Winning Artwork Will Be on Display in the U.S. Capitol WARWICK, R.I. — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) will announce the winners of the 2017 Congressional Art Competition at an awards ceremony Sunday at the Warwick Mall. The “Artistic Discovery Contest” is open to all high school students in the Second Congressional District, and this year’s […]readmore
WASHINGTON – DPCC Co-Chair David N. Cicilline (D-RI) issued the following statement today after House Republicans passed legislation that will eliminate health care coverage for 24 million Americans; cut taxes for millionaires, billionaires, insurance companies, and drug companies; substantially increase insurance premiums; impose an age tax on older Americans; slash funding for children covered under […]readmore
PAWTUCKET – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-1) will hold a reception for participants in the 2017 Congressional Art Competition Today at 4PM. Cicilline will announce three winners from the First Congressional District of Rhode Island. The overall winner of the competition will have their artwork displayed for one year in the United States Capitol […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI—The Providence City Council established a working group to further review the Community Safety Act, discuss a limited scope of concerns, and identify potential solutions for implementation of the ordinance prior to the Council’s second vote on June 1st. The working group will be comprised of community members, public safety officials, City Councilors, and […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI– The Providence City Council tonight approved an ordinance that allows the Providence Police Department to confiscate and destroy recreational vehicles that are driven in the city illegally. In recent months, the city has faced an alarming uptick of unauthorized recreational vehicles being used on city roads and in public parks, sometimes swarming in […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Tomorrow, Friday, May 5, U.S. Senator Jack Reed will join U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. David Shulkin in Rhode Island for a series of meetings and events. Secretary Shulkin will be the first member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet to visit Rhode Island this year. Prior to becoming VA Secretary, […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Dave’s Marketplace is recalling 10oz Frozen Tuna King tuna steaks sold at the retailer on or after March 23, 2017. This lot of frozen tuna steaks is being recalled as a result of elevated histamine levels that were detected during routine surveillance sampling at […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a new Trumpcare bill that is even harsher than previous failed attempts to pass it. Republican leaders rushed the vote before the results of a non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the bill could be made public. The CBO previously released a review […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on the passage of the American Health Care Act legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives: «I am deeply disappointed in the outcome of today’s vote on the House floor. The Affordable Care Act is working in Rhode Island–we can’t afford to go […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and First Gentleman Andy Moffit will visit Cumberland High School tomorrow to celebrate students’ postsecondary plans as part of 2017 College Signing Day. Inspired by the tradition of student athletes committing to a university, former First Lady Michelle Obama started the national Reach Higher campaign last year, expanding […]readmore