PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island General Treasurer said the following in response to a poll, conducted by the Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership at Bryant University, which showed super-majority support for the $250 million statewide school repair bond proposed this year: «Rhode Islanders are clearly ready to make a once-in-a-generation investment in repairing our schools […]readmore
WARWICK, RI – Less than two weeks after a tragic mass shooting in Florida that killed 17 students and teachers, Governor Gina M. Raimondo became the first governor in America to take executive action to establish a statewide ‘red flag’ policy to keep guns out of the hands of individuals who pose a danger to […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to bring the 2026 World Cup to North America and bring more international tourism to Rhode Island and New England, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) has teamed up with Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and 41 of their Senate colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to President […]readmore
Raimondo says that legislation is needed, in addition to the executive order, to keep protections in place permanently. PROVIDENCE, RI– Governor Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement applauding the General Assembly for introducing red flag legislation to prevent gun violence and gun suicides: “The tragedy in Parkland has renewed the urgency once again for […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – After President Trump reiterated his proposal to arm 20 percent of U.S. public school teachers and educators, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today issued the following statement: “We ask a lot of our teachers and they have a tough enough job as it is. Flooding schools with deadly weapons will only make […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI, February 22, 2018 – Family Service of Rhode Island (FSRI) is receiving a national award recognizing its work with several Rhode Island police departments to provide psychological first aid and other help to victims of crime and violence. FSRI’s CEO said she would like to see their police partnership model replicated in all […]readmore
Hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders rely on federal programs for health care Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Jim Langevin met with more than two dozen seniors at the DaVinci Center in Providence today where they called on Congress to defend Medicare and Medicaid from the drastic budget cuts proposed by […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI– Governor Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement today applauding the General Assembly for introducing red flag legislation to prevent gun violence and gun suicides: «The tragedy in Parkland has renewed the urgency once again for states to take action to prevent gun violence. On Monday, I will sign an Executive Order establishing […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Next week, 25 team members from the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), and 38 educators and district leaders from around the state, will participate in the [2]Shadow a Student Challenge, a global initiative to allow education leaders and policymakers to experience school through the eyes of a student. In 15 different […]readmore
At a press conference at the newly-opened Jim Gillen Anchor Youth Recovery Community Center in Providence, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announced a $50,000 grant to support the Center’s efforts to provide recovery supports for […]readmore