Esha Sarai VOA News As the United States prepares to mark 15 years since the start of the U.S.-led offensive in Afghanistan next month (October 7), American lawmakers are questioning the continuing military and humanitarian spending aimed at trying to end the war and stabilize the government. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressed […]readmore
Providence, RI- After an extensive investigation and reconstruction of the Peter Pan bus fatality which occurred in Kennedy Plaza, there will be no criminal charges brought against the bus driver, Matthew J. Reidy of Taunton, Massachusetts. On August 24th at approximately 8:15 a.m. Michelle Cagnon, age 30 of Cumberland, was struck by a bus being […]readmore
Raimondo with Rhode Island veterans at the opening of the Office of Veterans Affairs new headquarters. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo ushered in a new era for Rhode Island veterans with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Office of Veterans Affairs’ new headquarters and resource center today in Warwick. She was joined by Director […]readmore
ROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on Rhode Island’s latest jobs and unemployment data: «Eleven hundred more Rhode Islanders are employed this month than last month, and more Rhode Islanders are working today than at any point since June 2008. We need to keep doing more, but this is […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza joined elected officials and a vast coalition of community members, business owners, social service providers and interfaith community representatives to announce increased investment and support for citywide health and safety. «The issues we are addressing today are not unique to Providence. They are complex and multifaceted, but by coming […]readmore
Dayton Native Follows Flight Dreams in US Navy By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Martin, Navy Recruiting Command For as long as they have walked the Earth, people have dreamt of taking to the skies and gazing upon all the wonders that the world has to offer. In 1891, German engineer Otto Lilienthal capitalized […]readmore
The House passed H.R. 5587, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, a bill championed by Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, and Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA). Langevin is an original cosponsor of the bill, which […]readmore
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement today after President Obama signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding with the Israeli government to provide $38 billion in security aid over ten years: “I am delighted that President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu have […]readmore
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 […]readmore
WARWICK, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony tomorrow to open the Rhode Island Office of Veterans Affairs’ new headquarters and resource center. She will be joined by Kasim Yarn, the state’s first Director of Veterans Affairs, and other leaders to celebrate Rhode Island’s continued commitment to increasing opportunity for veterans.readmore
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