As part of his continuing effort to put pressure on the leftist Sandinista government in Nicaragua, President Ronald Reagan orders over 3,000 U.S. troops to Honduras, claiming that Nicaraguan soldiers had crossed its borders. As with so many of the other actions taken against Nicaragua during the Reagan years, the result was only more confusion […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza today announced an effort to revamp the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) by signing an executive order granting the commission more say over where bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure investments, such as crosswalks and bike lanes, are implemented and how they are designed. «Having safe areas for […]Load more...
Junto al Ganador del Premio Grammy Lin-Manuel Miranda, Exigen al Congreso Actuar Ahora Washington, D.C. – Los Senadores estadounidenses Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y) y Elizabeth Warren junto al Rep. Carlos Gonzalez y Jonathan Zamora residente de Massachusetts quien se mudo desde Ponce Puerto Rico a Boston siete meses atrás, para afrontar la crisis humanitaria y económica […]Load more...
LINCOLN, R.I., March 16, 2016 – Amica Insurance is partnering with Understory, Inc., the developer of the next generation of weather sensor hardware and hyper-local data analysis networks, to test an innovative weather detection and analytics platform. In a recent independent study, hail was cited as causing more than $1.4 billion in property damage and […]Load more...
Mayor Elorza Announces #PVDPotholeHunt and Aggressive Approach to Potholes
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza today joined by a Department of Public Works pothole team, outlined efforts to aggressively and systematically repair potholes throughout the City of Providence with the #PVDPotholeHunt campaign that encourages the community to report potholes by utilizing the 3-1-1 hotline, the PVD311 mobile application, and an online pothole tracker. «Thanks […]Load more...
Almeida, Abney, Metts visit construction trades program Building Futures prepares
STATE HOUSE – Putting Rhode Islanders back to work has been one of the General [cid:image004.jpg@01D17F87.097E9C20] Assembly’s key goals in recent years. Sen. Harold M. Metts, Rep. Joseph S. Almeida and Rep. Marvin L. Abney last week visited a program that is supporting that mission by preparing low-income Rhode Islanders for skilled jobs in the […]Load more...
Judiciary Committee Member Calls on Chairman to Perform his Constitutional Duty and Call a Hearing on the Nominee Washington, DC – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement congratulating Merrick Garland, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, on his nomination for the Supreme Court. Whitehouse is a […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – El congresista de EE.UU. David N. Cicilline (D -RI), un miembro del Comité Judicial, emitió hoy la siguiente declaración: «Felicito al Juez Merrick Garland por su nominación a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos.» «Desde la fundación de nuestro país, la Corte Suprema ha tenido la última palabra sobre la protección de […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today: «I congratulate Judge Merrick Garland on his nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States.» «Since our country’s founding, the Supreme Court has had the final say on protecting the rights of the people […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Obama announced he will nominate Merrick B. Garland to the United States Supreme Court, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: «Under our Constitution, the President is obligated to nominate a justice to fill openings on the Supreme Court and the Senate has a duty to independently […]Load more...