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Governor McKee, RI Office of Energy Resources and Dept. of Environmental Management Announce Recipients of RI Agricultural Energy Grants
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LPR News May 23, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have awarded $160,000 in grants to support farmers as they decarbonize their agricultural operations. The clean energy projects funded through this opportunity will further the reduction of the state’s carbon footprint while reducing […]Read More

AttendanceMattersRI: Governor McKee, Commissioner Infante-Green Recognize Weekly Attendance Leaders and Improved Schools
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AttendanceMattersRI: Governor McKee, Commissioner Infante-Green Recognize Weekly Attendance Leaders and Improved Schools

LPR News May 23, 2024

Week of May 13, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – Acknowledging the importance of consistent attendance in education and in alignment with the #AttendanceMatters campaign, Governor Dan McKee and Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green are pleased to highlight the top elementary, middle, and high schools with the greatest average weekly attendance. The following schools are Rhode Island’s attendance leaders for the week of May 13, 2024*: Elementary: Clayville Elementary School, Scituate – 97.5% Middle: Times2 STEM Academy** – 98.5% High: Trinity Academy for […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha, Save The Bay, legislative leaders call for CRMC reform
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Attorney General Neronha, Save The Bay, legislative leaders call for

LPR News May 23, 2024

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha alongside Topher Hamblett, Executive Director of Save The Bay, Senator Victoria Gu, Representative Terri Cortvriend, and advocates called for the passage of a bill that would reform the Coastal Resource Management Council (CRMC) into a Department of Coastal Resources under the executive branch. If passed, this legislation […]Read More

RI Delegation Delivers $21M NIH Grant to Support Cutting-Edge Biomedical Research
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RI Delegation Delivers $21M NIH Grant to Support Cutting-Edge Biomedical

LPR News May 23, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that Rhode Island researchers and scientists will receive a $21 million federal grant to strengthen the biomedical workforce pipeline and boost the state’s ability to carry out and expand innovation in the field of biomedical research.   […]Read More

Mayor Smiley, ACT Announce 2025 Project Fund Awardees
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Mayor Smiley, ACT Announce 2025 Project Fund Awardees

LPR News May 20, 2024

28 Providence Grantees to Receive Funding for Arts and Community Programs PROVIDENCE, RI— Mayor Brett P. Smiley and the Providence Department of Art, Culture and Tourism today announced the first round of 2025 Project Fund awardees, delivering $82,500 to 28 artists and organizations that enrich Providence’s cultural landscape and foster community engagement throughout the city. […]Read More

Governor McKee Nominates Wayne Salisbury to Lead the Rhode Island Department of Corrections
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Governor McKee Nominates Wayne Salisbury to Lead the Rhode Island

LPR News May 17, 2024

Photo: Wayne Salisbury, Jr.  PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee announced today his nomination of Wayne Salisbury, Jr., to serve as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC). “Wayne’s experience in the Department of Corrections is extensive, and he has played an important role in day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic planning for the department,” […]Read More

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