Washington, D.C.— Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), co-chair of the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, today joined Congressman Glenn ‘G.T’ Thompson (R-PA) and several of his colleagues in leading the introduction of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. The legislation, which reauthorizes the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island’s pension system has hit a milestone in its move away from hedge funds, recouping more than $340 million to date General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced today. «We are moving away from the high-cost hedge funds that have failed to meet expectations while charging unacceptably high fees,» said Treasurer Seth Magaziner. […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Co-Chair David N. Cicilline (D-RI) issued the following statement today after the U.S. House passed an appropriations bill to fund the Federal government through September: «This is a good compromise. Over the last few months, I was honored to help lead this successful effort to expand funding to […]Load more...
Donations to Support the Community Against Bullying in Schools STATE HOUSE — Representative Robert A. Nardolillo III. (R-District 28 Coventry) invites all legislators, staff and pages to support the 3rd annual «Bow Ties Against Bullying» campaign by wearing a bow tie or scarf to the State House on Thursday, May 11th, 2017. Representative Nardolillo will […]Load more...
JOHNSTON, R.I. In an effort to promote safe and environmentally-friendly spring cleaning, Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (Resource Recovery) will host two Eco-Depot collections on Saturday, May 13. Rhode Island residents can bring household hazardous waste (HHW) to the RI Department of Transportation Salt Shed located at 4782 Post Road in Charlestown from 8 a.m. […]Load more...
HOPKINTON, RI — Rhode Island State Police arrested a New York man on drug charges yesterday after seizing nearly 50 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $150,000 from the man’s car after a traffic stop on Interstate 95. Huilin Wu, 37, of Brooklyn, NY, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver; and […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Anya Rader Wallack today announced Rebecca «Becky» Boss as their choice to lead the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH). Boss has served as Acting Director of the Department for the past ten months. The Governor will submit […]Load more...
Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act (“omnibus”), which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 309-118: “More than seven months into the Fiscal Year, I am glad that we are responsibly funding the government with a […]Load more...
WARWICK, RI – On Saturday, May 6, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse will host a U.S. Military Service Academy Day for high school students from schools across the state. The event will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) in Warwick. This informational seminar is […]Load more...
Bipartisan bill prohibits discrimination against LGBT Americans WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman and Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Co-Chair David N. Cicilline (D-RI) today introduced the Equality Act of 2017 along with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and 241 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. «Fairness and equality are core American values. […]Load more...
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