Senate Armed Services Committee plans to hold inquiry in new year on Russian cyberthreats to U.S. military and other institutions vital to national security WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the White House announced that President Barack Obama has ordered a full review into Russian hacking to potentially influence the 2016 U.S. election, U.S. Senator Jack […]readmore
RI – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (ACLU) and the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) have today filed a class action lawsuit over the state’s ongoing, critical, and widespread failure to timely provide food stamp benefits to needy families due in large part to its transition to a new, […]readmore
U.S. Senate approves Reed-backed Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act WASHINGTON, DC – Five years after U.S. Senator Jack Reed first called for a national strategy to combat Lyme disease, Congress passed the Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act. The bipartisan legislation, backed by Reed and U.S Senators Richard […]readmore
Community members’ proposals to be integrated into state’s plan to improve population health More than 500 community members, legislators, members of the business community, and representatives from fields including public health, healthcare, law enforcement, education, and academia gathered today at the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) 2016 Health Equity Summit to discuss the steps […]readmore
Providence – The Rhode Island Foundation has received more than $3.3 million in new donations since launching its campaign to restore Roger Williams Park one year ago. With the latest contributions, the Foundation has raised more than $7.8 million toward its $10 million goal. The initiative marks a year-long celebration of the Foundation’s 100th anniversary […]readmore
Providence – Governor Gina M. Raimondo joined today with Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti to announce a new road design for the 6/10 Interchange that keeps motorists safe, preserves project budget and timeline, improves regional traffic flow, and helps to reconnect surrounding neighborhoods, creates miles […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate today voted 94-5 to pass a major medical research and mental health bill, that contains $4.8 billion in federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for programs like the precision medicine initiative and the cancer research «moonshot» program. It also directs $1 billion over the next two […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after it was reported that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, which oversees federal funding of the US Environmental Protection […]readmore
Podcast Ceremony Cranston- The Christmas Tree lighting Ceremony started at 6pm with Domenic Kaffenberger performing a trumpet solo. The Mayor opens the ceremony by thanking and recognizing attending dignitaries, thanked all the city employees and volunteers who made the event possible and welcomed all of the residents that came to the Christmas tree lighting. The […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today joined Rabbi Barry Dolinger of Congregation Beth Sholom, Director of Public Policy for the Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence, Jordan Seaberry, Providence Police Major Oscar Perez, and community members to announce the City’s Hate Crime Hotline. The 1-877-3HCRIME (1-877-342-7163) phone line that will allow […]readmore