Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has written an op-ed in the Providence Journal supporting Governor Raimondo’s Rhode Island Promise Scholarship proposal. Patrick explains how investments in education were key to transforming Massachusetts’ economy. He writes, «The Rhode Island Promise scholarship initiative, supported by Governor Gina Raimondo, is a critical step in that winning strategy.» In […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Today, April 11, 2017, House Minority Whip Blake Filippi (R-District 36, Block Island, Charlestown, South Kingstown and Westerly) will present three resolutions to the House Judiciary Committee to amend the Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The bills include H-5401, H-5541, and H-5513. House bill 5401 proposes a […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will join the New England Board of Higher Education to host the first meeting of a new regional Commission on Higher Education and Employability, designed to work with the private sector to improve the career readiness of New England college and university graduates. New England is world-renowned for […]readmore
VOA News El secretario de Justicia de Estados Unidos, Jeff Sessions, anunció el martes una nueva estrategia de mano dura en los procesamientos judiciales de inmigración. Sessions, que hizo el anuncio durante una gira por la frontera sur de la nación, detalló varios cambios que dijo son el inicio de una nueva era para ayudar […]readmore
Voz de América El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Rex Tillerson, advirtió este martes que Rusia tiene dos opciones de cara a la guerra civil en Siria: O se pone del lado de Estados Unidos y los países que piensan de manera similar sobre Siria, o se abraza a Irán, al grupo militante Hezbolá […]readmore
Voz de América El Pentágono ofreció su primera conferencia de prensa después del ataque con armas químicas en Siria y de la respuesta estadounidense que consistió en el lanzamiento de misiles dirigidos para destruir una base aérea en Siria. El secretario de Defensa, James Mattis, señaló que solo el presidente de Siria, Bashar Assad sabe […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier/VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that «North Korea is looking for trouble» with its nuclear weapons development program and implored China to help rein in Pyongyang. Trump, in a pair of comments on his Twitter account, said, «If China decides to help, that would be great. If not, we will […]readmore
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — One issue that President Donald Trump’s hard-line supporters care most about is immigration. While the president has signed three executive orders on the subject, he has said nothing about the so-called dreamers, undocumented young people who were brought to the U.S. as children and protected under the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood […]readmore
WARWICK, R.I.- Congressman Jim Langevin will tour Hugh B. Bain Middle School’s afterschool program, Bain+2, on Wednesday, April 12 at 3p.m. The program serves high-risk middle school-aged students. Bain+2 serves approximately 150 students per year and is funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Center federal grant program. In addition, Bain+2 is a STEAM+C site […]readmore
Luis Ramirez/VOA News LONDON — U.S. Secretary State Rex Tillerson arrived in Moscow Tuesday with less ammunition than Washington and London had hoped he would have in his bid to convince Russia to abandon Syrian President Bashar al Assad. But he had a tough ultimatum in hand, following reports quoting unidentified senior U.S. officials as saying […]readmore