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­­­­­Governor McKee Nominates Jonathan Womer for Department of Administration Director

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced that he has selected Jonathan Womer as his nominee to serve as the next Director of the Department of Administration (DOA). Womer will replace Brian Daniels, who has served as Acting DOA Director since April following the departure of James E. Thorsen. The Governor will submit Womer’s name […]Read More

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Providence woman charged with unlicensed practice of dentistry

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence woman has been charged in Providence County Superior Court for practicing dentistry without a license following an investigation into the post-procedure hospitalization of a […]Read More

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Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Providence Residents to Unveil Proposals for

The public are invited to Participatory Budgeting Proposal Fairs this weekend to learn about community designed potential projects in Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Central Providence to fund $1.38 million in health improvement projects in these communities. The community members who developed these proposals will be on hand with creative visuals to discuss their visions and […]Read More

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Pawtucket man sentenced to serve 9 years in state prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve nine years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to illegally possessing several handguns in 2020. On May 11, 2023, Davon McMahon (age 28) entered a plea of nolo contendere to one […]Read More

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Rhode Island ARPA Support Grant Awardees

The Rhode Island Foundation, Governor McKee, the General Assembly, and the Rhode Island Pandemic Recovery Office jointly established the Rhode Island ARPA Support Grant program in 2022 to distribute funding from Rhode Island’s $1.1 billion share of the federal American Rescue Plan Act allocation for COVID-19 recovery. This program, established with $20 million from the […]Read More