Pawtucket – The City of Pawtucket has been designated a HEARTSafe Community by the Rhode Island Department of Health’s Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program and the American Heart Association, Providence Affiliate. The HEARTSafe initiative is based on the principle that lives can be saved by being prepared with prevention, early access to care, early […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced Robert S. Hull as her choice to lead the Department of Revenue. The Governor will submit his name to the Rhode Island State Senate today for their advice and consent. «We are working to ensure that everyone can make it in Rhode Island, in part by […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will announce Rhode Island’s 2015 graduation rates during a student assembly at North Providence High School as part of her continued focus on helping students build the skills they need to succeed. Raimondo, along with Education Commissioner Ken Wagner and others, will release statewide data on graduation rates […]readmore
Providence – Rhode Island economy created more than 8,000 jobs last year, the most created in a single year since 2000, and our unemployment rate dropped more than any other state in the nation. «Our economy has momentum but we must do more to create a pipeline of educated and skilled workers,» Raimondo said. «To […]readmore
WARWICK, RI – Prospective college students in Rhode Island left $6,772,300 in federal Pell Grant money unclaimed in the 2014-15 academic year, according to a recent study released by the personal finance website Nerd Wallet. And U.S. Senator Jack Reed, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner, and state financial aid experts from the Rhode Island Student Loan […]readmore
PAWTUCKET/CRANSTON – Building on their strong record of helping families who are facing the threat of foreclosure, U.S. Congressmen David N. Cicilline and Jim Langevin today announced that Rhode Island will receive almost $9.7 million in new federal funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. “The foreclosure crisis hit Rhode Island harder than most […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On Thursday, February 18th, the City Council approved a resolution calling on the Board of Investment Commissioners to move forward with divestment of city investments from fossil fuel companies. This resolution is a follow-up to legislation introduced by Seth Councilman Seth Yurdin (Ward One) and passed by the Council in June of […]readmore
Rhode Island – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces that earlier this morning members of the Rhode Island State Police arrested a Providence man for Driving Under the Influence of Liquor and/or Drugs-1st Offense-BAC Unknown, Refusal to submit to a Chemical Test, Duty to […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Jan P. Malik and Senate Committee on Special Legislation & Veterans Affairs Chairman Walter S. Felag, Jr. have introduced legislation (2016-H 7086 / 2016-S 2127) that would rename Route 114 in Bristol to «The 1st Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Memorial Highway». «First Sergeant McKenna bravely served […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – As part of her continued efforts to act on climate change and promote growth of a clean energy economy in Rhode Island, Governor Gina M. Raimondo joined 17 governors from across the United States to announce the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001azHnzrkS9I5exoJXzJP3lIoo6YZ4IH5EQ2hrohVb5LeCS3LRg4bzXdwRSuuxd00NDUF3JyO-binnEZP_6QhJ17PL4xzYHy60NsFevZ7lyw2_87xjhE6Gs2Okcu1WCjSnomYfKvQcMb306f7Mkb6008r9kFukeTiY9lUML1bANf1e-fAqC6-LTlQeTxiMILaB5J1eaqG7VQw=&c=roFz98QFmHWmDyZqYhGFQnP5lFqK72b-2-JrFXm42MD4C1tMwpwWBg==&ch=qjgN6tBa6readmore