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Governor McKee Announces $220.9M in Grant Funding for Washington Bridge Rebuild Has Been Assured Through Signed Agreement with Federal Government
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Governor McKee Announces $220.9M in Grant Funding for Washington Bridge

LPR News April 5, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced that the State of Rhode Island and the federal government have formally signed the agreement for the $220.9 million Mega-INFRA grants to support the Washington Bridge reconstruction, locking in U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funding for the project. The State has begun to draw down funds to support pre-construction activities […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha releases 2024 Gun Crime Report, data
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Attorney General Neronha releases 2024 Gun Crime Report, data

LPR News April 5, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today released the Office’s statutorily required Annual Gun Crimes Report for 2024. The report provides statistics and analysis regarding firearms offenses and describes the Office’s work to fight gun violence and violent crime. The report also provides a summary of recently enacted gun violence prevention laws and […]Read More

Pawtucket High School Groundbreaking Ceremony, April 10th
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Pawtucket High School Groundbreaking Ceremony, April 10th

LPR News April 5, 2025

Elected & Community Leaders To Gather For Groundbreaking Ceremony For New Pawtucket High School On Site Of Former McCoy Stadium On Thursday, April 10th at 10:00 AM, city and state leaders including Mayor Donald Grebien, Governor Dan McKee, Speaker Joseph Shekarchi, Commissioner of Education Angelica Infante Green, and Acting Pawtucket Superintendent Randy Buck will gather […]Read More

AG Neronha co-leads lawsuit against Trump Administration to protect libraries, workers, and small businesses
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AG Neronha co-leads lawsuit against Trump Administration to protect libraries,

LPR News April 5, 2025

G Neronha Co-leads Coalition Suing to Stop Dismantling of Federal Agencies PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Neronha today co-led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and small businesses nationwide. In March, […]Read More

Reed Slams Republican Budget That Slashes Medicaid to Fund Billionaires-First Tax Windfall and Add Trillions to the Debt
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Reed Slams Republican Budget That Slashes Medicaid to Fund Billionaires-First

LPR News April 5, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Early this morning, after an overnight vote-a-thon, the U.S. Senate voted 51-48 to pass a controversial Republican budget framework.  Republicans used unprecedented budget gimmicks to pretend that adding over $4.6 trillion to the debt in the coming years by extending the Trump Tax Giveaways will magically add $0 to the national debt.  The […]Read More

Deputy Majority Whip Sue AnderBois and Speaker Joe Shekarchi to Host a Housing Town Hall
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Deputy Majority Whip Sue AnderBois and Speaker Joe Shekarchi to

LPR News April 5, 2025

Providence, RI – On Monday, April 7, Providence City Council Deputy Majority Whip Sue AnderBois will host a Housing Town Hall with Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Joe Shekarchi to discuss a number of issues Providence residents are facing relating to housing. In a recent report by Redfin, Providence was named the most expensive […]Read More

Reed Calls for IG Probe into Commerce Sec’s ‘Buy Tesla’ Pitch
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Reed Calls for IG Probe into Commerce Sec’s ‘Buy Tesla’

LPR News April 4, 2025

Senator seeks investigation into Secretary Lutnick urging a national television audience to buy a specific stock tied to Elon Musk that directly affects Secretary Lutnick’s personal financial holdings WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling for an independent watchdog to investigate Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s self-dealing call for Americans to buy Tesla stock. […]Read More

Court Grants States’ Motion to Enforce; Orders Trump Administration to Unfreeze FEMA Grants
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Court Grants States’ Motion to Enforce; Orders Trump Administration to

LPR News April 4, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement applauding Judge McConnell’s order granting the Office’s motion to enforce an injunction previously imposed by the Court which prohibited the Trump administration to categorically freeze federal funds to states after the Administration withheld FEMA funds allocated for disaster relief. “With this order, […]Read More

401Gives Tops $4 Million Raised, but Record-Setting Year isn’t Done Yet
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401Gives Tops $4 Million Raised, but Record-Setting Year isn’t Done

LPR News April 3, 2025

Rhode Islanders’ generosity grows beyond expectations, new highs to be set across the board   Providence, R.I. (April 2, 2025) – 401Gives has topped $4 million raised as of 11:28 a.m. today, but the record-breaking year isn’t done yet as the effort continues until 6 p.m.   “We’ve surpassed our goal and are still raising […]Read More

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