WASHINGTON, DC – On the two-year anniversary of the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement: “Two years after a deliberate, violent assault on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters, sanctioned by the former president, our country […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), former impeachment manager, today released the following statement marking two years since January 6, 2021. “Today marks two years since insurrectionists violently attacked the U.S. Capitol and democracy itself. We honor the law enforcement officers who risked their lives to keep us safe and defend our democracy from […]Read More
WASHINGTON — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released the following statement from Efrén C. Olivares, deputy legal director for the SPLC’s Immigrant Justice Project, in response to President Joe Biden’s plans to extend the Title 42 expulsion policy to Haitians, Cubans and Nicaraguans; expand the use of the expedited removal process; restrict access to ports of entry for people seeking […]Read More
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
WASHINGTON, DC — In an effort to boost pediatric cancer research and expand child-focused cancer treatments and resources for families affected by childhood cancer, President Biden today signed into law U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act of 2022 (S. 4120). The Childhood Cancer STAR Act reauthorization is a comprehensive measure designed to help […]Read More
City Treasurer and Internal Auditor elected, Committee Appointments approved, and Mayoral School Board appointees received Providence, RI – Tonight, the Providence City Council began its 2023 legislative session with newly elected President Rachel Miller (Ward 13) presiding. “As we begin the new year with our first meeting, the Providence City Council and its selected committees now get […]Read More
VOA NEWS -Katherine Gypson, Ken Bredemeier A band of 20 right-wing lawmakers again blocked California Congressman Kevin McCarthy on Thursday from becoming speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in an ongoing protest that he is not beholden enough to the conservative cause. The third day of balloting to pick a new leader of the […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 40 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to shooting a Providence police officer in 2019. At a hearing on January 4, 2023, Tyrone Robinson (age 22) entered a plea of […]Read More
4-year award administered through SAMHSA’s Project AWARE expands RIDE’s partnership with RI DCYF to the Chariho, East Providence, Newport, and Warwick school districts PROVIDENCE, RI – The McKee Administration today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has been awarded a four year, $7.2 million Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) grant […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – To honor the memory of former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Almond, his official state portrait will be displayed in the rotunda of the Rhode Island State House along with a book for the public to sign and offer condolences. This tribute will begin tomorrow, Thursday, January 5th at 11:00 a.m. and last until Friday, […]Read More
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