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Treasurer Diossa Joins Governor McKee, Legislators Ciccone and Cortvriend, Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, and League of Cities and Towns, in Celebrating Signing of “Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund” into Law
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Treasurer Diossa Joins Governor McKee, Legislators Ciccone and Cortvriend, Rhode

LPR News September 24, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI – General Treasurer James A. Diossa yesterday joined Senate Majority Leader Frank Ciccone (sponsor), Representative Terri Cortvriend, the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, and the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, as Governor Dan McKee signed the “Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund” (H 6252 / S 1070) into law.   The legislation, introduced at the […]Read More

Amo, Magaziner Lead Opposition to Erasing RI Senator’s Legacy by Renaming Workforce Pell Grant after Trump
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Amo, Magaziner Lead Opposition to Erasing RI Senator’s Legacy by

LPR News September 24, 2025

Named after its creator, Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell, Workforce Pell Grants help break down barriers to higher education and trade school. PROVIDENCE, RI – TODAY, Congressmen Gabe Amo (RI-01) and Seth Magaziner (RI-02) called on leaders of the House Appropriations Committee to preserve the dignity and purpose of the Workforce Pell Grant and oppose renaming the grants […]Read More

Governor McKee, RI Life Science Hub Announce Five Foundational Companies for Ocean State Labs
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Governor McKee, RI Life Science Hub Announce Five Foundational Companies

LPR News September 24, 2025

Managed by Portal Innovations, the state’s first life science incubator will officially open during the first quarter of 2026 PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the state-supported organization Rhode Island Life Science Hub (RILSH) today announced five inaugural members at Ocean State Labs, the state’s first life science incubator designed to support and accelerate the growth of innovative […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha reaffirms commitment to fighting for clean energy following preliminary injunction
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Attorney General Neronha reaffirms commitment to fighting for clean energy

LPR News September 24, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Neronha today issued the following statement after a federal court in Washington, D.C. granted a motion for preliminary injunction in Ørsted’s case against the Trump Administration, allowing for work on the Revolution Wind project to proceed. “Today’s legal victory in Washington, D.C. reaffirms what we know to be true: this […]Read More

OCEAN STATE 2026 GEARING UP FOR NEXT YEAR’S “SUMMER OF SOCCER”
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OCEAN STATE 2026 GEARING UP FOR NEXT YEAR’S “SUMMER OF

LPR News September 17, 2025

PRE-APPLICATION FOR EVENT GRANT FUNDING NOW OPEN PROVIDENCE – As Rhode Island businesses, government officials, and safety experts gear up for a busy summer of tourism in 2026, plans are underway to create a 39-day celebration of soccer, culture, and the arts here in Rhode Island that will be branded as the Rhode Island Summer of Soccer. This […]Read More

Governor McKee and Executive Office of Housing Announce $3.6 Million in Community Development Block Grant Awards to Support Local Public Facility and Infrastructure Improvements
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Governor McKee and Executive Office of Housing Announce $3.6 Million

LPR News September 17, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Executive Office of Housing announced approximately $3.6 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) awards to ten municipalities. These funds will support critical public facility and infrastructure projects, as well as essential services that directly benefit Rhode Island residents, particularly those with low and moderate […]Read More

Governor McKee, First Lady Announce New Municipal Beautification Mini Grant Opportunity
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Governor McKee, First Lady Announce New Municipal Beautification Mini Grant

LPR News September 17, 2025

Grant is aimed at supporting city and town projects; applications now open PROVIDENCE, RI — Today, Governor Dan McKee, First Lady Susan McKee, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced that applications are now open for the McKee administration’s new Municipal Beautification Mini Grant program, a funding opportunity through the Litter-Free Rhode […]Read More

New Health Plan Announced for Rhode Islanders Dually Enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid
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New Health Plan Announced for Rhode Islanders Dually Enrolled in

LPR News September 17, 2025

INTEGRITY for Duals, launching January 1, 2026, offers expanded and streamlined access to care for Rhode Islanders Cranston, Rhode Island – The Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island (Neighborhood) are announcing a new health plan for Rhode Islanders who are enrolled in both Medicare and […]Read More

RIDOT TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE ROUTE 4 OVERNIGHT NEAR THE FRENCHTOWN ROAD OVERPASS IN EAST GREENWICH
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RIDOT TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE ROUTE 4 OVERNIGHT NEAR THE FRENCHTOWN

LPR News September 17, 2025

Starting Sunday night, September 21, and lasting for four consecutive nights, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Route 4 near the Frenchtown Road (Route 402) overpass in East Greenwich. The closures are necessary for the demolition of a portion of the structurally deficient Frenchtown Road Bridge, which RIDOT […]Read More

Mayor Brett Smiley and Governor Dan McKee Celebrate Groundbreaking at Davey Lopes Recreation Center
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Mayor Brett Smiley and Governor Dan McKee Celebrate Groundbreaking at

LPR News September 17, 2025

Renovations at Davey Lopes Recreation Center will modernize facilities, improve safety and expand programming for youth and families    Providence, RI — Mayor Brett P. Smiley was joined by Governor Dan McKee, Councilwoman Mary Kay Harris and Davey Lopes Recreation Center Director Anthony Lindsey to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $8.7 million renovation project to […]Read More

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