Calls on the city to allocate additional staff and resources to Gun Task Force, Investigative Unit and violent reduction efforts PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence Mayoral candidate, Brett Smiley, hosted a press conference this morning outside the Providence Public Safety Complex calling on the City of Providence to provide additional staff and resources to the Providence […]Read More
State House, Providence – In response to the Providence Journal’s April 1, 2022 Hummel Report, which indicated that the Central Coventry Fire District will need to cease operations by June without state assistance, Representative George Nardone offers the following statement: “In 2019, the General Assembly passed H5662, which eliminated an important firefighter contract negotiating tool […]Read More
Sen. Reed applauded the administration’s actions to help calm oil markets, stabilize prices, and deny Russia a revenue windfall from its illegal invasion of Ukraine WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the White House announced a plan to release one million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in order to […]Read More
Justice Department: “The Department is strongly supportive of these objectives and encourages both the Committee and Congress to work to finalize this legislation and pass it into law” This builds on growing momentum for the legislation after it was the first tech competition policy bill to pass out of the Judiciary Committee since the dawn […]Read More
Smiley launched his campaign with a vision for the future of the Creative Capital Providence, RI– Brett Smiley, candidate for Mayor of Providence, joined community members, friends and supporters to kickoff his campaign at the CIC Providence, a local co-working space in Downtown Providence focused on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. Surrounded by community members from […]Read More
The Providence City Council will hold a special public hearing today, Monday, March 28 at 5 p.m in regards of public comment on the proposed Ward Boundary Map for the redistricting of the city’s (15) wards. This meeting will take place at the City Council Chamber, 25 Dorrance Street, 3rd floor. Five (5) public in-person […]Read More
Bipartisan group recommends raising refugee cap, prioritizing Ukrainian applications, and reducing wait times WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a bipartisan group of 62 Members of Congress wrote to President Biden urging him to build on the humanitarian efforts already underway to help Ukrainians by allowing for the expedited resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in the United States. Among […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, joined by Senator Dawn Euer, Representative Arthur Handy and state and local officials, today announced that legislation has been introduced which would require a market-competitive procurement for approximately 600 MW of newly-developed offshore wind capacity. If enacted, Rhode Island’s primary utility company would be required to issue the procurement no later […]Read More
The Project Will Meet Bold Climate Objectives and Save Consumers Money Gov. Dan McKee is making a critical investment in additional offshore wind energy to help Rhode Island meet its goal of 100% renewable energy by the end of the decade. Gov. McKee today announced legislation that jumpstarts the process to create an additional 600 megawatts of offshore […]Read More
Cicilline’s Bipartisan Legislation Creates a New Public Safety Alert System NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI – Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) was joined today by Attorney General Peter Neronha, Mayor Charles Lombardi, the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association (RIPCA), and local law enforcement officials as RIPCA announced its endorsement of the Congressman’s bipartisan H.R.6538, the Active Shooter Alert […]Read More
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