PROVIDENCE, RI –This week we say thank you to our law enforcement partners for keeping us safe, and for working together with our Go Team to make our communities safer, cooperative, and more equitable for all. Events in the last year have highlighted the need for increased cooperation between law enforcement agencies, clinicians, and social services […]Read More
Chinese American martial artist, actor, stuntman, fight choreographer and now superhero stars as ‘Barry Bishop’ AKA Tectonic in the #1 TRENDING Netflix show “Jupiter’s Legacy” as he finally steals the spotlight in Hollywood after cutting his teeth in the industry for over 15 years training celebrities like Keanu Reeves, Denzel Washington and Adam Driver. An advocate for the ‘Stop Asian Hate’ […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Mortgage Bankers Association (RIMBA) announced its support for a state bill that would authorize the creation of savings accounts for first-time homebuyers. The bill, which is under consideration at the Rhode Island General Assembly, would allow individuals to deposit up to $10,000 a year into the accounts, and deduct […]Read More
Change in traffic pattern to improve safety at the end of the highway near Natick Avenue As part of its $3 million safety improvement project for Route 37 westbound close to its intersection with Natick Avenue in Cranston, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will open a new curved section of roadway on Friday […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Portsmouth man was arraigned in Newport County District Court yesterday on charges stemming from his failure to pay wages to two former employees in 2018. Ronald Harnois (age 43), owner of Roharn Construction in Portsmouth, is charged with one count of check fraud, two […]Read More
State will open 22 new classrooms, growing from 100 to 122 classrooms to serve nearly 2,300 students statewide Providence, RI – Governor Dan McKee and Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), in partnership with the Department of Human Services, has expanded Rhode Island Pre-Kindergarten classrooms and opened the lottery […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced they have recommended that President Joe Biden nominate current Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha, chief of the civil division for the United States Attorney’s office, to be the next U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island. “Zachary Cunha is an experienced prosecutor with an exemplary […]Read More
The Rhode Island State Police announces the establishment of a Special Victims Unit within the Detective Bureau. The Special Victims Unit is responsible for investigating cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, child molestation, missing children, sex offender registration violations, commercial sexual exploitation of children, in addition to human and labor trafficking. Detectives assigned […]Read More
Speaker Shekarchi, Senate President Ruggerio: Sherlock Center to continue services
STATE HOUSE – Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, working collaboratively with the Rhode Island Department of Education and Rhode Island College, announced that a resolution has been reached regarding future programming for blind and visually impaired students. A press conference, also attended by Governor Daniel J. McKee, was held today […]Read More
RI slated to get $1.67 billion that Sen. Reed helped secure for RI in the State & Local section of the American Rescue Plan Reed encourages the state and communities to make strategic investments to help their residents, businesses and nonprofits recover WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Treasury Department launched the process of distributing $350 […]Read More