WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate today voted 94-5 to pass a major medical research and mental health bill, that contains $4.8 billion in federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for programs like the precision medicine initiative and the cancer research «moonshot» program. It also directs $1 billion over the next two […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after it was reported that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, which oversees federal funding of the US Environmental Protection […]readmore
Podcast Ceremony Cranston- The Christmas Tree lighting Ceremony started at 6pm with Domenic Kaffenberger performing a trumpet solo. The Mayor opens the ceremony by thanking and recognizing attending dignitaries, thanked all the city employees and volunteers who made the event possible and welcomed all of the residents that came to the Christmas tree lighting. The […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today joined Rabbi Barry Dolinger of Congregation Beth Sholom, Director of Public Policy for the Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence, Jordan Seaberry, Providence Police Major Oscar Perez, and community members to announce the City’s Hate Crime Hotline. The 1-877-3HCRIME (1-877-342-7163) phone line that will allow […]readmore
Providence, December 7, 2016. After closing 4 loans totaling $110,000 and awarding $33,000 in collateral support to minority business owners in Providence resulting in significantly increased business revenues and 27 new jobs, the Rhode Island Black Business Association (RIBBA) has expanded its successful Collateral Support Program to Pawtucket minority business owners. Pawtucket minority small business […]readmore
NEWS Press Conference PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today joined state and city officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Commons at Providence Station, which is expected to create 225 direct jobs and 125 indirect jobs in construction as well as 169 new housing units in the state’s capital. John M. Corcoran and […]readmore
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Baker-Polito Administration Designates New Priority River and Wetland Restoration Projects
BOSTON – December 7, 2016 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced 11 new river and wetland restoration projects will be designated Priority Projects through the Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Division of Ecological Restoration (DER). Priority Projects, which are eligible to receive grants, project management and contracted technical services funded by DER, deliver significant […]readmore
Friends – On this date 75 years ago, U.S. naval forces at Pearl Harbor came under surprise attack on a peaceful Sunday morning. Thousands of soldiers, sailors and Marines were lost, and our nation’s Pacific fleet was severely damaged. It was, as then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, a day that would «live in infamy.» The […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Citing Rhode Islanders’ continued frustration with long wait times, system errors and isolated reports of customers’ services being disrupted for various reasons, Governor Gina M. Raimondo today ordered immediate actions to improve customer service at Department of Human Services field offices and strengthen ongoing efforts to stabilize the state’s new, integrated eligibility […]readmore
Epsom, NH (December 7, 2016) – Now that New England has seen its first winter storm, consumers everywhere are back in the winter mindset and need take a few important steps to be better prepared for future storms. During the extremely cold winter weather expected this weekend, and snow expected in several areas across the […]readmore