PROVIDENCE, RI – Following yesterday’s senseless shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Governor Dan McKee renewed a call for immediate action on crucial gun safety legislation in Rhode Island and at the federal level. “Too many lives have been tragically cut short by senseless gun violence across our nation – we cannot allow this to […]Read More
Mayor Pleased to Announce $50K Site Readiness Grant From RI
WOONSOCKET, R.I.: Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt today announced that the City of Woonsocket has received a $50K Site Readiness Grant from the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation for façade improvements to the Commercial Block Building on Main Street. Site Readiness Grants are competitive, site-specific awards to advance important economic development projects in a community. The Commercial Block […]Read More
With Gov. Dan McKee’s signature on the Rhode Island Cannabis Act, adults can now legally possess and cultivate limited amounts of cannabis in the Ocean State; sales are expected to begin by December of this year PROVIDENCE, RI — After successful votes in the state legislature yesterday, Gov. Dan McKee held a signing ceremony on […]Read More
Governor McKee Signs Legislation Legalizing and Safely Regulating Recreational Cannabis
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today signed into law the Rhode Island Cannabis Act, legalizing and safely regulating recreational adult-use cannabis in the state. The Act includes automatic expungement of prior civil or criminal marijuana possession charges, a key provision in the Governor’s original cannabis proposal to the General Assembly. Governor McKee was joined for […]Read More
WARWICK RI – Ashley Kalus released the following statement regarding the tragic attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX, which took the lives of 19 children and two adults. “No mom or dad should have to worry about their child’s safety when sending their son or daughter to school in the morning,” Kalus said. […]Read More
The United States was in mourning Wednesday in the aftermath of the country’s latest mass killing, a teenage gunman’s assault on an elementary school in the southwestern state of Texas that left at least 19 children and two adults dead. It was one of the deadliest rampages at a school in the country’s history. The […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Before voting this morning to pass the Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act, Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Chair of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, spoke on the House floor urging all of his colleagues to put aside political expediency and vote together to lower prices at the pump. Congressman Cicilline […]Read More
Congress Approves Reed-Backed Bill to Help Prevent Baby Formula Shortages
WASHINGTON, DC – Calling it “good news for families of newborns,” U.S. Senator Jack Reed today hailed the announcement by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf that a swift end to the infant formula shortage is in sight and passage of a bipartisan bill that aims to prevent future baby formula shortages. Today, the […]Read More
RIDOH continues to promote “7 Tools for Protection Against COVID-19” Mirroring increases being seen throughout the region and country, the COVID-19 community levels in four Rhode Island counties are now designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as “high” – Bristol County, Kent County, Providence County, and Washington County. Each week the […]Read More
ARPA Ordinance Providence, RI – At tonight’s Providence City Council meeting, councilors overwhelmingly approved $124 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that will directly impact city residents and build long-term investments in Providence’s neighborhoods. The allocated funding includes substantial investments in housing, parks and recreation centers, tourism, travel, hospitality, water/sewer infrastructure improvements, and economic […]Read More
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