio, chair of the Women & Infants Health Care Alliance, president and CEO of Women’s Care, former medical director of Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island, and a clinical associate professor at Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School. Rodriguez is a well-known community leader and radio show host is […]readmore
WASHINGTON – Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, Cicilline called for an independent commission to investigate the Trump-Russian connection and interference in the 2016 election. «Hello, I’m Congressman David Cicilline from Rhode Island’s First District. «This has been a […]readmore