1. Home
  2. LPR News

Category : LPR News

LPR Sports Network Politics World News
Governor McKee Signs Executive Order Establishing July 30 as Governor’s Bay Day
Art & Life Community LPR News News Politics

Governor McKee Signs Executive Order Establishing July 30 as Governor’s

LPR News July 24, 2023

WARWICK, RI – Governor Dan McKee today signed an Executive Order announcing that the 34th annual Governor’s Bay Day celebration will take place on Sunday, July 30. Major perks include free beach parking at all state beaches and free Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) beach bus service. Legislative and local leaders, state agency officials, the Rhode Island […]Read More

Governor McKee Statement on Today’s Jobs Numbers
LPR News News Politics

Governor McKee Statement on Today’s Jobs Numbers

LPR News July 20, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee released the following statement on today’s jobs report, which shows that Rhode Island’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.9 percent. Rhode Island’s unemployment rate is also well below the national rate of 3.6 percent, and June marked the 19th consecutive month that the state’s unemployment rate was below the U.S. rate. […]Read More

Governor McKee Signs Package of Housing Legislation Aimed at Spurring Development Statewide
Community LPR News News Politics

Governor McKee Signs Package of Housing Legislation Aimed at Spurring

LPR News July 7, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today held a ceremonial bill signing for five bills passed by the General Assembly aimed at spurring housing development across Rhode Island. These bills – coupled with the historic investments made by the Governor in the FY23 and FY24 budgets – will help address the long-lagging housing production rates in Rhode Island, catalyze expanded housing […]Read More

Warwick Signs Learn365RI Municipal Compact, Commits to Increasing Out-of-School Learning Opportunities
Community Education LPR News News

Warwick Signs Learn365RI Municipal Compact, Commits to Increasing Out-of-School Learning

LPR News July 7, 2023

WARWICK, RI – Governor Dan McKee and Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi today signed the Learn365RI Municipal Compact. “I thank Mayor Picozzi and our partners in Warwick for recognizing the importance of this initiative and joining our growing coalition,” said Governor McKee. “I look forward to seeing how the additional learning outside of school will help us better […]Read More

McKee Administration Announces New Round of Brownfields Grant Funding Now Available
Health LPR News News Politics

McKee Administration Announces New Round of Brownfields Grant Funding Now

LPR News July 7, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced new funding opportunities for the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties, known as brownfields, across Rhode Island. DEM is seeking proposals for brownfield site redevelopment projects that will support the cleanup of contaminated property to transform underused brownfield sites into […]Read More

Mayor Smiley Awards $200,000 to Local Arts, Cultural Organizations
Art & Life Community LPR News News

Mayor Smiley Awards $200,000 to Local Arts, Cultural Organizations

LPR News July 5, 2023

ARPA funding awarded to local artists struggling to recover from economic impacts of pandemic PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Brett P. Smiley and Director of Art, Culture, Tourism Joe Wilson Jr. today announced the following organizations as the grantees for the Special Events Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Sector funding through the American Rescue Plan Act: WaterFire Providence, […]Read More

© LPR Noticias. All right reserved. Web design by Capa7