Pending Congressional Passage Will Adversely Affect Middle- and Lower-Income Residents While Enriching Billionaires and Wealthy Corporations WARWICK, R.I. – “The Republican-controlled United States Congress is taking action on a tax reform package that will decimate our middle- and lower-class families while enriching wealthy corporations and the upper 1-percent of Americans,” said Rhode Island Democratic Party […]readmore
Warwick, RI. – This coming Tuesday, November 28, 2017 @ 11AM in Warwick City Hall Upper Chambers, there will be a 10-year Milestone Celebration of the Kent County Re-Entry model. The purpose is to recognize the commitment of the Kent cities, towns, agencies and the collaborative work which has been taking place among them all […]readmore
Providence, RI (November 21, 2017)– Acting City Council President Sabina Matos and Councilman Michael Correia will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new computer lab recently installed at Joslin Recreation Center on Wednesday, November 22 at 4:00 pm. Through a grant from IGT, the city council was able to secure $15,000.00 in funds to create […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, after the Trump Administration announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on December 14 on a plan to undo landmark net neutrality rules, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “The Trump Administration’s plan to dismantle net neutrality will undermine the principles of a free and open internet […]readmore
LINCOLN, R.I., Nov. 21, 2017 – The Amica Companies Foundation served as presenting sponsor of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ National Philanthropy Day breakfast, held on Friday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, Rhode Island. Amica was also recognized as a Partner in Philanthropy after being nominated by Providence Children’s Museum. This award honors […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Just 24-hours after Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced that 35,000 Rhode Islanders will be automatically reunited with their missing money this holiday season, more than 2,500 additional claims have been initiated through the Treasurer’s Unclaimed Property division. Yesterday, Treasurer Magaziner announced YOUR MONEY, a new program which will reunite many Rhode […]readmore
Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti and Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, tuesday joined several of Rhode Island’s inter-denominational religious leaders to launch a new holiday safety initiative called Buckle Up Faithfully. The holiday season is […]readmore
Providence, RI: Mayor Jorge Elorza, Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Paré, Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr. and members of the Providence Police Department gathered at City Hall tuesday for the promtional ceremony of twenty-four members of the department. Members of the PPD that have been promoted are as follows: Promoted to the rank of Captain: […]readmore
The report reveals that pending cuts to assistance programs threaten the safety nets that support Rhode Islanders facing hunger. In addition, problems with UHIP implementation leave many without benefits. The annual update on hunger in Rhode Island details how the pending cuts proposed by Congress will affect the state’s safety net including SNAP, WIC and […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – State Rep. Aaron Regunberg, a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, today won the support of five important labor groups – Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1199 New England, Teamsters Local 251, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 618, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2323, and Rhode Island Working Families Party. […]readmore