Providence, RI – Tonight, the Providence City Council’s Committee on Finance approved $124 million in an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) ordinance that will fund significant long-term investments in housing, water/sewer and broadband infrastructure, community and social disparities, parks and recreation centers, tourism, travel, and hospitality, as well as economic relief for businesses and organizations hardest hit […]Read More
Improve Patient Care in RI Funding will support launch of new electronic records initiative through the Rhode Island Quality Institute Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that he has secured $450,000 to help the Rhode Island Quality Institute launch a new program aimed at improving patient care by expanding the availability of data […]Read More
Catalytic Converters An ordinance regarding catalytic converter theft sponsored by Councilor David Salvatore received final passage at tonight’s Council meeting. This ordinance takes effect as efforts are made at the city and state levels to curb the growing trend of catalytic converters being stolen from cars and sold to junk and second-hand dealers. Councilor Salvatore’s ordinance will […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – “Today’s decision from the RI Energy Facility Sitting Board is a victory for the people of Ward 10, and the community of South Providence. The proposed expansion clearly poses a substantial risk both to the environment, and public safety in general. I am grateful for the Board’s diligence and careful consideration in […]Read More
Over 24,000 Americans died from an overdose involving the class of drugs that includes meth Washington, DC – Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, in a letter yesterday urged the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) to recommend the scheduling of methylamine—a precursor to […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced a temporary team of leaders to support the transition at the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) while the search continues for a permanent director. “The team our Administration has put in place brings decades of experience in human services, state government and leadership to DHS, and I am confident in […]Read More
Bill would train officers to respond to mental health, behavioral health, and substance use crises Washington, DC – Today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) led colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act to help law enforcement respond more effectively to people suffering mental or behavioral health crises. The senators’ bill […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve the fairness, integrity, and transparency of U.S. financial markets and crack down on harmful insider trading, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), two senior members of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced the Insider Trading Prohibition Act (S. 3990) to establish a clear statutory prohibition against insider trading. This legislation […]Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Joe Biden’s remarks calling for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin, Representatives David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) – authors of the Putin War Crimes Resolution, H.Res.964 – released the following joint statement: “We strongly support President Biden’s call for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin for […]Read More
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