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Warwick Signs Learn365RI Municipal Compact, Commits to Increasing Out-of-School Learning

WARWICK, RI – Governor Dan McKee and Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi today signed the Learn365RI Municipal Compact. “I thank Mayor Picozzi and our partners in Warwick for recognizing the importance of this initiative and joining our growing coalition,” said Governor McKee. “I look forward to seeing how the additional learning outside of school will help us better […]Read More

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McKee Administration Announces New Round of Brownfields Grant Funding Now

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced new funding opportunities for the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties, known as brownfields, across Rhode Island. DEM is seeking proposals for brownfield site redevelopment projects that will support the cleanup of contaminated property to transform underused brownfield sites into […]Read More

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Mayor Smiley Awards $200,000 to Local Arts, Cultural Organizations

ARPA funding awarded to local artists struggling to recover from economic impacts of pandemic PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Brett P. Smiley and Director of Art, Culture, Tourism Joe Wilson Jr. today announced the following organizations as the grantees for the Special Events Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Sector funding through the American Rescue Plan Act: WaterFire Providence, […]Read More

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US Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Ken Bredemeier The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday decisively struck down the use of affirmative action in college admissions, ruling that consideration of a student’s race to help decide who is admitted to the halls of higher learning was unconstitutional. In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s conservative majority specifically overturned admission plans at Harvard University […]Read More