WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed, (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, questioned the Trump Administration’s reported efforts to slow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) investigation into the Equifax data breach scandal that affected more than 140 million consumers. “There are over 140 million reasons to hold Equifax accountable for […]readmore
Entrevista con Claudia Cornejo Los estudiantes de último año de secundaria tienen hasta el 12 de febrero para solicitar becas universitarias de hasta $80.000 a través de la iniciativa CARTER ROGER WILLIAMS en la Fundación Rhode Island. La beca fue Concebida y fundada por los filántropos Letitia y el último John Carter. El programa honra […]readmore
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jim Langevin has invited Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) Director Peter Gaynor to testify today before the Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communication to discuss the alert and warning systems used by federal, state, and local governments. The hearing, entitled “Ensuring Effective and Reliable Alerts and […]readmore
PAWTUCKET – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative David Cicilline joined with Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien to welcome a new class of Pawtucket fire recruits at Fire Station 4 on Cottage Street. Funding for this class of recruits was made possible through a $2,448,938 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) competitive […]readmore
The father of gubernatorial candidate and Mayor of the City of Cranston Allan Fung passed away on Sunday. Allan Fung Even the greatest of rides one day come to an end… It is with profound sadness we announce the passing of our father, Kwong-Wen Fung, from complications of Parkinson’s. Born in a small fishing village […]readmore
The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency is pleased to announce that Rhode Island is the first state in the country to have all municipalities recognized as StormReady by the National Weather Service (NWS). To celebrate this achievement, representatives from all 39 cities and towns gathered at the State House Rotunda for a group picture, holding […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI- On Monday, Governor M. Gina Raimondo will tout progress toward her administration’s goal to make Rhode Island’s energy system 10 times cleaner, greener and more renewable. Raimondo Announces «1,000 by ’20» Clean Energy Goal– 1,000 megawatts of clean energy by 2020 NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced a strategic goal […]readmore
Providence County Grand Jury Finding on the November 9, 2017 Officer Involved Shooting by Rhode Island State Police and Providence Police that Resulted in the Death of Joseph Santos The Providence County Grand Jury has completed its investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of Joseph Santos and the non-fatal shooting of […]readmore
Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, today issued the following statement in response to the results of the Grand Jury investigation into a police-involved shooting on November 9, 2017: «The Rhode Island State Police believes the Grand Jury made the right decision. […]readmore
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) and U.S. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) are making this year’s Super Bowl a little more interesting by placing a friendly wager on the game. Following the outcome of Super Bowl LII, the loser will have to pose for a social media photo while wearing the winning team’s […]readmore