STATE HOUSE — House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan and members of the House GOP Caucus intend to propose several amendments to House Rules legislation being voted upon on the floor of the House on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. One amendment, important to House GOP members, addresses Sub A legislation. For example, under House Rules, after […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement in opposition to the confirmation of U.S. Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): «Congressman Mulvaney is an inappropriate choice for budget director. He once voted to declare Social Security and Medicare ‘unconstitutional’ and has […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET, RI – Tuesday, Mayor Donald Grebien and Superintendent Patricia DiCenso welcomed Governor Gina Raimondo to Tolman High School to address students on the importance of postsecondary education and training, including the State’s efforts to provide training programs and college scholarships for Rhode Island students. «As an urban community, we continue to make strategic investments […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo has appointed Peri Ann Aptaker to the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority Board of Commissioners. «When people from out-of-state visit Rhode Island, the Convention Center is often one of their first impressions of our state,» Raimondo said. «From hosting business leaders to sporting and entertainment events, these facilities […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released a complete and comprehensive analysis which details the challenges and missteps surrounding the launch of Rhode Island’s new health and human services eligibility software system. Deloitte delivered Rhode Island a broken system and, as a result, the Department of Human Services, HealthSource RI, and publicly funded […]Load more...
NEW YORK – BTS Towers (“BTS”) anunció que ha obtenido compromisos de más de 100 millones de dólares para construir y operar Soluciones de Infraestructura de Telecomunicaciones para operadores móviles en Centro y Sur América. BTS fue creado por el equipo directivo fundador de Network Management Services (“NMS”). BTS actualmente opera en Perú y se […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, after news reports stated that Russia has deployed a new nuclear-tipped ground-launched cruise missile in violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: «This is not a new threat, but it is a serious […]Load more...
Governor Raimondo Statement Regarding Resignation of EOHHS Secretary Elizabeth Roberts
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today accepted the resignation of Executive Office of Health and Human Services Secretary Elizabeth H. Roberts, issuing the following statement: «Elizabeth Roberts has dedicated the last two decades of her professional and personal life to public service, and I commend her commitment to the people of our state. […]Load more...
LANGEVIN CALLS FOR JOINT COMMITTEE INVESTIGATION INTO RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE
Bipartisan, Bicameral Joint Committee Would Cut Jurisdictional Red Tape WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), a senior member of the House Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees, and the co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, today introduced a resolution that would create a bipartisan, bicameral Joint Committee to investigate the Russian election […]Load more...
Republican Party Chairman Brandon S. Bell today filed a complaint with the R.I. Board of Elections calling upon the Board to investigate various campaign violations committed by the Fund for Democratic Leadership PAC of which Speaker Nicholas Mattiello is Chairman. First, under R.I. law, a PAC is limited to contributing no more than $25,000 made […]Load more...