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Rhode Island Department of Health Announces Endemic Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing
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Rhode Island Department of Health Announces Endemic Strategy for COVID-19

LPR News June 9, 2022

As part of its strategy to address COVID-19 as a manageable endemic disease, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is announcing its plan for the transition of State-supported testing and vaccination to traditional partners and settings for providing COVID-19 services. COVID-19 services, like testing and vaccination, are now widely available through multiple accessible channels, […]Read More

Lisa Leaheey Selected as Rhode Island Teacher of the Year
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Lisa Leaheey Selected as Rhode Island Teacher of the Year

LPR News June 8, 2022

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

Governor McKee Signs ‘Let RI Vote Act’
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Governor McKee Signs ‘Let RI Vote Act’

LPR News June 8, 2022

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

Open Government Unit issues OMA finding in Cienki v. Rhode Island Special Commission on Reapportionment
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Open Government Unit issues OMA finding in Cienki v. Rhode

LPR News June 6, 2022

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

Former Catholic Diocese priest indicted for sexual assault
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Former Catholic Diocese priest indicted for sexual assault

LPR News June 6, 2022

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

MEET OUR GRADUATES: HER ROCKY PATH PAVED THE WAY TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES
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MEET OUR GRADUATES: HER ROCKY PATH PAVED THE WAY TO

LPR News June 3, 2022

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

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