Tag: Congress
Trump administration blocked from cutting billions in federal health money
PROVIDENCE – A U.S. District Court judge in Rhode Island granted a preliminary injunction halting the slashing of $11 billion in federal money for...
Beyond book learning: Training programs soaring at expanded Providence Public Library
Eric Khiev is looking to make a career change, and that’s why he was at the Providence Public Library last fall.
Khiev holds a bachelor’s...
The future of Pell grants is unclear for students
The federal Pell Grant program, named after the late Rhode Island Sen. Claiborne Pell, has money problems.
The Congressional Budget Office is projecting the program...
Neronha joins coalition suing Trump administration for billions in lost public...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island stands to lose more than $31 million from cancellations by U.S. Health and Human Services Department, R.I. Attorney General Peter...
Report: Magaziner not moving to congressional district he represents
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Seth Magaziner says he won't be moving to the 2nd Congressional District he represents after all.
The Democratic congressman told WPRI-TV CBS...
Powell says Fed ‘well positioned’ for the ‘risks and uncertainties’ that...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve is prepared to keep its key interest rate unchanged for now as inflation remains elevated and the job...
Amo co-sponsors blockchain bill to promote diplomacy and national security
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., has co-introduced a resolution “to unleash the potential” of distributed ledger technologies, or DLT, such as blockchain...
3 priorities for Congress in lame-duck session
After a long and brutally divisive election season, federal lawmakers now return to Capitol Hill for the final weeks of the 118th Congress –...
If the 2017 tax cut sunsets, it could boost charitable giving
With the clock ticking down on the $1.5 trillion tax cut approved by Republicans in 2017, America’s wealthiest donors and their advisers are beginning...
Federal Reserve is set to cut rates again while facing a...
WASHINGTON (AP) – No one knows how Tuesday's presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve's move two days later is much easier...
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