Sessions Scheduled in Newport, Providence CRANSTON, RI (September 28, 2016) – The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) has planned two public listening sessions as part of our national search for a new, permanent Director of the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). The listening sessions have been scheduled as follows: • […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea has released a newly designed Voter Information Handbook to help prepare Rhode Island voters for the November 8 General Election. The 2016 edition includes information on the elimination of straight party voting; illustrations of voting procedures; a “voter checklist” to help voters remember their voting choices; […]readmore
LPR News Special Report TEALS program Raimondo and Microsoft Corporate Vice President Fred Humphries speak to students in the TEALS program at Central Falls High School Press Q&A CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. – Microsoft Corporate Vice President Fred Humphries, joined by Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Central Falls Mayor James Diossa and Rhode Island Chief Innovation Officer […]readmore
Providence – Rhode Island Foundation will join state and local education officials to announce a new program to close the «achievement gap» for students who are English Learners. The program will send dozens of public school teachers back to college for intensive English as a Second Language Instruction training. The 18-month program will draw teachers […]readmore
New Strategy Includes Significant Reduction in Use of Hedge Funds In Favor of More Traditional Strategies for Growth, Stability PROVIDENCE, RI – General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced a new «Back to Basics» investment strategy for the Rhode Island pension fund – following unanimous approval by the State Investment Commission. Among the changes recommended by Treasurer […]readmore
Monthly Cash Collections Report for June 2016 (Sept. 27, 2016) Providence, R.I. — The Rhode Island Department of Revenue today released its FY 2016 Cash Collections Report for June 2016. The Cash Collections Report, which is issued on a monthly basis, compares current fiscal year cash collections by revenue item on a fiscal year-to-date and […]readmore
Colonel Michael Winquist, Chief of the Cranston Police Department, announces the arrest of three juvenile males ranging from ages 14 to 16 on multiple weapons charges after an investigation by the Cranston Police Department. The investigation was initiated after a Cranston Police School Resource Officer received information that a juvenile was in possession of a […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Sen. Donna M. Nesselbush (D-Dist. 15, Pawtucket, North Providence) is disappointed and saddened by the recent firing of Michael Templeton, the Music Director at the Church of St. Mary in Providence due to his same-sex marriage. «Sponsoring the marriage equality legislation in the Senate will always be my most cherished accomplishment in […]readmore
The Cranston Police Department have identified the operator of a 2004 GMC Envoy who was killed in the fiery crash on September 17, 2016 in the area of 550 Pontiac Avenue as Joseph Lacey, age 27 of Providence, Rhode Island. “The State Medical Examiner’s Office had to utilize DNA to make a positive identification, ruling […]readmore
Office of Innovation launches Rhode Island Open Textbook Initiative LPR News Special Report Chief Innovation Officer Richard Culatta PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Responding to concerns college students have raised about the rising cost of textbooks being a barrier to a degree, Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced a new challenge today, led by the Governor’s Office of […]readmore