Category : Culture

PROVIDENCE, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) exposed the true state of the union under Trump, sharing the stories of Rhode Islanders , devastated by chaos, cruelty, and high costs.   Since Trump’s inauguration, families have been hit hard by his tariffs, health care cuts, attacks on our social safety net, and draconian immigration […]Read More

Starting on Friday night, February 27, RIDOT will reduce the number of through travel lanes from two to one in each direction at the Douglas Pike Bridge (Route 7) where it passes over I-295 in Smithfield. The change is part of an ongoing bridge replacement project.   With the lane reduction, RIDOT will shift all […]Read More

The Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association announced that Executive Director, Chief Sidney Wordell (ret.) was recently inducted into the Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall of Fame with the Class of 2025. Chief Wordell began his career in Little Compton in 1987, rose through the ranks and served as Chief of the Little Compton Police Department […]Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee has ordered Rhode Island flags at all state buildings and facilities to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the victims of the tragic shooting at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket. Flags will remain at half-staff through Sunday, February 22. “Hearts are heavy across Rhode Island as we grieve this tragedy,” said Governor Dan McKee. “We […]Read More

PROVIDENCE, DC– TOMORROW, FEBRUARY 19, 2026, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) will host a press conference to highlight Rhode Islanders hit hard by Trump’s cuts to health care, SNAP, and scientific research funding and his attacks on Pell Grants, good union jobs, and our immigrant neighbors. Amo will discuss his plans for the State of the Union, including his guest […]Read More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful termination of funding for energy and infrastructure programs created by Congress in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The lawsuit, filed in the […]Read More

Providence, RI – On Thursday, February 19th, at 6 p.m., the Providence City Council will convene for a full meeting in the Council Chamber on the third floor of City Hall. Press and the public are invited to attend. Councilors will consider a resolution urging the return of Providence public schools to local control. In 2024, state leaders extended their control over the […]Read More

  WARWICK, R.I. — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi, Major Robert Hart of the Warwick Police Department, and other local leaders to announce $800,000 in federal funding he secured to help the Warwick Police Department purchase new portable radios and radio scanners. “When Rhode Islanders are in danger, they deserve a swift […]Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Georgia man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island to charges related to his role in a wide-ranging lottery and sweepstakes scam that defrauded senior citizens in Rhode Island and several other states out of at least one million dollars, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Patrick Dallas, […]Read More