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Latino Public Radio cubrirá la primera misión política y de

El Gobernador Dan McKee y la Secretaria de Comercio de Rhode Island, Liz Tanner, encabezarán una delegación de empresas y asociaciones de Rhode Island a la República Dominicana en una misión comercial de desarrollo económico. Como parte de la misión, el Gobernador McKee y el Secretario de Comercio Tanner realizarán una serie de reuniones de […]Read More

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Latino Public Radio will be covering Governor McKee’s first economic

Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Liz Tanner will lead a delegation of Rhode Island businesses and associations to the Dominican Republic on an economic development trade mission. As part of the mission, Governor McKee and Commerce Secretary Tanner will hold a series of economic development meetings focused on travel, tourism and hospitality, […]Read More

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Governor McKee, Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Tanner to Lead Trade

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Liz Tanner will lead a delegation of Rhode Island businesses and associations to the Dominican Republic on an economic development trade mission. As part of the mission, Governor McKee and Commerce Secretary Tanner will hold a series of economic development meetings focused on travel, tourism […]Read More

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Governor McKee, RI DHS Announce First Round of Early Childhood

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS), in partnership with the Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children (RIAEYC), today announced the first round of 54 awardees for the Step Up to Child Care WAGE$® Program (WAGE$) pilot program. Step Up to WAGE$ provides education-based salary supplements to […]Read More

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Soft Serve Ice Cream and Sorbet Cups Recalled

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Real Kosher Ice Cream is recalling soft serve, on-the-go ice cream and sorbet cups because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product is packaged in an 8 fl oz., clear plastic cup. The product looks like a soft serve cup from […]Read More

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Governor McKee Announces $650,000 in Site Readiness Awards to Stimulate

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced over $650,000 in Site Readiness Awards to eight major projects across Rhode Island. The awards will fund site-specific planning improvements at several ongoing local economic development projects and will support municipal technical assistance, helping to increase local economic activity. “From supporting local artists to preventing flooding, and expanding the growing […]Read More

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Executive Office of Health and Human Services Announces Medicaid Renewal

Cranston, Rhode Island – The McKee Administration’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) today opened the application for a second round of mini-grants totaling $100,000 for community-based organizations to support Medicaid renewals.   “Rhode Island is dedicated to prioritizing residents’ health and wellbeing. Supporting access to affordable healthcare and programs like Medicaid are a […]Read More

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PVDFest Parade to Honor Historic Black Artist and Providence Art

Helen Baskerville-Dukes, Gonzalo Cuervo Recognized as Parade Grand Marshals    PROVIDENCE, RI— Mayor Brett P. Smiley today announced the return of the PVDFest Parade, a signature PVDFest spectacle festival goers of all ages can participate in, on Sunday, September 10. This year’s parade will honor Edward Mitchell Bannister, the 19th-century Black artist who was a […]Read More

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Application period now open for Blue Cross & Blue Shield

Safe Zone designation identifies sites providing safe and inclusive care to the LGBTQ community PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is now accepting applications for its newest cohort of LGBTQ Safe Zone facilities. Healthcare facilities designated as Safe Zones will join more than 80 sites statewide that have demonstrated they are providing safe, […]Read More