Luis Ramirez, Ken Bredemeier, Chris Hannas LONDON/WASHINGTON—The United Nations on Wednesday called off the fractious Syrian peace talks in Geneva until the end of February.U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura, who was alternating between discussions with representatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and opposition groups trying to overthrow him, called the delay until February 25 a «temporary […]readmore
Jim Randle Many U.S. voters are worried about the economy and job preservation, but a researcher who examined the performance of stocks and bonds in Democratic and Republican presidential administrations asserts that neither side has a monopoly on economic wisdom. Republican Donald Trump is a leading contender in the race to become his party’s nominee […]readmore
WASHINGTON—Fans of American football are busily gearing up for one of the most anticipated events on this year’s sports calendar: the 50th annual Super Bowl, this year pitting Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers against Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos. As the capstone event of the National Football League season, this Sunday’s Super Bowl has already […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier U.S. and Michigan state environmental officials blamed each other Wednesday for not moving quickly enough to avert the toxic water crisis in the city of Flint that has left at least 200 children with elevated levels of lead in their bloodstream. Kenneth Creagh, the director of the Michigan environmental agency, told a congressional […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Grace Diaz (D-Dist. 11, Providence) met with Rhode Island’s World Diabetes Day team today to make check presentations to three charitable organizations. It was the culmination of a fund-raising campaign by the World Diabetes Day organization. Rep. Grace Diaz (D-Dist. 11, Providence), front, third from right, along with other members of […]readmore
Warwick – El alcalde de la ciudad de Warwick el Republicano Scott Avedisian le dio la bienvenida a la gobernadora Gina Raimondo. Avedisian, usualmente cuando hablamos de presupuesto hablamos de recortes, pero la gobernadora en su presupuesto propuso aumentar la cantidad de dinero que reciben los centros de ancianos. Queremos estar seguro de que ustedes […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Lt. Governor Daniel J. McKee tonight issued the following statement on Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s budget address to the General Assembly: «Governor Raimondo’s second proposed budget continues to focus on the fundamentals of a strong Rhode Island: job creation, economic development and workforce development. The budget also reflects her strong commitment to […]readmore
Plan Shifts Resources into Schools, Supports Teachers and Principals PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Elorza today convened school administrators and officials to announce the overhaul to the Providence Public School Department which moves staff out of central administration and into schools, where they will better support teachers and administrators, and restructure positions within the central office […]readmore
Rhode Island – La gobernadora Gina Raimondo anuncio que su propuesta de presupuesto proporcionaría fondos para que todos los estudiantes de las escuelas públicas en decimo y undécimo grado presenten el SAT y el PSAT gratis. Antes, solo algunos estudiantes, sin importar cuán talentosos, llegaban a tomar el SAT durante el fin de semana. Ahora, […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today met with students at Smithfield High School to preview one of her Jobs Plan priorities – making the SAT and PSAT free for public high school students. She was joined by Education Commissioner Ken Wagner, Representative Joseph McNamara, and Senator Stephen Archambault. «This is about leveling the […]readmore