Cities and towns will implement specific projects to address impacts of climate change PROVIDENCE, R.I – Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank today announced $4.9 million in Action Grants for participants of the Municipal Resilience Program (MRP). Communities prioritized local actions through the program and will use grant funds to implement projects that will increase their climate resilience. […]Read More
Sen. Reed applauded the administration’s actions to help calm oil markets, stabilize prices, and deny Russia a revenue windfall from its illegal invasion of Ukraine WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the White House announced a plan to release one million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in order to […]Read More
Acquisition and Revitalization Program funding will create homes, community space PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee announced more than $5 million in funding awards to revitalize blighted and vacant properties in Providence and Central Falls. The awards will fund 42 rental homes and one new public facility. “When Rhode Island voters went to the polls in […]Read More
PAWTUCKET –Mayor Donald R. Grebien and the City of Pawtucket have announced the reconstruction of the tennis courts located in Slater Park. Starting April 4th, the tennis courts located off the Armistice Blvd. entrance of Slater Park will be closed for complete reconstruction. The upgraded courts are expected to be completed in June of this year […]Read More
Colonel Michael J. Winquist, Chief of the Cranston Police Department, announces that the department has increased Officer training in mental health awareness and entered into new partnerships with mental health service and community providers to enhance the department’s response and follow-up on mental health-related calls. Due to additional stressors within communities across the country, such […]Read More
Governor McKee Announces Community Based COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Scheduled for
COVID-19 Vaccines and Booster Doses Available at Local Clinics Throughout Rhode Island PROVIDENCE, RI – The McKee Administration today announced the community based COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled for Thursday, March 31, Friday, April 1, and Sunday, April 3. Community based COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held Thursday, March 31 in Pawtucket, Friday, April 1 in Providence, and […]Read More
Cicilline, Buck, Klobuchar, Grassley Announce Department of Justice Support for
Justice Department: “The Department is strongly supportive of these objectives and encourages both the Committee and Congress to work to finalize this legislation and pass it into law” This builds on growing momentum for the legislation after it was the first tech competition policy bill to pass out of the Judiciary Committee since the dawn […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced the appointment of Dennis J. Duffy as Chair of the Council on Postsecondary Education. “Dennis is a leader who has demonstrated his forward-thinking abilities in the workplace, and will pass on that immeasurable experience in his service to the higher education system in Rhode Island,” said Governor McKee. “I […]Read More
Announcing the 2022 Newport Classical Music Festival Twenty-Four Summer Concerts
Newport, RI – Today, Newport Classical (formerly Newport Music Festival) announces its 2022 Newport Classical Music Festival, running from July 1-17, 2022. For its 54th season, Newport Classical Music Festival presents 24 concerts over 18 days, and will return for the first time since 2019 to the stunning interiors of Newport’s historic mansions and venues including The Breakers, Blithewold Mansion, The Elms, Castle Hill Inn, Chinese Tea […]Read More
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is announcing a trio of efforts to increase efficiency and reduce burdens to the overall legal immigration system. USCIS will set new agency-wide backlog reduction goals, expand premium processing to additional form types, and work to improve timely access to employment authorization documents. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and […]Read More