PAWTUCKET U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) issued the following statement today: “I’m saddened and heartbroken by the passing of my friend, Jorge Cardenas. Our state has truly lost a gentle giant and champion.” “A native of Peru, Jorge was a community leader whose passion for service, particularly in the area of education, was contagious. I […]Read More
By VOA News U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is the winner in the southwestern state of Arizona, according to major U.S. news outlets, adding to his electoral victory even as President Donald Trump refuses to acknowledge defeat. With more than 99 percent of the votes counted in the state, Biden leads President Donald Trump by about 11,000 […]Read More
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today plans to implement a revised version of the naturalization civics test. The agency first announced plans to revise the civics test in July 2019. USCIS revised the civics test as part of a decennial update to ensure that it remains an instrument that comprehensively assesses applicants’ knowledge of […]Read More
Last night, a group of protestors gathered outside my family home. While they’re within their right to dissent with my public positions as an elected official, their trespass and use of illegal fireworks on my property did not adhere to the spirit of democratic debate but was instead meant to intimidate and coerce. They’re also […]Read More
CENTRAL FALLS- This Monday, Mayor James A. Diossa will welcome Mayor-Elect Maria Rivera and her transition team to City Hall to discuss moving forward in Central Falls and the process of shifting between administrations. Mayor Diossa plans to provide Mayor-Elect Rivera with the opportunity for meetings and discussions with every department director along with tours […]Read More
Los legisladores demócratas insistieron en la urgencia de aprobar un paquete de estímulo, ante conversaciones estancadas por diferencias con republicanos. Por Alejandra Arredondo 12 Noviembre 2020 – WASHINGTON DC – El proyectado presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, conversó el jueves, por primera vez desde su victoria, con los líderes demócratas del Congreso sobre el […]Read More
By Ken Bredemeier U.S. unemployment benefit claims declined again last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, but the country’s recent surge in coronavirus cases poses a new threat to the world’s biggest economy. Seasonally adjusted, a total of 709,000 jobless workers filed new applications for unemployment compensation, down 48,000 from the revised figure of the week […]Read More
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA – When Joan Martin heard that Joe Biden had been declared the winner of the presidential election, the retired nurse and avowed supporter of President Donald Trump was deeply unsettled. To steel herself, she thought about how her household weathered Hurricane Katrina when it battered her hometown of Picayune, Mississippi, in 2005. […]Read More
Por Voz de América El presidente Donald Trump participó el miércoles en la celebración del Día de los Veteranos, y colocó una ofrenda floral en el Cementerio Nacional de Arlington, en su primera aparición pública desde las elecciones del pasado 3 de noviembre donde aparece como proyectado perdedor frente a su contendor demócrata Joe Biden. Trump no ha hecho […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Governor Gina M. Raimondo today led the state’s official Veterans Day proceedings to honor those who have served. The virtual event brought together Rhode Island’s congressional delegation, general officers, legislative leaders, and military officials to pay tribute to those who have fought to protect our freedoms. The event can be watched on Governor Raimondo’s […]Read More