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Community College of Rhode Island Professor Selected for Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship by Television Academy Foundation
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Community College of Rhode Island Professor Selected for Alex Trebek

LPR News October 25, 2023

Brianna Cox, assistant professor of communication and media at Community College of Rhode Island, has been selected for an Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship by the Television Academy Foundation in Hollywood. She is one of just 12 professors selected from colleges and universities nationwide for the fellowship program. Named in honor of the late Alex Trebek, longtime host of the quiz […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha joins national bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in suing Meta
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Attorney General Neronha joins national bipartisan coalition of attorneys general

LPR News October 25, 2023

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Today, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha joined 41 other attorneys general throughout the country suing social media company Meta in federal and state courts alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and its other social media platforms that purposefully addict children and teens. At the same time, […]Read More

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
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National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

LPR News October 24, 2023

October 22–28, 2023 Each year, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) is a call to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and state, tribal, and local governments to increase lead poisoning prevention awareness in an effort to reduce childhood exposure to lead. NLPPW highlights the many ways parents can reduce children’s exposure to lead in their […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha, Mayor Maria Rivera, state legislators, and advocates host lead safety celebration day
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Attorney General Neronha, Mayor Maria Rivera, state legislators, and advocates

LPR News October 24, 2023

Attorney General’s Office launches web-based resource for lead poisoning prevention and remediation CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera, state legislators, and community partners, today highlighted recent lead poisoning prevention efforts, including historic legislation passed in 2023, and recommitted to the cause of eradicating childhood lead poisoning in […]Read More

It’s Time for a Serious Autumn Clean-Up! Mayor Baldelli-Hunt Announces Free, One-Day Event for Hazardous and E-Waste Collection and Document Shredding
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It’s Time for a Serious Autumn Clean-Up! Mayor Baldelli-Hunt Announces

LPR News October 24, 2023

WOONSOCKET, R.I.: Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced today that the City, partnering with the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation ECO-DEPOT (RIRRC), will hold a free event on Saturday, October 28, 2023, rain, or shine, to give all Rhode Island residents an opportunity to dispose of hazardous waste. Free document shredding and electronic waste disposal will […]Read More

Governor McKee and RI Commerce Announce New Recipients for Innovation Vouchers and Open Application Period for Network Matching Grants
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Governor McKee and RI Commerce Announce New Recipients for Innovation

LPR News October 24, 2023

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Dan McKee today announced that the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Board of Directors has approved three Innovation Vouchers totaling nearly $225,000. “When we meet businesses where they are and support their continued growth, we see a tangible and sizable impact. These programs work to help businesses achieve innovative breakthroughs while supporting their […]Read More

Under McKee Administration, Rhode Island Secures Federal Designation as Tech Hub, Continuing to Position State as Leader in Ocean Technology
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Under McKee Administration, Rhode Island Secures Federal Designation as Tech

LPR News October 23, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation today announced that Rhode Island and its Southeastern New England partners have secured an official federal designation as a Tech Hub. Rhode Island’s proposal for an Ocean Tech Hub was one out of 31 inaugural Tech Hubs announced today by the Biden Administration. Today’s designation […]Read More

Reed Welcomes President Biden’s National Security Supplemental Request
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Reed Welcomes President Biden’s National Security Supplemental Request

LPR News October 21, 2023

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – Today, after President Biden submitted to Congress a request for national security assistance, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, who is currently on a CODEL overseas, issued the following statement: “At a momentous time, President Biden is […]Read More

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