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National Blue Ribbon Awards Given to Three Rhode Island Schools

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The U.S. Department of Education today recognized three Rhode Island schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018, based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps.   The schools receiving this honor are Colt Andrews Elementary School in Bristol, East Greenwich High School in East Greenwich, and Jamestown School-Melrose in Jamestown.   “The Blue Ribbon School […]readmore

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Trump Delays Rosenstein Meeting to Focus on Kavanaugh

VOA/Patsy Widakuswara WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed a highly anticipated meeting to discuss the tenure of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The president, who is reportedly considering firing the man who oversees the special investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, will meet with him next week. White House Press […]readmore

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Kavanaugh Accuser ‘100 Percent’ Certain Who Sexually Assaulted Her

VOA/Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL — The first woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago provided detailed and emotional testimony Thursday before a Senate panel, saying she is “100 percent” certain of her attacker’s identity and that she feared Kavanaugh was «going to accidentally kill» her during the alleged ordeal. […]readmore

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Kavanaugh, Ford in High Stakes Senate Hearing

VOA News The first woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago provided detailed and emotional testimony Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying she thought Kavanaugh was «going to accidently kill me» during the alleged ordeal. Accuser Christine Blasey Ford recalled a 1982 house party that she attended […]readmore

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TRAFFIC ADVISORY – ON-RAMP FROM WARREN AVENUE TO I-195 WEST

Temporary closure of East Providence on-ramp needed for bridge construction The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that it will temporarily close the on-ramp from Warren Avenue westbound to I-195 West this coming weekend as part of ongoing construction on the structurally deficient Horton Farm Bridge in East Providence. The ramp will be […]readmore

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RHODE ISLAND COALITION AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE RESPONDS TO ALLAN FUNG’S

Providence, Rhode Island (September 27, 2018)– The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) opposes gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung’s plan to “place a School Resource Officer or police detail at every school” in Rhode Island and “split the cost with each city and town.”   School resource officers and police details are expensive and provide […]readmore

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Treasurer Magaziner: Rhode Island will oppose excessive pay packages for

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island will be voting against more compensation packages for corporate executives if the pay is not aligned with company performance, state treasurer Seth Magaziner announced today. «At a time when income inequality has grown to alarming levels in our country, investors like the pension fund should not be paying enormous salaries to […]readmore

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Cicilline to Run for Assistant Democratic Leader

WASHINGTON – In a letter sent to his colleagues today, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) announced his intent to run for Assistant Democratic Leader in the 116th Congress. “In preparation for the next Congress, we need to make sure that we have a leadership team that can hit the ground […]readmore