Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today called for speedy approval of the two pending nominees to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors, citing an urgent need for a change in leadership at the agency. Whitehouse’s call comes after a new report that the EPA and the White House Council on Environmental Quality […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, together with HealthSource RI (HSRI), announces that his FY2023 budget and State Fiscal Recovery Fund spending plan includes an initiative to help many Rhode Islanders as they transition from the state’s Medicaid program to commercial health coverage through HSRI. This initiative would enable HSRI to automatically transition some Rhode Islanders […]Read More
China’s Pandemic Olympics Begins, With Lockdown and Boycotts
VOA News The country where the coronavirus outbreak emerged two years ago launched a locked-down Winter Olympics on Friday, proudly projecting its might on the most global of stages even as some Western governments mounted a diplomatic boycott over the way China treats millions of its own people. The opening ceremony began just after the […]Read More
VOA News The goal set by the president is part of the relaunch of the 2016 “Cancer Moonshot” program. WASHINGTON DC— The Biden Administration on Wednesday launched a plan that seeks to reduce the country’s cancer death rate by at least 50% over the next 25 years.The effort is a continuation of the 2016 “Cancer […]Read More
Homicide rates increased in the United States during the first year of the pandemic; also the possession of firearms, according to records from federal agencies. WASHINGTON DC— The number of homicides in states soared nearly 30% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a phenomenon seen in both cities and rural areas, and in both […]Read More
Governor joined by Legislative Leadership, RIHousing, and housing advocates to announce $12 million in State Fiscal Recovery Funds for the acquisition of properties for redevelopment as affordable and supportive housing PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee, and state leaders announced the availability of new funding to support the creation of affordable and supportive housing. Funded […]Read More
QUIT — A flood in Ecuador left at least 18 dead, including some swept away by the current when a group of people was on a sports field in an upper area of the capital, the Risk Management Secretariat reported Tuesday. In a Twitter message, the agency reported that there were “14 people dead, three houses […]Read More
After months of speculation and rumors surrounding his future plans, Tom Brady has officially announced his retirement. The future Hall of Fame quarterback declared in a lengthy social media post Tuesday morning that he has decided to hang up his cleats after 22 seasons following a week of reflection. The announcement comes three days after NFL Network […]Read More
Cicilline Meets with Rhode Island’s Michael Druckman and David Gehrenbeck
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
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