1. Home
  2. News

Category : News

LPR News News

RI House Republicans Offer Amendments to Yet Another Kick-the-Can-Down-the-Road, Outlandish

LPR News June 24, 2021

State House, Providence, RI – Rhode Island House Republicans are submitting a suite of amendments for the proposed $13B FY22 state budget in an effort to reprioritize children in state care, bolster Rhode Island’s struggling small business economy, curtail unchecked executive powers during a declared State of Emergency and properly fund mismanaged core government services. […]Read More

Langevin Votes to Shield Older Workers by Reversing Conservative Court Rulings
LPR News News

Langevin Votes to Shield Older Workers by Reversing Conservative Court

LPR News June 24, 2021

Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act will also protect workers with disabilities WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today voted in support of H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.  Although Congress passed legislation 54 years ago to prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of age, a recent AARP survey found that 3 in […]Read More

U.S. SailGP Team announces ‘Foiling First’ partnership program supporting community sailing organizations nationwide
Education LPR News News

U.S. SailGP Team announces ‘Foiling First’ partnership program supporting community

LPR News June 24, 2021

Organizations can apply through an open application process; Bristol Yacht Club / East Bay Sailing Foundation announced as founding partner NEW YORK – June 24, 2021 – Today, the United States SailGP Team announced that applications have opened for community sailing organizations to partner with ‘Foiling First’ – a breakthrough athlete development program created to […]Read More

Governor nominated, RI Senate confirms 2 members to the state’s Arts Council
Art & Life LPR News News

Governor nominated, RI Senate confirms 2 members to the state’s

LPR News June 24, 2021

Governor Dan McKee announced that Mary-Kim Arnold, a Pawtucket-based poet, writer and artist, and Mohamad Farzan, Newport, a founding principal of NewPort Architecture, have been confirmed by the RI Senate to RI Arts Council’s 13-member board. Artist Gretchen Dow Simpson and Dr. Joseph Dowling will be stepping down from their role on the Council. “On behalf of Rhode […]Read More

House approves statewide police body cameras bill
LPR News News

House approves statewide police body cameras bill

LPR News June 24, 2021

STATE HOUSE – The House of Representatives today approved Rep. José F. Batista’s bill establishing a statewide program for police body cameras. Funding to equip approximately 1,700 of Rhode Island’s uniformed patrol officers —across every police department and the Rhode Island State Police — with body-worn cameras over the next 12 to 18 months has […]Read More

Reed Delivers Another $2.5 Million in Federal Housing Vouchers to Help RIers Experiencing Homelessness or At-Risk of Becoming Homeless
Community LPR News News

Reed Delivers Another $2.5 Million in Federal Housing Vouchers to

LPR News June 14, 2021

With End of Eviction Moratorium Looming, Reed Delivers Another $2.5 Million in New Federal Housing Vouchers to Help RIers Experiencing Homelessness or At-Risk of Becoming Homeless New federal funds will provide 159 Emergency Housing Vouchers for Individuals & Families throughout RI PROVIDENCE, RI – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) eviction moratorium is […]Read More

© LPR Noticias. All right reserved. Web design by Capa7