PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor, visited Agcore Technologies to highlight the importance of small businesses working alongside state universities on research and development projects to build a new economy in Rhode Island. This Cranston-based small business is collaborating with the University of Rhode Island to develop a […]readmore
Gracias. Señor Presidente, honorables miembros del Concejo Municipal y residentes de nuestra gran ciudad de Providence– Un poco más de un año atrás en mi discurso inaugural, dije que íbamos a construir en nuevo Providence–una ciudad que trabaja para todos sus residentes, una ciudad comprometida con la innovación y una ciudad que ofrece oportunidades para […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI -Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza delivered his first annual State of the City Address where he presented a city poised for an economic resurgence and improvements to the city’s public schools. The Mayor detailed a number of initiatives and programs to increase economic development and create jobs downtown and in the city’s neighborhoods. «Providence […]readmore
MANCHESTER, N.H.—Residents of New Hampshire cast last-minute ballots Tuesday in a primary election expected to narrow the field of presidential candidates. Voters braved snowy conditions and waited in long lines at polling stations across the state, turning out in what are expected to be record numbers. «I voted for Donald Trump because the economy is […]readmore
Rhode Island – Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced an amended agreement with Naloxone manufacturer Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., that would increase the company-offered rebate for each Naloxone kit (syringe dosage only) purchased by non-federal government agencies in Rhode Island from $4 per dose to $6 per dose. The rebate is retroactive for purchases made […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal: “The President’s budget proposal offers a solid blueprint to help grow our economy, expand opportunity, and keep Americans safe. “While staying within the confines of the two-year agreement known as the Bipartisan Budget […]readmore
Under the President’s leadership, we have turned our economy around and created 14 million jobs. Our unemployment rate is below five percent for the first time in almost eight years. Nearly 18 million people have gained health coverage as the Affordable Care Act has taken effect. And we have dramatically cut our deficits by almost […]readmore
El presidente Barack Obama presentó este martes su última propuesta de presupuesto de la nación para ejecutarse a partir del próximo año, cuando ya no esté en la Casa Blanca, y el Congreso parece estar dispuesto a ignorarla. El presupuesto, el octavo y último que propone Obama, contempla gastos superiores a los $4 billones de […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In celebration of Black History Month, the Providence City Council on Tuesday hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and opening reception for a new gallery exhibit honoring the first five African American leaders elected in city and state government. The event was co-hosted with Providence City Archives, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Senator Harold Metts, […]readmore
Cranston – Colonel Michael J. Winquist, Chief of the Cranston Police Department, announces that the Department’s Patrol and Detective divisions are actively investigating a bank robbery which occurred at approximately 10:09 this morning at the Santander Bank branch located at 555 Reservoir Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island. According to bank employees, the female suspect entered the […]readmore