Governor outlines second-term goals to expand Promise scholarship to URI,RIC and adults at CCRI; expand Real Jobs RI training programs LINCOLN, RI –* Governor Raimondo today announced her *Universal Education and Job Training *plan: A second term goal to ensure that every hardworking Rhode Islander can get the college education or job training they need […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – After months of negotiations, Lt. Governor Dan McKee announced his plan to reduce the inflated paint recycling fees imposed on consumers by Paint Care, the multimillion-dollar national organization responsible for Rhode Island’s paint recycling program. The Paint Care program began in Rhode Island in 2014 and charges a 75 cents per gallon fee […]readmore
Sections of the garage will be closed to the public PAWTUCKET – The Downtown Parking Garage (274 Main Street) will be undergoing a series of renovations beginning this August. The storefronts, which are vacant, will be demolished increasing visibility to the garage from the street level and enhancing safety and security, as well as […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND – JULY 20, 2018 – The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) mobile recruiting team will exhibit its extensive educational offerings for residents of all ages under a tent within Woonsocket’s World War II Veterans Memorial Park on Monday, July 23, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Woonsocket marks the first of six Ocean […]readmore
VOA News/Kane Farabaugh TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN — It’s standing room only in the large ballroom of this northern Michigan resort as people eagerly await the arrival of a young, well-spoken, charismatic Rhodes scholar seeking to reach Michigan’s highest elected office. “When I graduated college, Bill Clinton asked me why I was going to med school, and […]readmore
VOA News A flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people, flattening buildings in three cities and forcing the evacuation of a hospital. Residents – and even weather forecasters – were taken by surprise Thursday as the tornadoes hit Marshalltown, Pella and Bondurant. Ten people were injured in Marshalltown and […]readmore
VOA News/Nike Ching STATE DEPARTMENT — The U.S. has no intention of allowing Russia to question Michael McFaul, Washington’s former ambassador to Moscow and a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told VOA on Thursday. «It’s not going to happen,» the top U.S. diplomat said in an interview at the […]readmore
VOA News President Donald Trump, via Twitter, extended his “deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those involved in the terrible boat accident which just took place in Missouri.” At least 13 people, including children, were killed when a tourist boat capsized and sank in a lake during a storm late Thursday in the […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. Senate voted 98-0 to reject an offer Vladimir Putin made to President Trump to hand over former U.S. diplomats and other American officials who have criticized the Kremlin for questioning. The non-binding resolution expresses the sense of Congress that no current or former diplomat, civil servant, political appointee, law enforcement […]readmore
Joe Lazzerini to Serve as Director of the Mayor’s Center for City Services PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today announced today Matthew Shumate will serve as his Deputy Chief of Staff. «Matt has been a dedicated and hardworking member of our team in every position that he has held,» said Mayor Jorge Elorza. «I’m […]readmore