PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On Thursday, February 18th, the City Council approved a resolution calling on the Board of Investment Commissioners to move forward with divestment of city investments from fossil fuel companies. This resolution is a follow-up to legislation introduced by Seth Councilman Seth Yurdin (Ward One) and passed by the Council in June of […]readmore
Governor to participate in panel discussion on «Climate and Clean Energy: Why Young Americans Are Taking Notice and Taking Action VIDEO EN VIVO Young Americans make up more than one-third of potential eligible voters in 2016, surpassing the size and potential political influence of Baby Boomers. Across the country, candidates, political organizations, and political experts […]readmore
Rhode Island – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces that earlier this morning members of the Rhode Island State Police arrested a Providence man for Driving Under the Influence of Liquor and/or Drugs-1st Offense-BAC Unknown, Refusal to submit to a Chemical Test, Duty to […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Jan P. Malik and Senate Committee on Special Legislation & Veterans Affairs Chairman Walter S. Felag, Jr. have introduced legislation (2016-H 7086 / 2016-S 2127) that would rename Route 114 in Bristol to «The 1st Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Memorial Highway». «First Sergeant McKenna bravely served […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – As part of her continued efforts to act on climate change and promote growth of a clean energy economy in Rhode Island, Governor Gina M. Raimondo joined 17 governors from across the United States to announce the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001azHnzrkS9I5exoJXzJP3lIoo6YZ4IH5EQ2hrohVb5LeCS3LRg4bzXdwRSuuxd00NDUF3JyO-binnEZP_6QhJ17PL4xzYHy60NsFevZ7lyw2_87xjhE6Gs2Okcu1WCjSnomYfKvQcMb306f7Mkb6008r9kFukeTiY9lUML1bANf1e-fAqC6-LTlQeTxiMILaB5J1eaqG7VQw=&c=roFz98QFmHWmDyZqYhGFQnP5lFqK72b-2-JrFXm42MD4C1tMwpwWBg==&ch=qjgN6tBa6readmore
Rhode island – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces that on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force, members of the Providence Police and North Providence Police arrested Jamal Mansaray, age 26, of 300 Smithfield Road, North Providence, […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced Navy Lieutenant Commander Kasim Yarn as Rhode Island’s first Director of Veterans Affairs. The Rhode Island General Assembly created the Cabinet-level director position in 2011, but it had been left vacant and unfunded until recently. «We owe our veterans a debt of gratitude for the sacrifices […]readmore
Rhode Island – Raimondo contracto al Teniente Comandante de la Marina Kasim Yarn. Nosotros tenemos una deuda de gratitud con nuestros veteranos por los sacrificios que ellos y sus familias han hecho en nuestro nombre. El director de asuntos de los veteranos será una posición de nivel de gabinete y se reporta a la gobernadora.readmore
Rhode Island – La Gobernadora Gina Raimondo junto al Superintendente de la Policía Estatal de Rhode Island, Coronel Steven O’Donell entregaron el Narcan medicamento conocido también como Naloxona para ser utilizado por los policías del estado. Los jefes de policías le dieron las gracias a Raimondo. Sabemos que el Narcan trabaja. Se los entregamos para […]readmore
Jamie Dettmer GAZIANTEP, TURKEY—Turkish officials want coalition backing to secure a strip of territory 10 kilometers deep on the Syrian side of the border around the town of Azaz to protect tens of thousands of displaced civilians, and avoid having to admit them into Turkey. Officials, however, say they are getting little support for […]readmore