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Governor McKee, RI Office of Energy Resources and Dept. of

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have awarded $160,000 in grants to support farmers as they decarbonize their agricultural operations. The clean energy projects funded through this opportunity will further the reduction of the state’s carbon footprint while reducing […]Read More

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AttendanceMattersRI: Governor McKee, Commissioner Infante-Green Recognize Weekly Attendance Leaders and Improved Schools

Week of May 13, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – Acknowledging the importance of consistent attendance in education and in alignment with the #AttendanceMatters campaign, Governor Dan McKee and Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green are pleased to highlight the top elementary, middle, and high schools with the greatest average weekly attendance. The following schools are Rhode Island’s attendance leaders for the week of May 13, 2024*: Elementary: Clayville Elementary School, Scituate – 97.5% Middle: Times2 STEM Academy** – 98.5% High: Trinity Academy for […]Read More

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Nonstop to Puerto Rico, as well as nonstop and direct

The Rhode Island Airport Corporation today welcomed the launch of nonstop flights to Denver, Colorado provided by Breeze Airways. The new service from Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) to Denver International Airport (DEN) is now available on Thursdays and Sundays. Breeze Airways will increase frequency to four times weekly during the summer […]Read More

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Attorney General Neronha, Save The Bay, legislative leaders call for

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha alongside Topher Hamblett, Executive Director of Save The Bay, Senator Victoria Gu, Representative Terri Cortvriend, and advocates called for the passage of a bill that would reform the Coastal Resource Management Council (CRMC) into a Department of Coastal Resources under the executive branch. If passed, this legislation […]Read More

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RI Delegation Delivers $21M NIH Grant to Support Cutting-Edge Biomedical

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that Rhode Island researchers and scientists will receive a $21 million federal grant to strengthen the biomedical workforce pipeline and boost the state’s ability to carry out and expand innovation in the field of biomedical research.   […]Read More