Governor McKee, Commissioner Infante-Green Spotlight Weekly Attendance Leaders

PROVIDENCE, RI – As part of the statewide Attendance Matters RI campaign, today, Governor Dan McKee and Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green recognized Rhode Island schools with the highest weekly attendance rate across elementary, middle, and high school levels. The following schools are Rhode Island’s attendance leaders for the week of December 1, 2025*: Elementary: Matunuck School, South Kingstown - 97.90% weekly attendance rate Middle: Narragansett Pier School, Narragansett - 97.11% weekly attendance rate High School: East […]

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Alisha A. Pina Selected as Next RI Interfaith Coalition to

Providence, RI — The Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty’s Executive Committee unanimously selected Alisha A. Pina to be its next Director and Lead Organizer. She started earlier this month and is already hard at work planning our 18th annual Poverty Vigil, a legislative session kickoff event where a diverse group of faith leaders collectively pray for our elected […]

Amo Statement on Ongoing Investigation into the Brown University Shooting

Providence, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement on the ongoing investigation into yesterday’s shooting at Brown University: Brown University, Providence, and our entire state are continuing to reel from yesterday’s tragic shooting. My thoughts remain with the families and loved ones of the two students killed, those recovering at Rhode Island […]

Person of Interest is in custody in Brown University Shooting

Early morning a person of interest was taken into custody at the Hampton Inn in Coventry. The person is a male in his thirties. Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez said the details around the person-of-interest would be limited. Brown University posted the following notice at 5:42 a.m.: “Providence police have advised the University that […]