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Cicilline Meets with Rhode Island’s Michael Druckman and David Gehrenbeck

LPR News February 1, 2022

While in Kyiv, Ukraine on a congressional trip with the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) met with Barrington native Michael Druckman, who currently serves as the Resident Program Director for Ukraine at the International Republican Institute (IRI), and Providence native and Classical High School graduate David Gehrenbeck, Counselor for Political Affairs […]Read More

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Cicilline, Upton Introduce Bipartisan Active Shooter Alert Act

LPR News February 1, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Fred Upton (MI-06) today are introducing the Active Shooter Alert Act, bipartisan legislation to create a program similar to the AMBER Alert system for law enforcement to alert the public to active shooters in their community. Active shooter incidents put a huge strain on our law enforcement officials. […]Read More

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Significant increase in the cost of a nonimmigrant visa is

LPR News February 1, 2022

Aline Barros The Joe Biden administration has proposed raising the fees on almost all visas for non-immigrants seeking to reach the United States. While US officials say the move is necessary to better align visa prices with what it costs to provide them, critics worry that if the administration doesn’t address visa wait times, rising […]Read More

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FDA grants final approval to Moderna vaccine

LPR News February 1, 2022

On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its full approval to US pharmaceutical company Moderna ‘s COVID-19 vaccine , to be marketed under the name Spikevax. The vaccine has been widely distributed in the United States and around the world under FDA emergency use authorization since December 2020. It has already been approved for use in […]Read More

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“Call me!” Jill Biden tells spouses of governors in a

LPR News February 1, 2022

US First Lady Jill Biden meets with the nation’s spouses of governors at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC Jill Biden on Monday urged the spouses of the nation’s governors to continue working together and with her on issues she said transcend politics, such as her efforts to help military families and support research into […]Read More

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US Senate Contemplates ‘Mother of All Sanctions’ if Russia Invades

LPR News February 1, 2022

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan effort in the U.S. Senate has come together to produce what the chairman of the body’s Foreign Relations Committee has dubbed “the mother of all sanctions” to be levied against Russia in the event of a new invasion of Ukraine. According to committee chairman Robert Menendez, senators are on the cusp of […]Read More

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In Preparation for Travel Ban, RIPTA to Suspend All Service,

LPR News January 28, 2022

Travel ban will be in effect beginning at 8am Providence, Rhode Island, January 28, 2022 — In anticipation of blizzard conditions, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will suspend all service effective tomorrow, Saturday, January 29, 2022, in conjunction with the vehicular travel ban instituted by Governor McKee. Service will be reinstated as soon as conditions […]Read More

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Lane Shift Planned for Route 5 at Pontiac Bridge in

LPR News January 28, 2022

Starting on Monday, February 7, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift travel lanes on Route 5 (Greenwich Avenue) near Knight Street in Warwick for reconstruction of the Pontiac Bridge over the Pawtuxet River. The Department also will reduce travel lanes from two lanes to one for both directions of Route 5 at […]Read More

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In Advance of Winter Storm, Rhode Islanders Reminded to Take

LPR News January 28, 2022

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding all Rhode Islanders about tips related to shoveling, heating, and food safety to keep themselves healthy and safe during and after winter storms. Shoveling Snow shoveling can cause sudden increases in blood pressure and heart rate, increasing the risk of heart attacks. Shoveling can also cause […]Read More

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RI shines in new HBO series ‘The Gilded Age’

LPR News January 27, 2022

Lord Julian Fellowes’ new HBO drama The Gilded Age filmed in Newport and Warwick, premiered on Jan. 24, 2022 The Rhode Island Film & TV Office is pleased to announce that Lord Julian Fellowes’ new HBO television drama series, The Gilded Age, which filmed in Newport and Warwick in early 2021, will have its world premiere […]Read More

Cicilline Meets with Rhode Island’s Michael Druckman and David Gehrenbeck

Cicilline, Upton Introduce Bipartisan Active Shooter Alert Act

Significant increase in the cost of a nonimmigrant visa is

FDA grants final approval to Moderna vaccine

“Call me!” Jill Biden tells spouses of governors in a

US Senate Contemplates ‘Mother of All Sanctions’ if Russia Invades

In Preparation for Travel Ban, RIPTA to Suspend All Service,

Lane Shift Planned for Route 5 at Pontiac Bridge in

In Advance of Winter Storm, Rhode Islanders Reminded to Take

RI shines in new HBO series ‘The Gilded Age’

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