PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee will host separate ceremonies to swear in five judicial candidates to fill vacancies on the Superior Court, Family Court, District Court, and Workers’ Compensation Court. The candidates, appointed by the Governor in November, were approved by the Senate last week. The candidates sworn in today were the following: Associate […]Read More
LAS VEGAS — Harry Reid, the former U.S. Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died. He was 82. Reid died Tuesday, “peacefully” and surrounded by friends at home in suburban Henderson, “following a courageous, four-year battle with pancreatic cancer,” according to family members and a statement from Landra Reid, his wife of […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) paid tribute to the life and legacy of former Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-NV) who passed away after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. “I am deeply saddened by the loss of my former colleague and friend, Harry Reid, who was a great champion for […]Read More
Senate Courts Subcommittee Chairman: Dobbs case “aims a torpedo at the core of Roe, Casey, and nearly fifty years of precedent” Washington, DC – Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, released the following statement on oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a direct challenge […]Read More
At tonight’s Providence City Council meeting, Councilors will honor three individuals for their service to our country. Retired Providence Fire Chief George Farrell will be recognized for his work as the chairman of the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub which is dedicated to honoring veterans by offering World War II and Korean War […]Read More
Defendant Accused of Assaulting Officers With Wooden Object WASHINGTON — A Rhode Island man has been charged with assaulting law enforcement with a dangerous weapon and other crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives Tuesday to urge all his colleagues to support H.R. 2379, the State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act of 2021, legislation that provides states and localities the funding they depend on to fight the opioid crisis. The House voted to […]Read More
Providence, RI- I am praying for the victims of the shooting incident at a nightclub early Sunday morning in my ward. I am appalled by the flagrant violence which has traumatized my community in recent weeks. Violence has no place in our city, and businesses that have the privilege of serving the public have an added […]Read More
Reed, one of a dozen Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Chairmen, successfully includes Congressionally-directed spending for dozens of key Rhode Island projects in bill making its way through Congress; New federal funding for local projects includes key investments for transportation, economic development, education, health care, and more as Senate Appropriations process moves forward WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate […]Read More
Gov. McKee’s Bold Agenda Promotes Equity, Supports Small Businesses, Addresses the Climate Crisis, and Invests in Families Continuing his work to build a better Rhode Island, Gov. Dan McKee announced his preliminary guiding document — RI 2030: Charting A Course for the Ocean State Over the Next Decade. Gov. McKee’s bold agenda for the state’s priorities in the […]Read More
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