RI – On Friday, February 14, the Rhode Island State Police announced its plans to carry naloxone in every cruiser, providing officers with a fast-acting tool that quickly reverses the effects of an opiate overdose. This is a drug that has a demonstrated ability to save lives, and today Brett Smiley called on the Providence […]readmore
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STATE HOUSE – Here are the highlights from news and events that took place in the General Assembly this week. For more information on any of these items visit http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/News/ * New transportation funding plan would nix Sakonnet tolls A group of East Bay legislators led by Sen. Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Middletown, Newport, […]readmore
Jen Burton and Bobby Gravitz bring more than three decades of combined experience in helping elect Democrats to office Cumberland (Feb. 13, 2014) – Today, Cumberland Mayor, small business owner and lieutenant governor candidate Dan McKee announced Jen Burton and Bobby Gravitz of SWAY <http://swaydc.com/> will join his campaign as media consultants. «I am pleased to announce […]readmore
Providence – Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts today announced her support for Nellie Gorbea, Democratic candidate for Secretary of State. “I have always been impressed with Nellie. Her life experience spans the private, non-profit and government sectors, and she has made long lasting, positive improvements in each of these areas. I know that as Secretary of […]readmore
Providence, RI — Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell issued a statement this morning calling on all parties in the mediation process of the state’s pension system to set a deadline to end the closed-door proceeding that have gone on for over a year at a cost of over one half million dollars to the […]readmore
Mr. President, honorable members of the Providence City Council, distinguished guests, and fellow residents of our great Capital City – In April, I had the pleasure to be present for the Omni Group’s purchase of the C.J. Fox factory. Anyone who drives on Route 95 South through our city knows the Omni Group has been […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Delivering his 2014 State of the City address this evening at Providence City Hall, Mayor Angel Taveras spoke of a city that has weathered hard times and is improving with hard work and new investments in city services, public education, public safety and quality of life. «We’ve been through the hard times […]readmore
Providence – Our city’s public high school students are not eligible for bus passes unless they live more than three miles from school. Students that fall into the far end of that range could be walking for as long as 45 minutes to an hour just to make it to their first period classes. As […]readmore
PAWTUCKET, RI – In an effort to support our nation’s veterans and thank them for their service, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) monday delivered almost 4,000 Valentine’s Day cards prepared by Rhode Island school children to veterans at the VA Medical Center in Providence and the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol. “We owe […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – Today, as representatives for the Democratic candidates for governor meet, the Raimondo campaign is once again calling for open and transparent negotiations and an airtight People’s Pledge that keeps all outside money out of the race. Let’s have Rhode Island be a leader in keeping all outside money out of this election; this […]readmore