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RI Lands $125.4 Million Mega Grant to Help with Washington Bridge Replacement
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RI Lands $125.4 Million Mega Grant to Help with Washington

LPR News September 20, 2024

RI Delegation & Governor announce major infusion of federal funds and continue to pursue additional sources of federal funding to help pay for Washington Bridge work EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined with Governor Dan McKee in announcing $125,390,467 in federal funding […]Read More

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Keech Pond in Glocester
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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Keech Pond in

LPR News September 20, 2024

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Keech Pond in Glocester due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm humans and animals. Toxins and/or high cell counts have been […]Read More

Rhode Island Department of Education to Celebrate Educator Excellence at September 21 WaterFire
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Rhode Island Department of Education to Celebrate Educator Excellence at

LPR News September 20, 2024

Rhode Island educators to dedicate luminarias at special recognition event PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) will once again honor Rhode Island educators for their outstanding service and dedication to the profession and to their students with WaterFire: A Salute to Rhode Island Educators. The […]Read More

Local Communities and Tribes Celebrate Accomplishments and New $8.5 Million EPA Award for Water Quality Improvements in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
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Local Communities and Tribes Celebrate Accomplishments and New $8.5 Million

LPR News September 20, 2024

PROVIDENCE – On Thursday, September 26, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Southeast New England Program Network (SNEP Network), EPA Region 1 staff, and the New England Environmental Finance Center will host a celebration event, “Better Together: Collaborative Action to Improve Water Quality and Build Resilience.” The event will feature a virtual welcome by […]Read More

Reed & Magaziner to Deliver $795,000 Boost for URI’s Secure Computing Capabilities & Capacity
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Reed & Magaziner to Deliver $795,000 Boost for URI’s Secure

LPR News September 20, 2024

KINGSTON, RI – In an effort to ensure that researchers, scientists, professors, and students at the University of Rhode Island (URI) have the tools they need to keep up with an ever-evolving digital research landscape in a wide range of academic disciplines, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner are delivering a $795,000 federal […]Read More

Providence Police officer indicted for obstruction of justice
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Providence Police officer indicted for obstruction of justice

LPR News September 20, 2024

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Providence Police Colonel Oscar L. Perez, Jr. announced that a Providence Police officer has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with multiple counts of obstruction of […]Read More

Governor McKee and URI’s Leadership Celebrate Upgrades to Fine Arts Center
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Governor McKee and URI’s Leadership Celebrate Upgrades to Fine Arts

LPR News September 20, 2024

Thursday morning leaders, school faculty, and students were celebrating the construction of the Fine Arts Center. Construction on this dated and deficiently facility is expected to cost about $100 million.  Half of the money is covered by a voter approval bond of $57.3 million. The project is expected to be completed by September 2025. The […]Read More

Governor McKee Served Lunch to Veterans at Event hosted by Operation Stand Down Rhode Island,
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Governor McKee Served Lunch to Veterans at Event hosted by

LPR News September 19, 2024

Governor Dan McKee and other state officials serve lunch at a veteran assistance event today. The event hosted by Operation Stand Down Rhode Island, seeks to help veterans in matters which include housing, employment, dental, social and legal services. It is a two day event, Thursday, September 19 (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) and Friday, […]Read More

Whitehouse Announces $5.35 Million for New England Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program
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Whitehouse Announces $5.35 Million for New England Law Enforcement Information

LPR News September 19, 2024

Whitehouse has long led the Senate effort to ensure full funding for the national RISS program in annual government funding bills   Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today announced $5,349,150 in federal funding for the New England State Police Information Network, the regional law enforcement program that assists law enforcement in Rhode Island […]Read More

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