Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, announces the arrest of two Massachusetts residents after troopers seized eight hundred ecstasy pills during a motor vehicle stop. On Monday, February 29, 2016, at approximately 11:15 PM, Troopers from the Hope Valley Barracks conducted a […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – The Rhode Island Senate passed two pieces of legislation sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth A. Crowley (D-Dist. 16, Central Falls, Pawtucket) that aim to protect the state’s children from new and dangerous forms of substance abuse. The first piece of legislation (2016-S 2056) prohibits the sale of powdered caffeine to anyone under the […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Gregg Amore has introduced legislation (2016-H 7749) that would allow those who have been wrongfully convicted of a crime, and have been imprisoned for more than a year, to petition the Superior Court for an award of compensation and damages, including their attorney fees. This law would not affect wrongful convictions […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today hailed the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) final rule that explicitly bans the use of electronic cigarettes on commercial flights. The final rule applies to all scheduled flights of U.S. and foreign carriers involving transportation in, to, and from the United States. «This is a sensible rule […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced $750,000 in federal funding to continue supporting the Polaris Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). Based in Providence, Polaris MEP is a statewide non-profit organization that provides manufacturing business improvement programs to help the state’s manufacturing industry become more competitive and innovative. Polaris is a […]readmore
VOA News A U.S. federal judge said Monday the north central state of Indiana cannot attempt to deter the resettlement of Syrian refugees, calling an order by Governor Mike Pence clearly discriminatory. After the November terror attacks in Paris, Pence ordered state agencies to suspend funding for groups that help refugees in Indiana. He said […]readmore
VOA News President Barack Obama is hosting Senate Republican leaders Tuesday to discuss his planned appointment to the Supreme Court. The nine-member court has an opening following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last month. But Republicans have said Obama should not make an appointment to the lifetime position in his final year in office, […]readmore
The state of the Latino workforce in Rhode Island New infographic presented by Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University highlights findings on Latino workers including unemployment rates, wage and income earnings and education levels.readmore
The Cranston Police Department is investigating an attempted robbery and shooting that occurred this evening in the City of Cranston at the BestWay Service Station and Food Mart located at 1353 Park Avenue. At 1938 hrs, the clerk called to report the attempted robbery. The clerk suffered several gunshot wounds and was transported by Cranston […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed, and Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien will take a coding lesson tomorrow as part of a visit to a software engineering firm in Pawtucket, R.I. They will also welcome LaunchCode to Rhode Island in an effort to raise awareness about helping people […]readmore