Secretario del Trabajo EEUU disertará en ceremonia de graduación BRISTOL.- La ceremonia de graduación de la Escuela de Leyes de la Universidad Roger Williams, pautada para el próximo 13 de mayo del año en curso, tendrá como orador principal a Thomas E. Pérez, Secretario de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos. Pérez es reconocido por el […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo visited Tyco’s Women in Technology (WIT) program at its Cranston facility and spoke to participating high school students interested in STEM careers hard at work on engineering projects. This is the first year the company has run the WIT program in Rhode Island. «The WIT program at Tyco […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – La gobernadora Gina Raimondo anunció que el Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE, Departamento de Educación de Rhode Island) obtuvo un subsidio de $100,000 para desarrollar un plan de acción detallado para la preparación profesional, un paso fundamental para aumentar las oportunidades económicas de los jóvenes en todo el estado. Según Raimondo, […]Load more...
Cranston, Rhode Island – Mayor Allan Fung has vetoed ordinance 1-16-04 the so called “minimum wage” ordinance that was recently passed by the city council on a narrow 5 to 4 vote with bi-partisan opposition. (note: at the time of the vote City Wide Councilman Michael Farina was a Democrat but he switched party affiliation […]Load more...
WARWICK, R.I. – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) praised Governor Gina Raimondo, Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea and the Rhode Island General Assembly today on the signing of legislation that will allow Rhode Islanders to register to vote or update their voter information online. “Voter participation is the cornerstone of our democracy, and the easier […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, Representative Aaron Regunberg and Senator Gayle Goldin, ceremoniously signed legislation to make voter registration easier for Rhode Islanders. The bill will allow Rhode Islanders to register to vote or update their voter information online in time for the November 2016 elections. […]Load more...
Cranston- Mayor Allan Fung held a ceremonial signing for the recently passed Veterans Property Tax Exemption in Cranston. Under the ordinance, 100% disabled veterans can qualify for up to $250,000 worth of property tax exemptions over a 5 year period. «Our disabled veterans fought for our freedoms and they carry the after-effect of their service […]Load more...
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced $45,000 in state grant funds for two river restoration efforts in Chester and Halifax. These funds will leverage more than $190,000 in federal and foundation grants to enhance stream habitats for fish and wildlife and improve water quality. «These restoration efforts will improve water quality, increase climate change […]Load more...
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Pawtucket Receives $245,000 Streetscape Improvement Grant from RI Commerce Corporation
Pawtucket – Pawtucket City officials have been notified by Rhode Island Commerce Corporation that the City has been awarded a $245,000 Streetscape Improvement Grant from Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, to be matched 30% with $105,000 in Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency funding, to undertake renovations to the City’s downtown parking garage in the amount totaling $350,000. The […]Load more...
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Multicultural Education Pioneer, Sonia Nieto, to Present Keynote at RIC’s
20th Anniversary Celebration of Dialogue on Diversity PROVIDENCE, R.I. –Twenty years after presenting the first keynote at the inauguration of the Dialogue on Diversity Lecture series at Rhode Island College, nationally acclaimed scholar, activist and author Sonia Nieto will return to campus to give the keynote at the series’ 20th anniversary celebration. Free and open […]Load more...