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Reed & Amo Deliver $850,000 for Boys & Girls Club of Northern RI’s Cumberland-Lincoln Clubhouse Renovation
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Reed & Amo Deliver $850,000 for Boys & Girls Club

LPR News August 5, 2024

CUMBERLAND, RI – In an effort to help the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Rhode Island continue to strengthen and expand programming and services for local youth, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Congressman Gabe Amo teamed up to deliver an $850,000 federal earmark to support a renovation project at the Cumberland-Lincoln Clubhouse and Grounds.  Senator […]Read More

RI Delegation Announces $750,000 to Help Survivors of Violent Crime Access Critical Legal Support
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RI Delegation Announces $750,000 to Help Survivors of Violent Crime

LPR News August 5, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – For over five decades, Rhode Island Legal Services (RILS) has provided critical, comprehensive legal services to victims of domestic and intimate partner violence. U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that RILS will receive a $750,000 federal grant to expand its civil legal assistance […]Read More

Magaziner Elevates Workers Voices and the Need to Guarantee Paid Time Off for All Americans
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Magaziner Elevates Workers Voices and the Need to Guarantee Paid

LPR News July 22, 2024

Rep. Magaziner’s Protected Time Off Act (PTO Act) ensures that all American workers can earn paid annual leave PROVIDENCE,  RI —  U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) held a press conference on his bicameral bill, H.R. 7752: Protected Time Off (PTO) Act, to guarantee all workers have access to paid days off from work. He was joined by SEIU 1199 NE and […]Read More

Co-Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization That Imported Over 100 Kilos Of Cocaine Sentenced To Ten Years in Federal Prison
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Co-Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization That Imported Over 100 Kilos

LPR News July 22, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The co-leader of a years-long drug trafficking conspiracy that shipped over 100 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.   As reflected in court documents, Efrain Colon-Garcia, 43, and his wife, Yaniris Colon-Senquiz, 47, […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha, MADD RI, state leaders celebrate passage of DUI lookback legislation
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Attorney General Neronha, MADD RI, state leaders celebrate passage of

LPR News July 15, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Rhode Island, state leaders, and community advocates and partners, today highlighted public safety legislation passed in 2024 to extend the “lookback” period for impaired driving offenses from five years to 10 years. Additionally, they recommitted to the cause of holding accountable those […]Read More

Trump is safe after shooting at rally in Butler, PA. Local Prosecutor says gunman and 1 attendee are dead
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Trump is safe after shooting at rally in Butler, PA.

LPR News July 13, 2024

“President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act,” spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement. “He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow.” The Secret Service said in a statement that “the former President is safe.” Butler County […]Read More

RI Delegation, Leaders Applaud $1.45 Million Federal Investment to Reduce Recidivism
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RI Delegation, Leaders Applaud $1.45 Million Federal Investment to Reduce

LPR News July 11, 2024

Department of Labor funding award will support workforce development and job training for formerly incarcerated Rhode Islanders KINGSTON, RI – Today, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation announced that the non-profit Polaris MEP will receive $1,454,078 in federal funds to assist people re-entering the community after completing their sentence. This award, which is being administered through the Department […]Read More

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