Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner and the national coalition Investors for Opioid Accountability have thwarted an attempt by pharmaceutical distributor AmerisourceBergen to deny shareholders’ efforts to obtain information about the company’s response to the U.S opioid crisis. «Opioid-related deaths in Rhode Island are a public health epidemic. The State and federal government must work together […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan agreement to reopen the federal government through February 8, extend the low-income Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and allow an open debate on key issues, including a long-term budget agreement and immigration reform, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: «Today, the Senate […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Lt. Governor Dan McKee announced today that he is leading Rhode Island communities in the fight against the prescription opioid epidemic by holding accountable the companies responsible for fueling the epidemic across Rhode Island. Lt. Governor McKee organized 14 municipalities to file a public nuisance lawsuit against the pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and […]Load more...
Providence, RI: On January 18th at approximately 2138 hours Providence Police Task Force Investigators Robert Foley and Brian Murphy were patrolling the area of Ledge Street when they came into contact with two subjects, including an individual known to police as Rashad Pitts. As police drove past the subjects, Pitts quickly clenched a weighted object […]Load more...
East Greenwich, RI – New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) will sponsor the 12th annual FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge on Saturday, February 3, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Opening ceremony at 9:30 a.m.) Serving as Rhode Island’s FIRST® Tech Challenge Affiliate Partner, NEIT will host 32 […]Load more...
Providence, RI – Council President David A. Salvatore is pleased to announce that Gina Costa has been elected as the City’s new Internal Auditor. This marks the first time that a woman has been appointed to this position in the history of Providence. Ms. Costa takes over the role from Matthew Clarkin Jr., who retired […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE — Representative Sherry Roberts (R-District 29 West Greenwich/Coventry) has expressed her frustration with Governor Gina Raimondo’s State of the State address held last Tuesday January 16th. Governor Raimondo touted Coventry High School’s Jobs Guarantee Program with Electric Boat as her own economic development initiative. However, it was Representative Roberts who envisioned this program, […]Load more...
Providence, RI – Council President David A. Salvatore and Councilwoman Mary Kay Harris introduced a resolution to establish the Special Committee to Study Homelessness in Providence at tonight’s City Council meeting. «As elected representatives of the people of Providence, as well as members of this community, we have a moral obligation to help the homeless,» […]Load more...
Providence – Council President David A. Salvatore’s Equal Pay ordinance passed its first reading tonight. The Ordinance prohibits employers from asking potential candidates for their past pay history, aiming to end the systematic discrimination of women being paid less than their male counterparts in Providence. “If two equally capable people are doing the same job, […]Load more...
Amazon expects to create 50,000 high-paying jobs and invest over $5 billion in the city where it opens HQ2, a full equal to its Seattle HQ SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 18, 2018– (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon reviewed 238 proposals from across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to host HQ2, the company’s second headquarters in North America. Today, Amazon announced […]Load more...
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