Councilman Kevin Jackson Resigns from Leadership Role and Finance Committee PROVIDENCE, R.I.-On Wednesday evening, Council President Luis Aponte accepted letters from Councilman Kevin Jackson (Ward 3) which state that effective immediately, Jackson will no longer serve as City Council Majority Leader and Finance Committee member. Jackson was arrested on Wednesday morning and released after arraignment. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo unveiled today an action plan aimed at reducing the number of overdose deaths in Rhode Island over the next three years. She also urged the General Assembly to pass the $4 million funding proposal in her FY 2017 budget which expands access to peer recovery and supports medication-assisted […]readmore
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, announces that members of the State Police Financial Crimes Unit arrested Providence City Councilman Kevin E. Jackson for allegedly misappropriating $12,074.06 in campaign contributions for his personal use and embezzling $127,153.02 from the Providence Cobras, a […]readmore
Budget marks three out of last four years with no tax increase Pawtucket – Mayor Donald R. Grebien officially submitted the Fiscal Year 2017 budget to the Pawtucket City Council. For the third time in four years, the proposed budget does not include a tax increase. “As in all of the previous budgets that I […]readmore
Providence – El Líder de la Mayoría del Concejo de la Ciudad de Providence, Kevin Jackson enfrenta varios cargos mayores de desfalco y apropiación ilegal de fondos y dos cargos menores de presentar un documento falso y el otro relacionado con el uso personal de fondos de campaña. La Policía Estatal de Rhode Island, informa […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – As part of her continued efforts to grow Rhode Island’s green economy, Governor Raimondo joined First Gentleman Andy Moffit, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and other partners today to mark the fifteenth anniversary of Agriculture «Ag» Day in Rhode Island; as part of the event, over $200,000 was awarded to […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza today joined members of the City Council, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation Wendy Nilsson, Recreation Director Michael Stephens, Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr., and recreation center directors and staff from across the city to announce the opening of the registration period for the summer recreation programs offered by the […]readmore
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The Cranston Police Department takes an average of 1200 theft related offenses a year. A majority of these offenses involve items that do not have an individualized serial number or identification system that can be used to link the item to an owner, and a serial number is only effective if the owner maintains a […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – As a result of a law written by U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Rhode Island will receive $3 million this year to help create affordable rental housing in communities throughout the state. Senator Reed created the National Housing Trust Fund (HTF) in 2008 as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, to […]readmore