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Pawtucket Planning & Commerce Hosts Premiere of “This is Pawtucket” Video
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Pawtucket Planning & Commerce Hosts Premiere of “This is Pawtucket”

LPR News January 10, 2023

PAWTUCKET – On Thursday, January 5th, the City of Pawtucket’s Planning Department hosted the official premiere of the “This is Pawtucket” promotional video. The video includes aerial shots of Pawtucket’s mill buildings, factory’s and other historic sites, as well as images of the Tidewater Landing and Pawtucket-Central Falls Commuter Rail Projects. Viewers also get a glimpse […]Read More

AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Down 1 Cent
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AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Down 1 Cent

LPR News January 9, 2023

Providence, R.I., January 9, 2023 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is down 1 cent from last week ($3.25), averaging $3.24 per gallon. Today’s price is 27 cents lower than a month ago ($3.51), and 12 cents lower than January 9, 2022 ($3.36). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 4 cents lower than the national average. The recent increases in […]Read More

Governor McKee, RIDOT Announce January 23 Opening Date for Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center
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Governor McKee, RIDOT Announce January 23 Opening Date for Pawtucket-Central

LPR News January 9, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) today announced the January 23 opening date for the new Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center, which will allow riders to switch modes of transportation easily between commuter rail operated by […]Read More

RIDE Receives $10 Million Grant to Recruit, Retain School Mental Health Service Providers
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RIDE Receives $10 Million Grant to Recruit, Retain School Mental

LPR News January 6, 2023

Funding will support pilots in four local education agencies with demonstrated need: Coventry Public Schools, Johnston Public Schools, Exeter West Greenwich Regional School District, and the Segue Institute for Learning PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, and Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green today announced the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has received a […]Read More

Ahead of Biden’s El Paso Trip, Border Leaders and Immigration Experts Reacted to Latest Asylum Plans
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Ahead of Biden’s El Paso Trip, Border Leaders and Immigration

LPR News January 6, 2023

Washington, DC – President Biden’s proposed changes to asylum and border policy have wide-ranging implications for people seeking safety, as well as the United States’ obligation to provide humanitarian protection. On Sunday, the President travels to El Paso, Texas to further promote his agenda. On Friday, January 6, border and immigration experts analyzed the administration’s plans […]Read More

McKee Administration Announces Reopening of HAF-RI Program to Help Homeowners Affected by Pandemic
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McKee Administration Announces Reopening of HAF-RI Program to Help Homeowners

LPR News January 6, 2023

Funds will assist eligible homeowners with housing-related expenses PROVIDENCE — Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Housing and RIHousing have announced the reopening of the state’s Homeowner Assistance Fund – Rhode Island (HAF-RI). The program provides financial assistance to eligible Rhode Island homeowners who have experienced a financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants must […]Read More

Reed: Lower Health Care and Prescription Drug Costs, Free Vaccines for RIers Start This Week
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Reed: Lower Health Care and Prescription Drug Costs, Free Vaccines

LPR News January 6, 2023

Reed-backed provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act start taking effect and reducing Rx drug prices for seniors on Medicare with future cost-saving reforms scheduled to be phased in PROVIDENCE, RI – A new law officially kicked in this week to begin lowering prescription drug costs across the United States. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed highlighted that […]Read More

McKee Administration Announces $4M Early Childhood Planning Grant from the Federal Administration for Children and Families
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McKee Administration Announces $4M Early Childhood Planning Grant from the

LPR News January 6, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The McKee Administration today announced that Rhode Island has been awarded a one-year, $4 million Preschool Development Birth Through Age Five Planning Grant (PDG B-5) from the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The funding will support planning and capacity-building activities across the early childhood sector to achieve the goals in Rhode […]Read More

Treasurer Diossa, Senator Sandra Cano Welcome Baby Son
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Treasurer Diossa, Senator Sandra Cano Welcome Baby Son

LPR News January 5, 2023

Providence, RI – Today, Rhode Island General Treasurer James Diossa and his fiancée, Pawtucket State Senator Sandra Cano, welcomed their second child, Alessandro. “Sandra and I could not be more thrilled with the birth of Alessandro,” said Treasurer Diossa. “One of the greatest blessings and responsibilities a person can receive in life is the privilege of becoming a parent. […]Read More

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