PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor McKee, Chair of the Rhode Island Commerce Board, announced today that the Board awarded $300,000 in incentives through the state’s Innovation Voucher program to support business growth. “Rhode Island continues to experience real momentum – having added more than 36,000 private sector jobs since I became Governor. These grants represent more than […]Read More

PROVIDENCE – A Taunton, MA, man has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence for traveling to Rhode Island to engage in illicit sexual contact with a minor and receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Paul Fredericks, 38, was sentenced on January 13, 2026, by […]Read More

PROVIDENCE – A citizen of Jamaica and resident of Georgia has pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island to charges related to his role in a nationwide sweepstakes fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Owen Demoy Byfield, age 33, pleaded guilty on January 13, 2026, to mail […]Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 7 p.m., Governor Dan McKee will deliver his 2026 State of the State Address. Governor McKee’s speech will focus on an Affordability for All theme, with special guests highlighting some of the Governor’s latest proposals to put money back in Rhode Islanders’ pockets and to continue building […]Read More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement after securing a preliminary injunction in Washington, D.C. federal court against the Trump Administration, allowing work on the Revolution Wind project to proceed.   “We refuse to accept this Administration’s unlawful attempts to hinder progress on the Revolution Wind project, and today’s […]Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Brett P. Smiley, City Council President Rachel Miller, Rhode Island Commerce, and Brown University today announced that recovery grants will be provided to three local merchant associations impacted by the recent shooting at Brown University. Each City of Providence grant of $15,000 will be matched dollar for dollar by Rhode Island Commerce and Brown University, providing a total of $45,000 in support for each association.   The grants […]Read More