PROVIDENCE, RI – Continuing his #RIMomentum Tour, Governor Dan McKee and members of the State’s Congressional delegation joined the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) today to unveil Rhode Island’s first electric bus fleet. RIPTA has received the first of 14 New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ 40-foot battery-electric buses, with the remainder of the Authority’s order […]Read More
With four weeks until the primary, McKee maintains a dominant resource advantage PROVIDENCE – Governor Dan McKee’s campaign released the following statement in response to new pre-primary fundraising reports that show the governor has a cash-on-hand advantage of approximately $500,000 & $300,000 over his two nearest competitors as the campaign enters the final four weeks: […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On June 21, 2022, this Office was advised by the North Smithfield School Department that it had received information alleging that during North Smithfield High School football team activities in the spring of 2022, older football team members had engaged in “hazing” activities involving younger team members and/or prospective members when no […]Read More
Providence, RI- Today, Brett Smiley, candidate for Mayor of Providence released his first campaign ad and the first television ad in the Providence mayoral race. In the :30-second spot Smiley calls for a city where every student goes to a top-notch school and the streets feel safe in every neighborhood. A nod to Smiley’s […]Read More
BURRILLVILLE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Pascoag Utility District (PUD) and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) today announced the official opening of Rhode Island’s first utility scale battery storage facility. The PUD had this battery storage system installed to provide increased reliability for its 5,000 customers during peak electricity demand days. “I am […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to ensure safe, clean, lead-free drinking water, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined Providence Water and Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to highlight a new $3.3 million earmark the Senators secured for lead pipe replacement and additional safe drinking water funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The event […]Read More
Gov. Dan McKee is leading the way for Rhode Island to make its biggest investment in affordable housing in state history. Gov. McKee signed legislation that will invest $250 million toward affordable housing for low-income Rhode Islanders. The investment will create new housing across all income levels, stabilize households at risk of displacement or homelessness and […]Read More
Providence, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined a group of 14 U.S. Senators in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging Senate leadership to include funding to address the monkeypox (MPV)/orthopoxvirus Public Health Emergency (PHE) in any forthcoming legislative package in the […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos today issued the following statement on the vote by Breeze Airways pilots to unionize: “I welcome Breeze Airways as they make Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport a new hub for their airline, but doing business in our state means recognizing the rights of workers to bargain collectively. Rhode […]Read More
CRANSTON, RI — The USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approved the Summer P-EBT plan submitted by the RI Department of Human Services (DHS), allowing the state to issue additional food benefits for children during the summer months. Eligible children will receive $391 in total benefits to help households pay for their nutritional expenses for the […]Read More
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