LPR News PROVIDENCE, R.I.– Today Governor Gina M. Raimondo, surrounded by legislators, union leaders and other advocates for working families, signed into law H7157A/S2417A, raising the minimum wage in Rhode Island to $11.50 an hour. The wage increase will take effect on October 1.«Nobody should work full-time and live in poverty,” said Governor Raimondo. “Over the […]Load more...
VOA News WASHINGTON — La cerca que rodea la Casa Blanca está en un proceso de reemplazo bajo la dirección del Servicio Secreto y el Servicio Nacional de Parques de Estados Unidos. El cambio tiene lugar después de una serie de incidentes de seguridad durante varios años, entre ellos el de un hombre de Texas […]Load more...
LPR News Providence, RI -- As the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee prepares for a marathon hearing related to gun safety on Wednesday March 11, several Democratic City and Town Committees have passed resolutions in support of the High Capacity Magazine Ban (H7264/S2130) including Newport, Lincoln, Middletown, and Little Compton. At its March 2, 2020, […]Load more...
VOA news Estados Unidos inició una reducción de sus tropas en Afganistán, a poco más de una semana de firmar un acuerdo con el Talibán para abandonar progresivamente el país a cambio de una disminución de la violencia. La noticia fue anunciada este martes en un comunicado del portavoz del ejército en Afganistán, coronel Sonny […]Load more...
VOA News Los candidatos presidenciales demócratas, Bernie Sanders y Joe Biden, anunciaron las cancelaciones de sus presentaciones de este martes en Cleveland, Ohio, según anunciaron sus respectivas campañas. «Por preocupación por la salud y seguridad públicas, estamos cancelando la concentración de esta noche en Cleveland», dijo el portavoz de Sanders, Mike Casca en un comunicado. […]Load more...
VOA News By Megan Duzor The U.S. Secret Service is warning Americans to be on the lookout for coronavirus-linked scams saying that «any major news event can become an opportunity for groups or individuals with malicious intentions.” In a statement Monday, the Secret Service said criminals have already begun to use the fears surrounding the coronavirus […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I.– Governor Gina M. Raimondo today signed a declaration creating a State of Emergency in Rhode Island, allowing the State to access additional resources to supplement its robust response to COVID-19. In addition, today the Governor, Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT), and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced a series […]Load more...
VOA News By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – The race for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination has narrowed to two competitors after Super Tuesday voting — resurgent former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-declared democratic socialist long at odds with the party establishment. The voting across 14 states also forced former New York […]Load more...
VOA News By Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE – Continued fears among investors about the economic impact of the coronavirus sent U.S. stock prices sharply lower on Tuesday — even after the Federal Reserve announced an emergency rate cut. «We saw a risk to the outlook for the economy and chose to act,» Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said […]Load more...
VOA News La incertidumbre y el temor aumentaron el martes al revelarse que ya son 9 las personas que han fallecido en Estados Unidos por el coronavirus, aunque por ahora todos las víctimas han sido del noroccidental estado de Washington. Una parte del temor se debe a las dudas en el Congreso acerca de la […]Load more...