ARPA Ordinance Providence, RI – At tonight’s Providence City Council meeting, councilors overwhelmingly approved $124 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that will directly impact city residents and build long-term investments in Providence’s neighborhoods. The allocated funding includes substantial investments in housing, parks and recreation centers, tourism, travel, hospitality, water/sewer infrastructure improvements, and economic […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee will host a Facebook Live event Friday, May 20, 2022 at 10:00 AM in observance of Rhode Island’s second ‘Mental Health Action Day’ as part of a coalition of more than 1,400 nonprofits, government agencies and community leaders. Facebook.com/GovDanMcKee Over the past two decades, suicide rates have risen, particularly […]Read More
Funding from the McKee Administration’s Site Readiness Program to be Used to Help Catalyze Development PROVIDENCE, RI – Joined by state and local officials, Governor Dan McKee today announced over $600,000 in site readiness awards to 16 projects in 11 communities across Rhode Island. The awards will fund municipal technical assistance and site-specific planning improvements to catalyze […]Read More
Cicilline & Upton’s Bipartisan Active Shooter Alert Act Creates a New Public Safety Alert System WASHINGTON, DC – This National Police Week, Congressmen David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Fred Upton (MI-06) will join with law enforcement officials to highlight the importance of creating a national active shooter alert system, so that every local law enforcement agency has […]Read More
Leaders Celebrate Historic Influx of Funding for Road, Bridge, Transportation, and Water Infrastructure Projects PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Jeffrey Diehl of the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gathered today at Save The Bay’s Bay Center in Providence to kick off United for Infrastructure Week and to celebrate the historic […]Read More
In-Line Charging Station Will Power State’s First Fully Electric Bus Fleet PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, was joined by Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, members of the State’s Congressional delegation, municipal leaders and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority today to mark the start of construction on Rhode Island’s first electric bus in-line charging station. […]Read More
Nationwide “Request for Expressions of Interest” Seeks Input from Developers, Private Sector Expertise RIPTA’s Dorrance Street Transit Center Will “Put Passengers First,” Feature Space For Downtown Business and Residences PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee announced today that the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has taken the first step in making the proposed Dorrance […]Read More
Operation Stand Down RI is excited for the return of the full display of Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial on Memorial Day weekend (May 27-30). Volunteers will converge at Fort Adams State Park on 24 May 2022 at 9 a.m. to set up the Memorial. On Friday, May 27th, starting at 8 a.m. […]Read More
Life-Saving Drug Invented in 1920’s Shouldn’t Put People in Poverty Today EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — As a part of their continued effort to lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Rhode Island seniors and families, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today visited the East Providence Senior Center to outline plans to deliver price relief […]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 37-year-old Jorge Gonzalez, an innocent bystander, during a 2020 shooting in Providence. Felix Rosado-Hernandez (age 20) entered a plea of guilty to one count of […]Read More
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