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Mayor Smiley Designates Additional $5.4M to Affordable Housing Developments
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Mayor Smiley Designates Additional $5.4M to Affordable Housing Developments

LPR News December 13, 2023

Funded projects will create and preserve hundreds of residential units across Providence  PROVIDENCE, RI— Mayor Brett P. Smiley today proposed, and the Providence Redevelopment Agency (PRA) approved, an additional $5.4 million in funding to the Providence Housing Trust to support six new residential projects that will create 152 units of long-term affordable housing and preserve […]Read More

McKee Administration Update on Washington Bridge Response
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McKee Administration Update on Washington Bridge Response

LPR News December 13, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee was joined by Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Colonel Darnell Weaver of the Rhode Island State Police (RISP), Commerce Secretary Liz Tanner, Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and […]Read More

RI Delegation Seeks Federal Aid to Assist with Washington Bridge Closure
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RI Delegation Seeks Federal Aid to Assist with Washington Bridge

LPR News December 12, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of the emergency closure of the Washington Bridge, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) urging the federal government to free up existing formula funding that could accelerate completion of the emergency work on […]Read More

East Providence News Flash: DETOUR & IMPORTANT TRAFFIC ADVISORY
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East Providence News Flash: DETOUR & IMPORTANT TRAFFIC ADVISORY

LPR News December 12, 2023

  The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has closed the west bound side of the Washington Bridge due to the finding of a critical failure of some bridge components. These particular components are part of the original Washington Bridge which was built in 1968. They were uncovered during the reconstruction of the Washington Bridge.   Initially, […]Read More

McKee Administration Update on Washington Bridge Response
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McKee Administration Update on Washington Bridge Response

LPR News December 12, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI — Yesterday, experts and engineers at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) did the swift, necessary work to close the Washington Bridge with the priority of keeping residents safe and getting detour information to travelers as quickly as possible. Today, Governor Dan McKee was joined by Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha announces 6 million-dollar settlement with Exxon Mobil over MTBE contamination
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Attorney General Neronha announces 6 million-dollar settlement with Exxon Mobil

LPR News December 12, 2023

Rhode Island’s combined recoveries from settlements with major oil and gas companies from state’s MTBE litigation exceed $26 million PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that his Office has resolved Rhode Island’s lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, the final gasoline refiner named in the State’s 2016 case, for its role in polluting Rhode […]Read More

Book Your 2024 Travel Adventure with Amtrak’s Northeast Winter Getaway Sale
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Book Your 2024 Travel Adventure with Amtrak’s Northeast Winter Getaway

LPR News December 12, 2023

Explore the country’s most popular cities at up to 20% off WASHINGTON – Amtrak customers can plan their first getaway of the new year at up to 20% off when they book Northeast Regional Coach and Acela Business Class fares now until Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Enjoy beautiful Northeast winter landscapes with travel valid between Tuesday, Jan. 2 and […]Read More

McKee Highlights 2023 Department of Environmental Management Accomplishments
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McKee Highlights 2023 Department of Environmental Management Accomplishments

LPR News December 11, 2023

Progress toward Act on Climate, 8 million visits to state parks and beaches, new environmental justice policy to correct historic inequities PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has marked 2023 by making steady progress on the Act on Climate mandates directing the state to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by […]Read More

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