By Ken Bredemeier/ VOA News Voters are headed to the polls in 15 U.S. states and American Samoa on Tuesday in the biggest day of balloting in presidential primary elections, with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump expected to roll to more victories and an inevitable face-off in the November national election. Biden, who […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Charest today announced Richard Leclerc as their choice for the Director of the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH). The Governor has submitted Leclerc’s name to the Rhode Island Senate for advice and consent. “I am proud to nominate Richard, […]Read More
VOA/Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory on Monday as he campaigns to regain the presidency, overturning a judicial decision that had excluded him from Colorado’s ballot under a constitutional provision involving insurrection for inciting and supporting the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The justices unanimously reversed a Dec. 19 decision […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Congressional lawmakers announced agreement on a stopgap appropriations bill to avert a partial federal government shutdown that could go into effect just after midnight this Saturday, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Chairman of the Legislative Branch subcommittee, issued the following statement: “Leaders […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Tina Smith (D-MN) in sending a letter to Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Michael Herzog, on the imperative of urgently providing humanitarian aid in Gaza. The letter highlights specific steps that Ambassador Herzog and the Israeli government should take […]Read More
P.J. Fox, formerly of the Nonviolence Institute and the City of Providence, joins the Office of the Attorney General PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced he is welcoming Paul J. “P.J.” Fox, a longstanding community leader and non-violence advocate as the Office’s first Director of Community Violence Intervention and Prevention. In […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Today, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced two public hearings on the proposed sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. The two public hearings will be held on March 19, 2024, and March 26, 2024, both in […]Read More
The city had the opportunity to meet with Gov. Dan McKee, Deputy COS Joseph Almond and other East Providence team members including Superintendent Dr. Sandra Forand, School Committee Chair Jenni Furtado, Council President Bob Rodericks and Police Chief Chris Francesconi to discuss the Washington Bridge closure impact on our city. The city has been […]Read More
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provided $586,431 in federal funding to help homeless veterans and their families find permanent housing. The Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation will receive $337,554.00 and the North Providence Housing […]Read More
Photo: Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins (second from left) was joined by his granddaughter and Cranston student, Lily, as he presented a proclamation to Dr. Gayathri Shenoy, and RI Dental Association Director Aaron Guckian recognizing February as National Children’s Dental Health Month in the city of Cranston on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. CRANSTON – Mayor Ken […]Read More
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