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Mayor Smiley, The Avenue Concept Unveil 2025 PVDFest Mural at AS220 Project Space Gallery
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Mayor Smiley, The Avenue Concept Unveil 2025 PVDFest Mural at

LPR News August 27, 2025

Providence, RI — Mayor Brett P. Smiley today joined The Avenue Concept Executive Director Tracy Jonsson-Laboy, PVDFest Muralist Shey ‘Rí Acu’ Rivera Ríos, Department of Art, Culture and Tourism Director Joe Wilson Jr., FirstWorks Board Chair Nirva LaFortune, and AS220 Operations Director Jonesy Mann to unveil the 2025 PVDFest mural, titled PROVCurio, on the AS220 […]Read More

Governor McKee Signs Legislation Raising Rhode Island Minimum Wage
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Governor McKee Signs Legislation Raising Rhode Island Minimum Wage

LPR News August 5, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor McKee signed legislation (2025-H 5029A, 2025-S 0125A) that increases Rhode Island’s minimum wage from $15 to $17 over a two-year period. Taking effect Jan. 1, 2026, the minimum wage will increase to $16, and on Jan. 1, 2027, $17. An estimated 50,000 Rhode Islanders are currently earning minimum wage. “Hard work should be […]Read More

Mayor Brett Smiley Hosted Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Department of Public Works Office Building
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Mayor Brett Smiley Hosted Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Department

LPR News August 5, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI — Mayor Brett P. Smiley was joined by Councilman Pedro Espinal, Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Patricia Coyne-Fague and Executive Director of Providence Public Buildings Authority Nicole Pollock to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the relocation of the DPW offices to 75 Chapman St. This new facility is located directly adjacent to […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha and Rhode Island Foundation to accept applications for $10 million in funding to address youth dental care for Providence children
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Attorney General Neronha and Rhode Island Foundation to accept applications

LPR News August 5, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Rhode Island Foundation today announced they are accepting proposals for future grant awards from $10 million in funding directed to improve access to dental care services for Providence city youth. “Whenever this Office brings cases that result in legal success, we think carefully about how those wins […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha announces updates to the Office’s resource for consumers of UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans
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Attorney General Neronha announces updates to the Office’s resource for

LPR News August 5, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced updates to the Office’s website which reflects new information for consumers of UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans. The Office established the website in June as a consumer resource. “My Office has received dozens of calls to date from consumers about their UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans and continuity of […]Read More

Amo Joins Local Importer Hurt by Trump’s Tariff Chaos and Looming SNAP Impacts on School Meals
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Amo Joins Local Importer Hurt by Trump’s Tariff Chaos and

LPR News August 5, 2025

Trump’s yo-yo tariffs are hurting Rhode Island businesses. Imminent SNAP cuts to families’ benefits will also impact kids’ ability to get a healthy meal at school.  WOONSOCKET, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) joined Ace Endico New England, a local food importer and supplier of school lunch programs, to highlight how President Donald Trump’s tariff […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue to block unlawful attacks on health care for transgender youth
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue to block unlawful attacks on

LPR News August 4, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined 16 attorneys general and one governor in filing a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict access to necessary healthcare for transgender youth. The lawsuit targets recent federal actions aimed at deterring providers from offering medically appropriate care to individuals under age 19, even in […]Read More

Ribbon Cutting for the New Providence HQ of Higher Ground International
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Ribbon Cutting for the New Providence HQ of Higher Ground

LPR News July 28, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI –  After U.S. Senator Jack Reed worked with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to secure a $350,000 federal earmark to support the acquisition of a new 10,000 square foot facility in the heart of the West End of Providence, which will serve as a new headquarters for Higher Ground International (HGI), both were joined by […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha joins coalition in suing Trump Administration for unlawfully cutting billions in disaster mitigation funding
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Attorney General Neronha joins coalition in suing Trump Administration for

LPR News July 17, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. –Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 20 states in suing the Trump Administration over its decision to illegally shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, designed to protect communities from natural disasters before they strike. For the past 30 years, the […]Read More

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