PROVIDENCE, March 13, 2019 — Responding to today’s Senate Labor Committee hearing on a proposal to increase the state minimum wage, NFIB, which advocates on behalf of many Rhode Island small businesses, submitted testimony in opposition to that legislation. The following statements are attributable to NFIB Rhode Island State Director, Christopher Carlozzi: “The last minimum wage increase just […]readmore
Wednesday, Cranston police has taken into custody Michael Marrapese, the son of a reputed mobster Bobo Marrapeses, in connection with the findings of a woman’s body. The investigation is focused on a building at 245 Bay View Avenue in Cranston.readmore
Public lands package permanently reauthorizes LWCF & designates RI rivers as “wild and scenic” Senators note that despite the fact President Trump is signing the bill to permanently authorize the popular, bipartisan LWCF program, he is simultaneously proposing to slash its funding by 95 percent WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Trump signed into law a bipartisan […]readmore
On March 10, 2019, at approximately 4:15 AM, Pawtucket Police responded to the area of 30 Vale St., after receiving a 9-1-1 call for shots fired. Officers arrived on scene and located several shell casings in the roadway and two parked vehicles that had been struck. There were no reported injuries. Initial investigation by patrol […]readmore
Award-winning musical runs April 11 – May 12 PROVIDENCE, RI: Trinity Rep will continue its 2018-19 Season with the perennially-popular Little Shop of Horrors – an award-winning musical that blends doo-wop, rock, and Motown in a totally twisted production about what lengths we are willing to go to when we are down on our luck. […]readmore
Today’s hearing is an important opportunity to examine the state of competition in the wireless industry and the competitive effects of the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. Over the past century, the telecommunications industry in the United States has demonstrated the harms that result from monopoly power. By 1940, AT&T’s dominance was so entrenched […]readmore
Legislation granting Rhode Island and Connecticut waterways new protections and eligibility for federal funding signed into law WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressmen Jim Langevin (D-RI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), and David Cicilline (D-RI) today announced that their legislation to protect portions of the Wood-Pawcatuck watershed was signed into law by the President as part of a bipartisan public lands […]readmore
Cumberland, RI – Critically acclaimed author and director, and Cumberland native Peter Farrelly won two Academy Awards for his work in the comedy-drama film Green Book. Farrelly’s Green Book won both Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. In addition to his recent honor, Farrelly won a Golden Globe in the same category at the Golden […]readmore
The ACLU of RI and Progreso Latino issued the following statements regarding yesterday’s unanimous vote by the Central Falls City Council to repeal the City’s unjust youth curfew ordinance: ACLU of RI: “The ACLU of RI applauds the Central Falls City Council for repealing this ineffective and counterproductive ordinance. The evidence is clear that youth curfews don’t reduce crime, […]readmore
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (March 7, 2019) —Due to the growing number of people seeking treatment services for substance use disorder, CODAC Behavioral Healthcare has expanded its operations by opening a new location at 600 Pawtucket Ave., Pawtucket. More than 220 patients will begin receiving care at the new location on Monday, March 11, but that number […]readmore