LPR – On March 24, 2014 in Cranston, Republican candidate for Governor Ken Block spoke to about 75 guests at the Rhode Island Shriners, regarding events of the last several days and how important the need to reform Rhode Island’s state government. Listen to Candidate Ken Block BlockQuestion and Answer sessionreadmore
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Mexico City, Mexico – Thursday, March 20, 2014 – Governor Deval Patrick today joined representatives from Massachusetts-based Desalitech Inc. and international water innovation leader Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, who have signed an agreement to bring advanced, cost-effective water solutions to Mexico and countries worldwide. «Congratulations to Desalitech and Veoila for collaborating to bring innovative […]readmore
European Union leaders met from 14:30 GMT in Brussels to discuss a new response to block the Russian intervention in the Ukrainian region of Crimea. The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, said that the EU leaders would agree to new sanctions against Moscow. Merkel said before the Parliament of her country that Russia’s actions meant that […]readmore
City’s First Latino Councilman Cites Solomon’s Plan to Rebuild the City’s Schools PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence City Councilman Luis Aponte (Ward 10) endorsed City Council President Michael Solomon for Mayor of Providence. Councilman Aponte has represented South Providence and Washington Park since being the first Latino elected to the City Council in 1998. He is […]readmore
Infrastructure week continues with citizen forum on rebuilding What: Gina hosts a Twitter Town Hall and takes questions about her plan to rebuild Rhode Island and put people back to work When: Thursday, March 20, from 12:20 – 1 p.m. Where: You can follow the conversation on her blog (ginaraimondo.com/blog) or by following the hashtag […]readmore
Governor Patrick Discusses Opportunities For Collaboration With Panamanian Innovation Leaders
PANAMA – Tuesday, March 18, 2014 – Governor Deval Patrick addressed CAPATEC, the Panamanian Chamber of Information Technology and Communications, where he discussed the many opportunities for collaboration between Massachusetts and Panama in the innovation economy sectors. “Lasting growth in the 21st century global economy will come from our competitiveness in global markets and opening […]readmore
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today signed a Proclamation announcing March 17-23, 2014, as «Diversity & Inclusion Awareness Week». The Proclamation builds off of Governor Chafee’s May 2013 Executive Order on Diversity, which had two main goals: increasing diversity in the state workforce and increasing the utilization of Minority Business Enterprises in state contracts. Governor Chafee […]readmore
The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Arseniy Yatseniuk, promised during a speech televised in Russian, more powers and more resources to the regions. In a speech aimed at the regions of the South and the East of the country, Yatsenyuk said that it will introduce reforms on a large scale in order to preserve the unity […]readmore
More than 60 environmental activists of the non governmental organization Greenpeace entered a nuclear plantmanaged by the company EDF in Fessenheim, in eastern France, to protest the vulnerability of nuclear facilities. Members of the Group hung a banner with the words ‘Stop jeopardizing Europe’. Greenpeace appealed to European Governments to cut the use of nuclear energy. The […]readmore
President Barack Obama has ordered a review of the practices of deportation in the country to see if the application of the Immigration Act can be «more humane», informed the White House. The President met Thursday with leaders of the Group of the Congressional Hispanic to discuss efforts to revise the U.S. immigration system. Obama […]readmore