Yang Chen U.S. Representative Jim McGovern, D-Massachusetts, is calling on his congressional colleagues to vote on a bill to rename the street address of China’s embassy in Washington to 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza, after the imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate. The Senate in February unanimously passed a similar bill — introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, […]Load more...
SSRI and the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council Announces 2016 Cherry Blossom Princess Her Excellency, Governor Gina M. Raimondo, along with Consul General of Japan in Boston, Tsutomu Himeno, will be in attendance for the ceremony on Friday, 9:30 am at the State House The Rhode Island Cherry Blossom Princess in an important ambassadorial role representing […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo welcomed LaunchCode, a tech talent placement nonprofit and Real Jobs RI job-training partner, to Rhode Island. She discussed how the state is helping employers meet their IT skills shortages and helping workers build the skills they need to compete for these open positions. If you missed the event, […]Load more...
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent, of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, announces the arrests of five New York residents and the seizure of over 250 stolen credit cards during motor vehicle stops on Route 95 in West Greenwich and Cranston. On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at approximately […]Load more...
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 […]Load more...
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 […]Load more...
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 […]Load more...
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 […]Load more...
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 […]Load more...
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 […]Load more...
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