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McKee Administration Announces New Round of Brownfields Grant Funding Now Available
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McKee Administration Announces New Round of Brownfields Grant Funding Now

LPR News July 7, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced new funding opportunities for the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties, known as brownfields, across Rhode Island. DEM is seeking proposals for brownfield site redevelopment projects that will support the cleanup of contaminated property to transform underused brownfield sites into […]Read More

Mayor Smiley Awards $200,000 to Local Arts, Cultural Organizations
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Mayor Smiley Awards $200,000 to Local Arts, Cultural Organizations

LPR News July 5, 2023

ARPA funding awarded to local artists struggling to recover from economic impacts of pandemic PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Brett P. Smiley and Director of Art, Culture, Tourism Joe Wilson Jr. today announced the following organizations as the grantees for the Special Events Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Sector funding through the American Rescue Plan Act: WaterFire Providence, […]Read More

US Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in College Admissions
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US Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in College Admissions

LPR News June 29, 2023

Ken Bredemeier The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday decisively struck down the use of affirmative action in college admissions, ruling that consideration of a student’s race to help decide who is admitted to the halls of higher learning was unconstitutional. In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s conservative majority specifically overturned admission plans at Harvard University […]Read More

Woonsocket Signs Learn365RI Municipal Compact, Commits to Increasing Out-of-School Learning Opportunities
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Woonsocket Signs Learn365RI Municipal Compact, Commits to Increasing Out-of-School Learning

LPR News June 29, 2023

WOONSOCKET, RI- Yesterday, Governor Dan McKee and Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt today signed the Learn365RI Municipal Compact. “Woonsocket has already hit the ground running to provide expanded out-of-school learning opportunities for their students. Today, I’m proud that the City has officially joined 16 other communities in signing our Learn365RI Municipal Compact,” said Governor McKee. “I thank Mayor Baldelli-Hunt […]Read More

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