Washington, DC – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse announced today that he will be accompanying President Barack Obama and his family for the first visit to Cuba by a sitting President in nearly nine decades. Congressman David Cicilline has also been invited. Whitehouse released the following statement regarding the trip: «Cutting diplomatic relations with Cuba more than […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Raimondo, along with business and education leaders, today called on the House Finance Committee to support an innovation campus bond question for the November ballot. «Rhode Island needs to skate to where the puck will be in the new economy,» Raimondo said. «This proposal will create unique opportunities that will foster […]readmore
PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee hosted the annual Irish flag-raising at Pawtucket City Hall this afternoon. The flag-raising was preceded by a brief speaking program in the City Hall lobby where Master of Ceremonies Sean O’brien introduced Mayor Donald Grebien, who spoke of the contributions made by people of Irish heritage […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo has nominated Jennifer A. Griffith, Esq. to be the state’s new Child Advocate. Raimondo will submit her name to the Rhode Island State Senate today for advice and consent. «It’s no secret our Administration inherited many challenges with our child welfare services, and it’s clear our kids deserve […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – (March 15, 2016) – Newly released results from a recent poll of Providence residents shows very strong support for state and local policies centered on healthy food access and physical activity. Nearly all voters say that healthy food options are important to have at local childcare programs (97%), hospitals (96%), […]readmore
Pawtucket – While completing some recent upgrades to McCoy Stadium, the PawSox front office had determined a set of recently-purchased bleachers would need to be removed as the bleachers were slated to be replaced by new picnic-style tables. The team reached out to Pawtucket City officials stating that they would like to donate the bleachers […]readmore
WASHINGTON – Como preocupaciones continúan creciendo con respecto a la seguridad y protección de la infraestructura de agua de los Estados Unidos, el Congresista David N. Cicilline (D -RI) conducido colegas en solicitar fondos federales que este año cuenta dirigir el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del ejército a priorizar sistemas de gestión de aguas residuales de […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza today announced an effort to revamp the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) by signing an executive order granting the commission more say over where bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure investments, such as crosswalks and bike lanes, are implemented and how they are designed. «Having safe areas for […]readmore
LINCOLN, R.I., March 16, 2016 – Amica Insurance is partnering with Understory, Inc., the developer of the next generation of weather sensor hardware and hyper-local data analysis networks, to test an innovative weather detection and analytics platform. In a recent independent study, hail was cited as causing more than $1.4 billion in property damage and […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza today joined by a Department of Public Works pothole team, outlined efforts to aggressively and systematically repair potholes throughout the City of Providence with the #PVDPotholeHunt campaign that encourages the community to report potholes by utilizing the 3-1-1 hotline, the PVD311 mobile application, and an online pothole tracker. «Thanks […]readmore