U.S. Senate approves Reed-backed Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act WASHINGTON, DC – Five years after U.S. Senator Jack Reed first called for a national strategy to combat Lyme disease, Congress passed the Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act. The bipartisan legislation, backed by Reed and U.S Senators Richard […]readmore
Community members’ proposals to be integrated into state’s plan to improve population health More than 500 community members, legislators, members of the business community, and representatives from fields including public health, healthcare, law enforcement, education, and academia gathered today at the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) 2016 Health Equity Summit to discuss the steps […]readmore
Providence – The Rhode Island Foundation has received more than $3.3 million in new donations since launching its campaign to restore Roger Williams Park one year ago. With the latest contributions, the Foundation has raised more than $7.8 million toward its $10 million goal. The initiative marks a year-long celebration of the Foundation’s 100th anniversary […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate today voted 94-5 to pass a major medical research and mental health bill, that contains $4.8 billion in federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for programs like the precision medicine initiative and the cancer research «moonshot» program. It also directs $1 billion over the next two […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after it was reported that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, which oversees federal funding of the US Environmental Protection […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today joined Rabbi Barry Dolinger of Congregation Beth Sholom, Director of Public Policy for the Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence, Jordan Seaberry, Providence Police Major Oscar Perez, and community members to announce the City’s Hate Crime Hotline. The 1-877-3HCRIME (1-877-342-7163) phone line that will allow […]readmore
Providence, December 7, 2016. After closing 4 loans totaling $110,000 and awarding $33,000 in collateral support to minority business owners in Providence resulting in significantly increased business revenues and 27 new jobs, the Rhode Island Black Business Association (RIBBA) has expanded its successful Collateral Support Program to Pawtucket minority business owners. Pawtucket minority small business […]readmore
BOSTON – December 7, 2016 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced 11 new river and wetland restoration projects will be designated Priority Projects through the Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Division of Ecological Restoration (DER). Priority Projects, which are eligible to receive grants, project management and contracted technical services funded by DER, deliver significant […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Citing Rhode Islanders’ continued frustration with long wait times, system errors and isolated reports of customers’ services being disrupted for various reasons, Governor Gina M. Raimondo today ordered immediate actions to improve customer service at Department of Human Services field offices and strengthen ongoing efforts to stabilize the state’s new, integrated eligibility […]readmore
Epsom, NH (December 7, 2016) – Now that New England has seen its first winter storm, consumers everywhere are back in the winter mindset and need take a few important steps to be better prepared for future storms. During the extremely cold winter weather expected this weekend, and snow expected in several areas across the […]readmore