Today, after experiencing mild symptoms, Secretary Raimondo tested positive for COVID using an at-home antigen test. She is fully-vaccinated and boosted, and she is confident that the vaccine has prevented her from experiencing more significant symptoms. She is sharing the news of her positive test out of an abundance of transparency. The Secretary’s office is […]Read More
Bipartisan Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act Introduced in Senate
Bill would train officers to respond to mental health, behavioral health, and substance use crises Washington, DC – Today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) led colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act to help law enforcement respond more effectively to people suffering mental or behavioral health crises. The senators’ bill […]Read More
On Friday, April 8 the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close the off-ramp from the Henderson Bridge to Massasoit Avenue southbound, the first exit off the bridge when heading toward East Providence. The closure is permanent and is part of the ongoing $84.4 million project to replace the Henderson Bridge in Providence and […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man previously convicted and incarcerated on drug trafficking charges today was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison on additional and unrelated drug trafficking and firearm charges brought as the result of a Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Joaquin Fabian, 24, was […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Each April, the Department of Justice and United States Attorney’s Offices across the nation join survivors, advocates, and communities in observing Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Sexual assault is far too prevalent, and it is important to not only raise awareness of the myriad forms of it takes, but to engage […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve the fairness, integrity, and transparency of U.S. financial markets and crack down on harmful insider trading, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), two senior members of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced the Insider Trading Prohibition Act (S. 3990) to establish a clear statutory prohibition against insider trading. This legislation […]Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Joe Biden’s remarks calling for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin, Representatives David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) – authors of the Putin War Crimes Resolution, H.Res.964 – released the following joint statement: “We strongly support President Biden’s call for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin for […]Read More
WAHINGTON, DC — Today, after Congressional negotiators reached agreement on a bipartisan $10 billion COVID-19 Supplemental Appropriations package, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a member of the Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement: “This money is needed to protect Americans and save lives. It will help purchase more tests and vaccines and improve public health. It will […]Read More
Dr. Montañez, first named Interim Superintendent of Providence Schools in June 2021, has been a PPSD educator for more than two decades PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Education will offer Dr. Javier Montañez the position of Superintendent of the Providence Public […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence, Rhode Island resident Melissa Morales is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Morales is a graduate of University […]Read More