WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today plans to implement a revised version of the naturalization civics test. The agency first announced plans to revise the civics test in July 2019. USCIS revised the civics test as part of a decennial update to ensure that it remains an instrument that comprehensively assesses applicants’ knowledge of […]readmore
Last night, a group of protestors gathered outside my family home. While they’re within their right to dissent with my public positions as an elected official, their trespass and use of illegal fireworks on my property did not adhere to the spirit of democratic debate but was instead meant to intimidate and coerce. They’re also […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS- This Monday, Mayor James A. Diossa will welcome Mayor-Elect Maria Rivera and her transition team to City Hall to discuss moving forward in Central Falls and the process of shifting between dministrations. Mayor Diossa plans to provide Mayor-Elect Rivera with the opportunity for meetings and discussions with every department director along with tours […]readmore
Los legisladores demócratas insistieron en la urgencia de aprobar un paquete de estímulo, ante conversaciones estancadas por diferencias con republicanos. Por Alejandra Arredondo El mismo jueves, en una rueda de prensa en el Capitolio, Schumer y Pelosi urgieron a los legisladores republicanos a apoyar sus proyectos de ley para atender la pandemia, pidiéndoles dejar sus “jueguitos” sobre […]readmore
By Ken Bredemeier U.S. unemployment benefit claims declined again last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, but the country’s recent surge in coronavirus cases poses a new threat to the world’s biggest economy. Seasonally adjusted, a total of 709,000 jobless workers filed new applications for unemployment compensation, down 48,000 from the revised figure of the week […]readmore
By Associated Press November 12, 2020 – ST. PETERSBURG, FLA – When Joan Martin heard that Joe Biden had been declared the winner of the presidential election, the retired nurse and avowed supporter of President Donald Trump was deeply unsettled. To steel herself, she thought about how her household weathered Hurricane Katrina when it battered her […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Governor Gina M. Raimondo today led the state’s official Veterans Day proceedings to honor those who have served. The virtual event brought together Rhode Island’s congressional delegation, general officers, legislative leaders, and military officials to pay tribute to those who have fought to protect our freedoms. The event can be watched on Governor Raimondo’s […]readmore
Surge in line-of-duty deaths prompts enhanced commitment to research on coronavirus impact on law enforcement community. Washington, DC— The National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum has formed a COVID-19 task force to promote COVID-19 officer safety and wellness in response to a surge in line-of-duty deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 task force […]readmore
By Ken Bredemeier, Katherine Gypson WASHINGTON – Key Republican leaders in Washington are siding with President Donald Trump in his uphill legal fight to show that vote-counting fraud is widespread enough to overturn the projected presidential election victory of Democrat Joe Biden. Biden said Tuesday Trump’s failure to recognize the election results was an “embarrassment.” He added […]readmore
By VOA News A study conducted by Britain’s Oxford University suggests COVID-19 can increase a person’s risk of developing a psychiatric disorder within three months of catching the virus. The study, published Monday in the Lancet Psychiatry Journal, indicates one in five surviving COVID-19 patients was found to be diagnosed with a mental disorder within 90 […]readmore