1,000 megawatts of clean energy by 2020 NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced a strategic goal today to increase the amount of clean energy in the state by 10 times by the end of 2020. In 2016, the baseline year for this goal, Rhode Island had approximately 100 megawatts of clean energy. […]readmore
STATE HOUSE — House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan (R-District 26, West Warwick, Coventry, Warwick), recently returned from a trip to Bangkok, Thailand, where she helped train women who are interested in running for Parliament. Representative Morgan taught sessions on policy development in conjunction with the International Republican Institute. «I have been a volunteer with IRI […]readmore
College Board Ranks Rhode Island in Top Five for AP Improvement; Rhode Island High School Graduation Rates Increase PROVIDENCE, RI – As Governor Gina M. Raimondo pushes to make Rhode Island the first state in the nation to guarantee every student two years of free college tuition, U.S. News & World Report has released its […]readmore
Quarterly Event Open to Constituents WARWICK, R.I. – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) will host one of his quarterly Lunch with Langevin events on Saturday, March 11, at noon at the Cowesett Inn in West Warwick. This is Langevin’s 10th Lunch with Langevin, having previously visited Coventry, Narragansett, Scituate, Providence, Westerly, Burrillville, Cranston, North Kingstown, and […]readmore
The Rhode Island State Police has hired a nationally recognized law enforcement expert to assess the agency’s policies and procedures and recommend strategies to improve recruitment, training and administrative actions. Colonel Ann Assumpico proposed the review last fall, when she was first appointed Superintendent of State Police to help identify improvements particularly with regards to […]readmore
PAWTUCKET, RI – Tuesday, Mayor Donald Grebien and Superintendent Patricia DiCenso welcomed Governor Gina Raimondo to Tolman High School to address students on the importance of postsecondary education and training, including the State’s efforts to provide training programs and college scholarships for Rhode Island students. «As an urban community, we continue to make strategic investments […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Los estudiantes de último año de secundaria tienen hasta el 16 de febrero para solicitar becas universitarias de hasta $80.000 de la Fundación Rhode Island. A través de la Beca Roger Williams, se ayuda a los estudiantes de Rhode Island que aprecian y adoptan los valores y el legado de Roger Williams […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will visit Central Falls High School Wednesday to talk with students about the Rhode Island’s Promise free college proposal. Central Falls Mayor James Diossa will join the Governor. Raimondo’s plan guarantees two years of free college for Rhode Island students at the Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – (January 30, 2017) Colonel Ann C. Assumpico today was officially sworn in by Governor Gina M. Raimondo as the 13th Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police in a formal ceremony attended by hundreds of law enforcement officers, state and local officials and other well-wishers from throughout New England. She has been […]readmore
Press Conference Providence is one of 11 pilot markets to test program helping to close the «Homework Gap» PROVIDENCE, RI – JANUARY 27, 2017 – Providence Public School District (PPSD) students will have a new way to keep up with their school work from home. As part of the Sprint (NYSE:S) 1Million Project, 250 Providence […]readmore