Lt. Governor Matos, Commissioner Infante-Green Make Surprise Announcement at North Providence High School NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI — At a surprise ceremony today at North Providence High School, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos and Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green announced the selection of Lisa Leaheey as the 2023 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year. Leaheey has taught English […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, ahead of the vote on H.R. 7910, Protecting Our Kids Act, Congressman David Cicilline urged all his colleagues to support the legislation, demanding that they “do your job” by passing gun safety legislation to protect Americans. A transcript of the Congressman’s remarks is below. Madam Speaker, Almost six years ago, I sat […]Read More
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) voted today for sweeping gun safety legislation after a recent spate of devastating mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Tulsa. H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, is a legislative package containing several commonsense gun safety laws, which are widely supported by the American people. “There is no other […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today signed into law the ‘Let RI Vote Act,’ legislation which expands voter access while ensuring the integrity of Rhode Island elections. “There is nothing more fundamentally American than the right to vote – it provides every Rhode Islander the opportunity to have a say in how they would like […]Read More
RIPTA to Detour All Routes in Providence and Temporarily Relocate
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour forty-one bus routes in the Providence area on Friday, June 10 through Sunday, June 12, 2022 to accommodate PVDFest. Routes 1, 3, 4, 6, 9X, 10X, 12X, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24L, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 49, 50, […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Attorney General’s Open Government Unit today issued a finding in response to an Open Meetings Act (OMA) complaint filed by Rhode Island Republican Party chairperson Susan Cienki against the Rhode Island Special Commission on Reapportionment for the Commission’s alleged failure to comply with the OMA. As background, the General Assembly established the Commission […]Read More
Fourth indictment stemming from comprehensive review of clergy child sexual abuse allegations PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Colonel Darnell S. Weaver announced that the Statewide Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging a former priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence with sexually assaulting a juvenile male victim between 1981 and […]Read More
Gonzalez plans to use her interest in behavioral psychology to work with children in underserved communities. After Jeniece Gonzalez graduates from Rhode Island College with a bachelor’s degree in psychology this year, she’s headed to attend graduate school at William James College in Massachusetts, making significant strides toward her career goal. “I want to give […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to life in prison after pleading to the murder of 78-year-old Delor “Dean” Cabral in Providence in 2013. Leopoldo Belen (age 33) entered a plea of nolo contendere to one count of second-degree murder. At […]Read More
Governor McKee Announces Awards to Six Organizations to Combat Homelessness
Funding from the McKee Administration’s Rhode Island Rebounds Initiative Will Address the Needs of the Rhode Islanders Experiencing Homelessness or at Risk of Homelessness PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee announced six awards totaling close to $1.5 million to the dedicated service providers addressing the homelessness crisis in Rhode Island. These grants are part of the […]Read More