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Amo Tours East Bay Community Action Program Dental Center, Highlights Impact of Harmful Republican Cuts to Medicaid
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Amo Tours East Bay Community Action Program Dental Center, Highlights

LPR News February 18, 2025

Visits Newport facility run by EBCAP serving Medicaid recipients from East Providence to Aquidneck Island NEWPORT, RI – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) visited East Bay Dental Center, a community health center administered by East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP), that delivers services to Rhode Islanders on Aquidneck Island. During the visit and tour, he spoke […]Read More

Governor McKee, Rhode Island Department of Housing Announce Municipal Fellows Program Awards to Help Address the Housing Crisis
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Governor McKee, Rhode Island Department of Housing Announce Municipal Fellows

LPR News February 18, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI — Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Housing today announced grant awards to eight municipalities totaling approximately $1.1 million through the Municipal Fellows Program. This program places early-career professionals in roles focused on planning, zoning, and housing development, to support municipal efforts to increase housing production as well as grow […]Read More

Governor McKee, Commissioner Infante-Green Launch Math Matters RI Campaign, Award $2.85 Million in Learn365RI Grants Aimed to Improve Math Skills
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Governor McKee, Commissioner Infante-Green Launch Math Matters RI Campaign, Award

LPR News February 13, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, RIDE Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, Providence Public School District (PPSD) Superintendent Dr. Javier Montañez, Principal Cassandra Henderson, and 2023 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) recipient Kerry Johnson joined state, municipal, school and community leaders today at Asa Messer Elementary School to […]Read More

BCBSRI awards nearly $600K in BlueAngel Community Health Grants
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BCBSRI awards nearly $600K in BlueAngel Community Health Grants

LPR News February 11, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For the sixth consecutive year, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has devoted the entirety of its annual BlueAngel Community Health Grants to an issue that many Rhode Islanders continue to say is one of the most challenging to their well-being and quality of life — affordable housing. In 2025, BCBSRI is granting […]Read More

Rhode Islanders Connect 200,000+ times with United Way 211 and Point, Program Generated Significant Economic Benefit and Savings to State in 2024
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Rhode Islanders Connect 200,000+ times with United Way 211 and

LPR News February 11, 2025

For every dollar invested in the public service that’s free and available 24/7, 365, the return on investment to Rhode Island is $7.50 Providence, R.I. (February 11, 2025) – In 2024, United Way’s 211 and the Point programs not only were lifelines Rhode Islanders connected with nearly 213.000 times, but the services also helped save the […]Read More

With New Providence Public School Board Formed, State Officials, Parents, and Community Leaders Announce “Path to Local Control” Framework
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With New Providence Public School Board Formed, State Officials, Parents,

LPR News February 10, 2025

Academic, governance, financial, and infrastructure commitments will enable conditions for a successful transition while further positioning PPSD for long-term success post-intervention PROVIDENCE, RI – With the newly-formed Providence Public School Board scheduled to convene for their first meeting later this week, today, Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, State Board of Education Chair Michael Grey, […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha sues Trump Administration for defunding medical and public health innovation research
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Attorney General Neronha sues Trump Administration for defunding medical and

LPR News February 10, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and 22 other attorneys general today sued the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for unlawfully cutting funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health research at universities and research institutions across the country. The coalition is challenging the […]Read More

State, PPSD Officials, Parents, and Community Leaders Announce “Path to Local Control” Framework
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State, PPSD Officials, Parents, and Community Leaders Announce “Path to

LPR News February 10, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, State Board of Education Chair Michael Grey, Providence Public School District (PPSD) Superintendent Dr. Javier Montañez, and PPSD Districtwide Advisory Council Chair Donna Huntley-Newby will join parents, educators, and community partners at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary this afternoon to announce a “Path to Local Control” framework […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha applauds Judge McConnell’s granting of motion to enforce funding freeze order
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Attorney General Neronha applauds Judge McConnell’s granting of motion to

LPR News February 10, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement applauding Judge McConnell’s granting of the Office’s motion for enforcement of an ongoing lawsuit against President Trump over his administration’s funding freeze. “Judge McConnell’s ruling in our favor was swift, and unsurprising. As the Court noted, the ‘broad categorical and sweeping freeze […]Read More

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