Silver Spring, Maryland – 3M (@3M), a leader in Materials Science, and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd), the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms across the country, today announced the opening of the annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. The Young Scientist Challenge is the nation’s premier science competition for middle […]readmore
CRANSTON, RI – On Friday, January 12th at 3:00 p.m., U.S. Senator Jack Reed will present Warwick resident and World War II veteran Willard D. «Bud» Voigt with medals he earned on the battlefield but never received for his courageous service during the World War II. A veteran of the United States Army, Mr. Voigt […]readmore
Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, states that a pedestrian was struck and killed on Interstate 95 in Pawtucket at approximately 11 p.m. last night. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. A preliminary investigation revealed that the woman was struck […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza will join members of the Providence City Council, Economic Opportunity Director Brian Hull, Center for Women and Enterprise Director for Rhode Island, Maryellen O’Mahony, and Francine Lepizzera, Workforce Development Supervisor from Workforce Solutions of Providence/Cranston to announce the launch of the PVD Self-Employment Program that will provide up to […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan is questioning ten years of contract extensions on the I-95 South Viaduct Bridge Project. «My office submitted various APRA requests and the information provided by the Department of Transportation opened up more questions than answers, which I find deeply troubling,» stated Leader Morgan. She continued, «A 2016 […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Lt. Governor McKee issued the following statement on potential changes to Rhode Island’s healthcare system: «I am glad that Brown University is opening up a discussion on locally-focused options for preserving our hospital system. Rhode Island residents need a solution that will protect industry talent and jobs and promote maintaining health services […]readmore
Warwick, RI – On December 21, 2017, the day after the Republican Congress passed tax reform, the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission requested that National Grid lowers its rate increase to reflect the impact of tax reform. Today, National Grid is lowering its proposed rate increase by $26 million, a decrease of about 33 percent. […]readmore
(Cranston) – The Governor’s partisan and cynical approach to her job knows no bounds. Less than a month from saying that she couldn’t think of a single thing she supported in the tax reform bill, she is trying to take credit for its positive impact on Rhode Island families. She must be realizing that the […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement on National Grid’s recalculated rate filing: «I’m pleased that National Grid is responding to my call to protect Rhode Island ratepayers, in light of federal tax changes that slash the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. National Grid sets aside a […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Leading in to her upcoming State of the State address, Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced today an investment of $1.36 million in resources for foster families in Rhode Island, as part of her administration’s work to increase the number of children in foster care and reduce the number of children in group […]readmore