Providence, R.I., January 9, 2023 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is down 1 cent from last week ($3.25), averaging $3.24 per gallon. Today’s price is 27 cents lower than a month ago ($3.51), and 12 cents lower than January 9, 2022 ($3.36). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 4 cents lower than the national average. The recent increases in […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) today announced the January 23 opening date for the new Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center, which will allow riders to switch modes of transportation easily between commuter rail operated by […]Read More
Washington, D.C. – Saturday, January 7,2023, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner was officially sworn-in as the Member of Congress from Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 3rd, Magaziner’s swearing-in ceremony was delayed by the extended election of the House Speaker. “I am deeply honored to serve the people of Rhode Island as the […]Read More
Funding will support pilots in four local education agencies with demonstrated need: Coventry Public Schools, Johnston Public Schools, Exeter West Greenwich Regional School District, and the Segue Institute for Learning PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, and Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green today announced the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has received a […]Read More
Washington, DC – President Biden’s proposed changes to asylum and border policy have wide-ranging implications for people seeking safety, as well as the United States’ obligation to provide humanitarian protection. On Sunday, the President travels to El Paso, Texas to further promote his agenda. On Friday, January 6, border and immigration experts analyzed the administration’s plans […]Read More
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association is pleased to share that law enforcement agencies across Rhode Island worked with Mothers Against Drunk Driving-Rhode Island (MADD-RI) once again this season to honor victims who have lost their lives, or who were tragically injured, due to impaired driving crashes. The campaign ran from Dec. 14 […]Read More
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-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
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
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
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