PROVIDENCE, RI – Students from across the state headed off to college with the help of more than $1.5 million in scholarships through the Rhode Island Foundation. «These scholarships honor the students as well as the donors who make their dreams of a better future come true,» said Neil Steinberg, the Foundation’s president and CEO. […]Load more...
Providence – Statement from the Governor: «As I’ve said from the very beginning, 38 Studios was a bad deal for Rhode Islanders and I was against it from the start. My team and I remain focused on recovering as much taxpLoad more...
Deal would bring total settlements so far to approximately $45 million in ongoing 38 Studios litigation Commerce Corporation remains engaged in litigation against First Southwest Company PROVIDENCE, R.I. (September 19, 2016) – The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation announced today it has agreed to a $2.5 million proposed settlement with Curt Schilling, Thomas Zaccagnino, Richard Wester, […]Load more...
Coventry: Scott Copley who is an Independent candidate for State Senate in District 33 called out Senator Raptakis for his poor voting record. “I am extremely disappointed that an elected official who is expected to represent the taxpayers does not show up to vote on important issues,” said Copley. “Senator Raptakis missed 107 votes during […]Load more...
Discussions and town hall meetings to kick off year-long program across Rhode Island to raise awareness about heroin and opioid addiction On Friday, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch designated the week of September 19-23, 2016, as National Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week. Regional town hall meetings and discussions organized in collaboration […]Load more...
Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), who serves as Energy Task Force Chair on the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) in Congress, today introduced the Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development Act. The bill, also known as the Offshore WIND Act, is a House companion to legislation introduced by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Ed Markey […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC –The Obama Administration announce a plan to designate the nation’s first marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean, comprised of two areas encompassing three canyons and four seamounts around 150 miles off the New England coast, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Representatives James Langevin (D-RI) and David […]Load more...
Washington, D.C. – By a vote of 95-3, the Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, which will promote improvements to our waterways, harbors, and drinking water infrastructure and support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Rhode Island championed by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. Whitehouse, a member of the Senate Environment and Public […]Load more...
Senators’ legislation would allow states to cap credit card interest rates for their residents Washington, DC – Today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Empowering States’ Rights to Protect Consumers Act (S. 3321), which would protect consumers by restoring the ability of […]Load more...
(Boston)—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4,637,000 for eight grants focused on coastal watershed efforts in southeast Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The projects selected for grant funding are intended to identify, test, and promote effective new regional approaches in critical areas such as water monitoring, watershed planning, nutrient and/or septic management, and resilience to climate […]Load more...
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