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McKee Administration Announces Reopening of HAF-RI Program to Help Homeowners Affected by Pandemic
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McKee Administration Announces Reopening of HAF-RI Program to Help Homeowners

LPR News January 6, 2023

Funds will assist eligible homeowners with housing-related expenses PROVIDENCE — Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Housing and RIHousing have announced the reopening of the state’s Homeowner Assistance Fund – Rhode Island (HAF-RI). The program provides financial assistance to eligible Rhode Island homeowners who have experienced a financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants must […]Read More

Reed: Lower Health Care and Prescription Drug Costs, Free Vaccines for RIers Start This Week
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Reed: Lower Health Care and Prescription Drug Costs, Free Vaccines

LPR News January 6, 2023

Reed-backed provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act start taking effect and reducing Rx drug prices for seniors on Medicare with future cost-saving reforms scheduled to be phased in PROVIDENCE, RI – A new law officially kicked in this week to begin lowering prescription drug costs across the United States. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed highlighted that […]Read More

McKee Administration Announces $4M Early Childhood Planning Grant from the Federal Administration for Children and Families
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McKee Administration Announces $4M Early Childhood Planning Grant from the

LPR News January 6, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The McKee Administration today announced that Rhode Island has been awarded a one-year, $4 million Preschool Development Birth Through Age Five Planning Grant (PDG B-5) from the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The funding will support planning and capacity-building activities across the early childhood sector to achieve the goals in Rhode […]Read More

Reed Statement on 2nd Anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection
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Reed Statement on 2nd Anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection

LPR News January 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – On the two-year anniversary of the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement: “Two years after a deliberate, violent assault on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters, sanctioned by the former president, our country […]Read More

Cicilline Marks Two Years Since January 6
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Cicilline Marks Two Years Since January 6

LPR News January 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), former impeachment manager, today released the following statement marking two years since January 6, 2021. “Today marks two years since insurrectionists violently attacked the U.S. Capitol and democracy itself. We honor the law enforcement officers who risked their lives to keep us safe and defend our democracy from […]Read More

SPLC Statement on Biden Administration Title 42 Policy Changes
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SPLC Statement on Biden Administration Title 42 Policy Changes

LPR News January 6, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released the following statement from Efrén C. Olivares, deputy legal director for the SPLC’s Immigrant Justice Project, in response to President Joe Biden’s plans to extend the Title 42 expulsion policy to Haitians, Cubans and Nicaraguans; expand the use of the expedited removal process; restrict access to ports of entry for people seeking […]Read More

Treasurer Diossa, Senator Sandra Cano Welcome Baby Son
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Treasurer Diossa, Senator Sandra Cano Welcome Baby Son

LPR News January 5, 2023

Providence, RI – Today, Rhode Island General Treasurer James Diossa and his fiancée, Pawtucket State Senator Sandra Cano, welcomed their second child, Alessandro. “Sandra and I could not be more thrilled with the birth of Alessandro,” said Treasurer Diossa. “One of the greatest blessings and responsibilities a person can receive in life is the privilege of becoming a parent. […]Read More

Reed’s Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act Signed into Law
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Reed’s Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act Signed into Law

LPR News January 5, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC — In an effort to boost pediatric cancer research and expand child-focused cancer treatments and resources for families affected by childhood cancer, President Biden today signed into law U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act of 2022 (S. 4120). The Childhood Cancer STAR Act reauthorization is a comprehensive measure designed to help […]Read More

City Council Begins 2023 Legislative Session
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City Council Begins 2023 Legislative Session

LPR News January 5, 2023

City Treasurer and Internal Auditor elected, Committee Appointments approved, and Mayoral School Board appointees received Providence, RI – Tonight, the Providence City Council began its 2023 legislative session with newly elected President Rachel Miller (Ward 13) presiding. “As we begin the new year with our first meeting, the Providence City Council and its selected committees now get […]Read More

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