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 […]readmore
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 […]readmore
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 […]readmore
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. […]readmore
Providence – Raimondo “As I said, everyone should vote their conscious on this one. I voted to recall Councilman Jackson. He has done a lot of good things over many years and I think he cares about the community. But at the end of the day this is about people having trust in their government […]readmore
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), cofounder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, today introduced the PLUS Loan Disability Forgiveness Act, legislation that would provide debt relief for parents whose children become permanently disabled. Langevin was joined by Congressmen Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), Peter Roskam (R-IL), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL). Most federal student loans […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Raimondo issued the following statement in response to news that the Block Island Power Company this morning transferred the island’s electrical system from diesel generators to energy generated from offshore wind turbines. «Rhode Island has always led by example. We started America’s industrial revolution and built the first textile mill in the […]readmore
Lottery Opens Today for Families in 11 Communities PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) announced today that four new sites – in Central Falls, Pawtucket, and Providence – will be added to the Rhode Island Pre-kindergarten Program for the 2017-2018 school year, for a total of 60 classrooms. The lottery to […]readmore
PAWTUCKET - U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) issued the following statement today after Congressional leaders released an omnibus appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2017: "This proposal is an important first step in preserving critical resources for Rhode Island families. Despite Donald Trump's best efforts, this bill includes zero funding for a border wall or […]readmore
Rhode Island one of six states to receive the prestigious Virginia Apgar Award The March of Dimes presented Rhode Island with its Virginia Apgar Prematurity Campaign Leadership Award at a ceremony this morning for the state’s dramatic reduction in the rate of preterm births, a health issue closely tied to brain, lung, hearing, and vision […]readmore