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Speaker Shekarchi, Senate President Ruggerio: Sherlock Center to continue services

LPR News May 11, 2021

STATE HOUSE – Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, working collaboratively with the Rhode Island Department of Education and Rhode Island College, announced that a resolution has been reached regarding future programming for blind and visually impaired students. A press conference, also attended by Governor Daniel J. McKee, was held today […]Read More

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As Treasury Launches the State & Local Aid Program, Reed

LPR News May 10, 2021

RI slated to get $1.67 billion that Sen. Reed helped secure for RI in the State & Local section of the American Rescue Plan Reed encourages the state and communities to make strategic investments to help their residents, businesses and nonprofits recover WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Treasury Department launched the process of distributing $350 […]Read More

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Ranglin-Vassell: $15 minimum wage is a victory, but working people

LPR News May 10, 2021

STATE HOUSE – Rep. Marcia Ranglin-Vassell is celebrating the House passage of the legislation she is cosponsoring to raise Rhode Island’s minimum wage to $15 over the next four years, saying the move is a critical progress toward ensuring livable wages for working people. At the same time, she said, it’s important to recognize that […]Read More

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Congressional Delegation Encourages Rhode Islanders to Take Advantage of Expanded,

LPR News May 10, 2021

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation held a press conference with the United Way this morning to encourage eligible Rhode Islanders to take advantage of the expanded, improved Child Tax Credit that Congress established through the American Rescue Plan earlier this year. Eligible Rhode Islanders can take advantage of the Child Tax Credit when filing their […]Read More

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New Supermarket to Serve the Residents of Pawtucket

LPR News May 10, 2021

PAWTUCKET- The City of Pawtucket is happy to announce that a new supermarket will be coming soon to serve the residents of Pawtucket and will be opening its doors in the City’s Woodlawn neighborhood, this summer. For several years, the 15,000 sf, former Ocean State Job Lot building on Pawtucket Avenue stood vacant. The City had identified […]Read More

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The Bill: American Families Plan

LPR News May 10, 2021

WHEN AMERICAN FAMILIES DO WELL, OUR NATION THRIVES. Right now, too many Americans are struggling to meet basic needs and cover basic expenses. An economy that fails so many of us is not only unfair, it’s unsustainable. The American Families Plan is a once-in-a-generation investment in the foundations of middle-class prosperity – education, health care, […]Read More

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Mayor Grebien Announces Opening of City Hall to Public Without

LPR News May 7, 2021

PAWTUCKET- Mayor Grebien announced that City Hall will be opening to the public Monday through Thursday without the need to schedule an appointment for any department starting on May 17th. “As our COVID-19 rates have steadily declined and more and more of our residents are getting vaccinated we feel comfortable with this decision,” said Mayor Donald […]Read More

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Rep. Felix selected as one of nation’s outstanding rising leaders

LPR News May 7, 2021

STATE HOUSE — Rep. Leonela “Leo” Felix (D-Dist. 61, Pawtucket) was selected as one of 19 leaders from across the country to join the NewDEAL (Developing Exceptional American Leaders), a selective national network of state and local elected officials. Representative Felix joins the group at a time when state and local leaders are on the frontlines […]Read More

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Breaking Down Biden’s Major Spending Proposals

LPR News May 7, 2021

By Rob Garver WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden travels to Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Thursday to continue pushing his proposed $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan, commonly referred to as his infrastructure bill. The proposal is just one of three major spending initiatives the White House began pushing in the first 100 days of his administration, the […]Read More

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Asian American Health Workers Fight Virus And Racist Attacks

LPR News May 7, 2021

VOA News/By Associated Press NEW YORK – Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to shield her from the coronavirus. But she couldn’t avoid exposure to the anti-Asian bigotry that pulsed to the surface after the pathogen was first identified in China. Psychiatry patients have called her by a racist slur for the […]Read More

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Speaker Shekarchi, Senate President Ruggerio: Sherlock Center to continue services

As Treasury Launches the State & Local Aid Program, Reed

Ranglin-Vassell: $15 minimum wage is a victory, but working people

Congressional Delegation Encourages Rhode Islanders to Take Advantage of Expanded,

New Supermarket to Serve the Residents of Pawtucket

The Bill: American Families Plan

Mayor Grebien Announces Opening of City Hall to Public Without

Rep. Felix selected as one of nation’s outstanding rising leaders

Breaking Down Biden’s Major Spending Proposals

Asian American Health Workers Fight Virus And Racist Attacks

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