#GoOpen initiative supports transition from traditional textbooks Rhode Island has joined a new multi-state, open-education initiative to put more free educational resources in the hands of students and teachers. Through the #GoOpen initiative, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Education, Rhode Island joins 12 other states that have pledged to work together in the first […]readmore
Providence – “In recent weeks, Wanskuck has become a hot spot for criminal activity and it’s time to see action from the Providence Police Department and the city’s administration. Last month, I called on the Providence Police Department for an increase in police presence to curtail this violence. Week after week, our neighborhood continues to […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – One year after Governor Gina M. Raimondo established the Working Group to Reinvent Medicaid, Rhode Island is positioned to expand and improve access to quality care and reduce costs. The state is projected to achieve over $100 million of annual Medicaid savings without cutting eligibility or reducing benefits. These reforms protect and […]readmore
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Atrion Partners with Local High School to Develop Young Technology
Atrion ‘Adopts’ the Academy for Career Exploration Warwick, R.I. – February 26, 2016 – As a company committed to closing the IT talent gap, Atrion has committed to “adopting” the Academy for Career Exploration (ACE), a Rhode-Island based high school focused on developing technology talent. Atrion and ACE struck up a fast friendship with the […]readmore
Cranston – Fung, announced Thursday night at his birthday party fundraiser at the Cranston Country Club he run for re-election. In his announcement speech, he touted his record on pension reform in the city, talked about controlling spending and said there has only been one small tax increase in Cranston in the past four years. […]readmore
Cranston – El alcalde de Cranston, Allan Fung, que busca la reelección a un cuarto mandato frente a la ciudad, anuncio durante su cumpleaños y evento de recaudación de fondos en el Cranston Country club. Fung se enfoco en su plan económico para la ciudad, algo que para los residentes de Cranston como para otros […]readmore
Rhode Island – Undocumented immigrants contribute more than $11.6 billion to state and local coffers each year, including $33.4 million in Rhode Island, according to a new study released by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). The study, Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions, also estimates that Rhode Island stands to gain […]readmore
On Tuesday, Senate Republicans took the unprecedented step of officially refusing to consider President Obama’s nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The 11 GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee declined to hold hearings for potential successors, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed not to hold a vote. Several went so far […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent lead poisoning in the nation’s public and assisted housing, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to update the blood lead level standard in public and assisted households with children. The Senators encouraged […]readmore
NEW YORK – A lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs alleges that B&H Foto & Electronics Corp. has systematically discriminated against Hispanic employees and female, black and Asian jobseekers at its Brooklyn Navy Yard warehouse. As a federal contractor, B&H is prohibited by Executive Order 11246 from […]readmore