Cicilline, Buck, Klobuchar, and Grassley Urge Swift Floor Votes on the American Innovation and Choice Online Act WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen David N. Cicilline (D-RI) and Ken Buck (R-CO) and Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) held a press conference Wednesday highlighting how the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, their bipartisan, bicameral […]Read More
Rhode Island Department of Health Announces Endemic Strategy for COVID-19
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
Health insurer has received highest member satisfaction ranking by J.D. Power PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 8, 2022) – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) members have rated the health insurer #1 in member satisfaction among commercial health plans in the Northeast region in the annual J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Commercial Member Health Plan Satisfaction […]Read More
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