Vice President Mike Pence met with Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau today after both leaders addressed the National Governors Association in Providence, Rhode Island. On behalf of President Trump, the Vice President recognized the importance of the beneficial US trade and investment relationship with Canada, while expressing the need to work together to address […]readmore
New vehicles will help replace aging truck and ambulance and add to road-ready fleet PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline joined Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza in announcing over $974,000 in federal funding to help the Providence Fire Department purchase two new vehicles to […]readmore
Al Buco named Acting Director of Public Property for the City of Providence Alan Sepe to Take Position with North Smithfield School Department PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza today announced that Al Buco will serve as Acting Director of Public Property. Alan Sepe will be taking the position of Facilities Manager for the North […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today received the 2017 Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Governor of the Year Award in recognition of her leadership and commitment to strengthening the bioscience industry within Rhode Island. BIO is the world’s largest trade association representing biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the […]readmore
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, joined a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in rejecting, by a vote of 185 to 234, an amendment from Congressman Scott Perry (R-PA) to strike Langevin’s language recognizing climate change as a national security threat in the […]readmore
Cultural Survival Bazaars feature Indigenous art, crafts, and music Tiverton, RI (July 2017) – On Saturday, July 29 and Sunday, July 30, Cultural Survival, a nonprofit organization based in Cambridge, MA, will hold its annual Indigenous arts Bazaar at the Four Corners Arts Center in Tiverton. This festival will highlight Indigenous artists, musicians, and performers […]readmore
CVS Health to Fund Opioid Center of Excellence in Woonsocket PROVIDENCE, RI – In the last 8 years, more than 1,800 Rhode Islanders have died as the result of an overdose, one of the highest overdose rates in America. CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo and Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced a partnership to open […]readmore
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representative Jim Langevin joined Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03); Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Ranking Member Susan Davis (CA-53); House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD-05); and Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) in introducing the Improving Access to Higher Education Act. This bill […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza will join BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life) Chief Executive Officer Lauren Sanchez Gilbert Ed.D., Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness Dan Dobin, and summer program students, known as scholars, at Young Woods Elementary School to declare Thursday, July 13, 2017 Summer Learning Day. Press is invited to tour […]readmore
HITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump’s eldest son said Tuesday he did not tell his father about a meeting with a Russian lawyer last year, and also dismissed charges of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia as «ridiculous.» U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated Wednesday his belief that questions about links between his presidential […]readmore