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(03/15/24 3:03am)
On March 7, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced it would be expanding the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. The program’s growth will provide an estimated 10,000 ...
(03/06/24 1:02am)
DoorDash, a popular food delivery company, has partnered with Farm Fresh RI’s Harvest Kitchen program to increase “support to program participants outside of the culinary program hours,” according ...
(02/21/24 2:02am)
In Gov. Dan McKee’s annual State of the State Address last month, one goal stood out: His administration will seek to bring Rhode Island up to the level of Massachusetts student achievement by 2030, ...
(02/07/24 4:42am)
The Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness conducted their 2024 Point in Time count on Jan. 24. The PIT is a nationwide count, mandated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to assess ...
(12/01/23 4:37am)
From 2010 to 2022, 3,678 pedestrians and cyclists in Providence were hit by motor vehicles, according to new data from the Providence Streets Coalition.
(11/17/23 4:02am)
On Oct. 13, Gov. Dan McKee and Rhode Island Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor announced the state’s winter strategy to address homelessness. The strategy includes adding 318 beds to the shelter system ...
(11/08/23 2:03am)
Democrat Gabe Amo, a former White House aide during the Obama and Biden administrations, won the special election for Rhode Island’s 1st U.S. Congressional District seat against Republican opponent ...
(11/03/23 2:03am)
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has proposed reallocating $20 million of remaining federal American Rescue Plan Act money to housing and other local priorities. The proposal was reviewed and approved by ...
(10/20/23 2:04am)
On Oct. 11, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank released its 2023 Rhode Island Hunger Survey. Commissioned every four years, the survey found that the majority of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...
(10/10/23 1:00am)
On Sept. 9, excited party-goers mingled inside the CIC Providence Building at a private event hosted by Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, ringing in the start of the City’s annual art festival. Then the ...
(10/05/23 1:02am)
On Sept. 7, Providence’s City Council announced the formation of a nine-member special commission to investigate the city’s current revenue streams and tax laws. The commission will also consider ...
(09/08/23 3:02am)
Almost 2,700 bills were introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly in the 2023 session, which runs from January to June, but the vast majority never saw the floor.
(04/28/23 3:03am)
The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted to pass the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act Thursday, which would ensure coverage of abortion procedures for individuals on state employee health plans ...
(04/20/23 1:03am)
A new city program will aim to stem illegal ATV and dirt bike use in Providence, according to an April 5 press release.
(04/13/23 2:02am)
The race to fill the 1st Congressional District seat to be vacated by Rep. David Cicilline ’83, D-R.I., has attracted 12 Democratic candidates — ranging from seasoned politicians to newcomers — with ...
(04/06/23 1:03am)
Rhode Island, along with the rest of the nation, will begin its Medicaid renewal process for the first time since 2020, when the U.S. declared a public health emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic that ...
(03/23/23 3:03am)
The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee recommended that the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, which would ensure equal coverage for abortion procedures for individuals on state employee health plans ...
(03/17/23 3:02am)
In an effort to address Rhode Island’s housing crisis, Rhode Island House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Warwick) announced a 14-bill package that includes legislation to eliminate rental application ...
(03/08/23 2:04am)
Rhode Island State Senate President Dominick Ruggerio (D-North Providence) recently called for the resignation of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s CEO Scott Avedisian and for the merger of ...
(02/23/23 2:04am)
With Rhode Island facing a shortage of psychiatric residential care for girls, state officials are recommending sending patients as far as Missouri to receive adequate inpatient psychiatric care.