PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced that he has accepted the resignation of Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, who will retire from RIDOT on February 27, 2026. The Governor also announced that his administration will conduct a nationwide search for a permanent RIDOT director. Robert Rocchio, Chief Engineer for Infrastructure at RIDOT, will serve as interim director. “As […]Read More

Providence, RI – President Pro Tempore Juan M. Pichardo (Ward 9), who chairs the Providence City Council Special Committee on Health, Opportunity, Prosperity, and Education (HOPE), announced that the committee will hold a public hearing on the proposed rent stabilization ordinance. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the […]Read More

City Receives Moshassuck River Grant, Improves FEMA CRS Rating, and Invites Community Flooding Input Pawtucket, RI – The City of Pawtucket is excited to announce a major step forward in its efforts to address flooding and enhance resilience in natural spaces. The City has received grant funding for a planning effort focused on the Moshassuck […]Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Governor Daniel J. McKee, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Valarie J. Lawson, the Rhode Island Department of Health, and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services today released the following statement about next steps in the potential sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and […]Read More

Statement from U.S. Senator Jack Reed   “I’m voting no on the motion to proceed to the appropriations package. ICE/DHS should not move forward without accountability, investigations, and reforms.   “If Republicans want to defend the ICE killings in Minneapolis & shut down key federal agencies, that’s their choice. But Senate Democrats can & will […]Read More