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Puerto Rico Approved to Receive Federal Funding Through the State

Treasury Department Announces Puerto Rico to Receive up to $109 Million to Promote Small Business Growth and Entrepreneurship through President Biden’s American Rescue Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Puerto Rico will receive up to $109 million in funding under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) in President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. […]Read More

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Former Iowa man sentenced to serve 5 years in state

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Central Falls Police Chief Anthony Roberson announced that a former Iowa man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve five-years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to his role in a firearms trafficking scheme involving the straw purchase of several firearms in Rhode […]Read More

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Whitehouse & Doggett Introduce No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act

Bill would fulfill Biden pledge to end tax incentives for big multinational corporations to ship jobs overseas Washington, DC – Today, after three weeks of the Treasury Department undertaking “extraordinary measures” to uphold the full faith and credit of the United States, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), chair of the Senate Budget Committee, and Congressman Lloyd Doggett […]Read More

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The American Red Cross is helping five after Thursday’s Little

PROVIDENCE, RI (February 10, 2023) – The American Red Cross is helping one family – two adults – three children after a fire yesterday on Long Hwy, Little Compton. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the family’s immediate needs. Responders included: Shannon Earle, Maureen Reilly, Jose Medeiros and Ginger Flynn.   The Red Cross also provided a recovery envelope containing information helpful to families recovering from […]Read More

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Special Squad Division investigation led to an arrest on Hicks

On February 8, 2023, the Pawtucket Police Department’s Narcotics Unit along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), US Postal Inspector’s Office, and the Department of Homeland Security (HSI), executed a court-ordered search warrant at #25 Hicks Street (apt.1) in the city of Pawtucket. As a result of the search warrant, inside the residence detectives […]Read More

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Mt. Hope High School Highlights Business and Finance Pathway As

Students in Bristol Warren’s Business and Finance pathway at a DECA excursion. (Photo Courtesy Bristol Warren Regional School District) BRISTOL — Superintendent Ana C. Riley and Principal Michelle King wish to highlight Mt. Hope High School’s Business and Finance pathway as part of Career and Technical Education Month. A total of 98 students are currently […]Read More

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Magaziner Selected As Top Democrat on House Homeland Security Subcommittee

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced that he has been selected to be the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence. The Intelligence and Counterterrorism Subcommittee is responsible for overseeing the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) intelligence, counterterrorism, and information sharing efforts, specifically managing the DHS […]Read More