Colonel James M. Manni, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces that 11 people were charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, including a wrong-way driver on Interstate 295 in Johnston. Another motorist was arrested after troopers […]readmore
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Jordan Axt of Project Implicit Lectures on Intergroup Biases at
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Jordan Axt of Project Implicit will speak on “Mind Bugs: The Ordinary Origins of Bias” at Rhode Island College on Wednesday, March 20, from 12:30-2 p.m. in Gaige Hall Auditorium. This event is sponsored by Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion and is free and open to the public. Axt’s research explores how people form and express intergroup […]readmore
The UMass Law Review presents panels by local and national experts on the intersection of media and law On Thursday, March 28, UMass Law will host Navigating a New Reality: A multi-platform look at media and the law at the Law campus. The symposium will cover current issues facing the legal community including media engagement in government, […]readmore
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Students from Brown University Awarded $15,000 EPA Grant for Innovative
BOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $15,000 in funding for a team of Brown University students through its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grants program. The team is receiving funding to develop a sustainable technology to help address problems related to basic sanitation and drinking water for homes in tribal and […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was the deadliest school shooting in American history and prompted a student-led march on Washington for stricter gun laws. Titled March for Our Lives, the demonstration became one of the biggest youth-led protests since the Vietnam War. On Monday, March 25, at […]readmore
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Raimondo Announces Angélica Infante-Green as Recommendation for New Education Commissioner
New York Deputy Commissioner Infante-Green Brings Proven Record of Instructional Leadership, and Support for English Learners and Students with Disabilities to the State; She Would be the First Latina and First Person of Color Named to the Role PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced that she will recommend leading educator, policymaker, and advocate Angélica […]readmore
Commissioner Will Join Annenberg Institute as Senior Fellow for Education Policy and Practice PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Ken Wagner, the state’s Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, today announced his transition from the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE). Wagner will be joining the Annenberg Institute at Brown University as a Senior Fellow for Education Policy […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI — Lt. Governor Daniel J. McKee today announced consumer protection legislation to establish new rules for third-party electric companies which have cost some Rhode Islanders millions of dollars. Third-party electric companies have been allowed to compete with National Grid to supply electricity to Rhode Islanders since the state deregulated its electricity market in the […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Butterball, LLC is recalling 78,164 pounds of raw ground turkey products that may be contaminated with SalmonellaSchwarzengrund. The prepacked raw ground turkey was produced on July 7, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels] 48-oz. plastic wrapped tray containing “BUTTERBALL everyday Fresh […]readmore
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that Kunwar Chadha (age 53) of Cumberland was found guilty yesterday by a Providence Superior Court jury of two counts of second-degree child molestation. The jury returned the verdict after a 5-day trial presided over by Superior Court Justice Netti C. Vogel. “We are grateful for the jury’s […]readmore