Sen. Reed urges Congress to pass his bipartisan bill to help fix dams deemed a threat to public safety and property JOHNSTON, RI – Rhode Island’s mill dams helped shape the Industrial Revolution. Now, federal, state, and local officials are working together to try to keep Rhode Island’s dams in better shape. Today, at the […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – At the invitation of Rep. Joseph S. Almeida, the Mobile Museum of Black Artifacts rolled up to the State House last week on the first stop of a weeklong tour from Rhode Island to Washington, D.C. The Rhode Island State House was the first of seven stops Moniz-John made on a tour […]readmore
Federal Refunds Delayed to Feb. 15 for Rhode Island Taxpayers Claiming Two Key Tax Credits; Plan Ahead, IRS Says RI-2016-001, Nov. 17, 2016 WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today reminded Rhode Island taxpayers who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) to plan on a refund delay until […]readmore
FFY16 program is $60 million higher than previous year The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that RIDOT put $174 million out for bid during the 2016 Federal Fiscal Year (FFY2016) – $60 million more than it did in the previous year and $74 million more than it did in FFY2014. The details […]readmore
Tool is Part of Innovation Efforts to Improve Customer Service, Efficiency, and Local Business Climate PROVIDENCE, RI- Mayor Jorge Elorza, Sin Bakery proprietor Jennifer Luxmoore, Department of Innovation Director Emmanuel Echevarria, as well as staff from Providence’s Licensing Office today introduced the City’s new Licensing Kiosk. The addition of the innovative tool and the Viewpoint […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on Rhode Island’s latest jobs and unemployment data: «Job growth has been our focus since day one. With this month’s growth, the Rhode Island economy has regained all private sector jobs that were lost during the Great Recession and private sector employment is […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island has joined a group of institutional investors filing a shareholder proposal demanding Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) address recent revelations of widespread consumer fraud and take steps to protect customers and shareholders from illegal predatory banking going forward, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced today. «Wells Fargo allowed millions of Americans to fall […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea recognized two individuals and three institutions with the 2016 NASS Medallion Award at a ceremony held this afternoon at the State House. State Senator Harold M. Metts of Providence; Ani Haroian of Providence; DominicanosUSA; Generation Citizen; and the Rhode Island Association of Chinese Americans all received […]readmore
Wednesday night over 100 people turned out at the Providence Career and Technical Academy for a discussion with Mayor Jorge O Elorza about immigration concerns. The city of Providence has refused for years to hold for possible deportation any undocumented immigrant charged with a simple civil infraction. Over the weekend, Elorza vowed to continue the […]readmore
The event focused on Goodwin-Bradley’s support from the Manufacturing Innovation Challenge – part of a $2.9 Million Federal Grant supporting manufacturing innovation in RI Applications for next round of MIC awards are now open For Immediate Release – November 14, 2016 – PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed and RI Governor Gina Raimondo visited […]readmore