As a part of work toward Rhode Island’s ambitious 90-90-90 HIV testing and treatment targets, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is encouraging people to take advantage of expanded hours for free, anonymous HIV testing on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Tuesday, February 7th. Testing will take place on February 7th from noon […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner today will meet with Timothy J. Sloan, CEO of Wells Fargo to demand answers following revelations that thousands of Wells Fargo employees illegally opened accounts for bank customers without their permission, charging additional fees to customers and generating performance incentives for employees and managers. «There continue […]readmore
National Science Foundation awards UMass Dartmouth professor $778,770 to advance science education for English language learners NSF CAREER Award designed to support promising young scientists UMass Dartmouth Assistant Professor Shakhnoza Kayumova, a researcher at the Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in STEM Education, has received a $778,770 National Science Foundation grant to help address […]readmore
Expansion comes as new legislation requiring insurance coverage of naloxone takes effect As part of a coordinated, statewide effort to address Rhode Island’s drug overdose crisis, the North Providence and East Providence Police Departments are working to get naloxone to other municipal police departments whose officers are currently not equipped with the overdose rescue medication. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI (February 3, 2017) – The American Red Cross is helping eight families — ten adults, twelve children — after a fire today on Wisdom Avenue, Providence. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the families’ immediate needs. Responders included: Bob Foti, Norman Desautel, and Amy Rodenbaugh. The Red Cross is also providing comfort […]readmore
BRISTOL, R.I., Feb. 3, 2017 – Roger Williams University President Donald J. Farish issued the following statement to the university community regarding President Trump’s executive order on immigration: This university is named for Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island who helped enshrine freedom of religion as a bedrock principle for this nation. So, in […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help thousands of children who undergo cancer treatment each year, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today introduced the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act of 2017. Reed and Capito were joined in introducing the bill by Senators Chris Van Hollen […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza delivered his annual State of the City Address in the Council Chambers of Providence City Hall. Presenting a narrative focused on a rising Providence, the Mayor highlighted stabilizing city finances, substantial and strategic community investments, notable development underway in neighborhoods across the city, and a focus on reaching […]readmore
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) introduced a resolution today to support the peaceful transition of power in The Gambia, as Adama Barrow prepares to be installed as President. The resolution, cosponsored by Congressman Dan Donovan (R-NY), denounces the 22-year oppressive rule of former President Yahya Jammeh, who lost to Barrow in the December […]readmore
Bullets and Bulletins: African American Activism in Civil War Era Rhode Island Marks yearlong exploration of activism in Rhode Island at the State Archives PROVIDENCE, RI – To help commemorate Black History Month, Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea today opened Bullets and Bulletins: African American Activism in Civil War Era Rhode Island. The exhibition […]readmore