CRANSTON, RI (February 25, 2022) – The American Red Cross is helping six families – 13 adults – four children after a fire today on Lincoln Avenue, Cranston. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the families’ immediate needs. Responders included: Sheri McKenzie, Ginger Flynn, Laura Callahan, Tom Perrin, and Ernie Labbe. The Red Cross also provided a recovery envelope containing information helpful to families recovering […]Read More
Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Recognizes One-Year Anniversary of House Passage
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus marks one year since the historic House passage of H.R.5, the Equality Act, and urges the Senate to take action on this vital legislation. The Equality Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to extend non-discrimination protections to the LGBTQ+ community. “On today’s one-year anniversary of House passage of the Equality Act, I call on the […]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 Saturday, February 26 and Sunday, February 27. Community based COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held Saturday, February 26 in Central Falls, Lincoln, Newport, Warwick, Providence, South Kingstown, East Providence, […]Read More
If she is confirmed by the full U.S. Senate, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Biden announced he will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI.— Congressional candidate Seth Magaziner today issued the following statement regarding the nomination of the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court Justice: “I commend President Biden for his historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court. Judge Jackson is an experienced jurist and former public defender who has spent […]Read More
According to Mayor Kenneth Hopkins, the fire was likely ignited by an outside heater warming up cages of animals. Several cats rabbits and ferrets were lost in the fire. “I do have a concern for the people in the neighborhood because we had to shut off the electricity and gas, so they’re kind of cold […]Read More
Judiciary Courts Subcommittee Chairman hails historic Biden pick as ‘thoroughly qualified,’ calls for good-faith consideration by Senate Republicans Washington, DC – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, released the following statement on the nomination of D.C. Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to […]Read More
Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. “Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s demonstrated commitment to justice, dedication to the Constitution, and knowledge of the rule of law make her highly qualified […]Read More
President Joe Biden is making the nomination for the seat to be vacated by Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, who will retire at the end of his term this summer. US President Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals court judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Friday, according to two people familiar with the […]Read More
Citizens and NBC 10 provide $35,000 in funding, communications and volunteer support Rhode Island (February 24, 2022) – Progreso Latino, Inc., a nonprofit organization that develops and provides transformational programs to assist Rhode Island’s Latino and immigrant communities so they can achieve their civic goals, reach greater self-sufficiency and socio-economic progress and advance personal growth and social […]Read More