Tag: Gov. Gina Raimondo
Biden administration announces $5B commitment for research and development of computer...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration on Friday announced the investment of $5 billion in a newly established public-private consortium aimed at supporting research and...
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by...
Unkindest cuts: Many casualties expected as R.I. begins ‘brutal’ budget process
The future looked encouraging for Karen Santilli just a few months ago.
In mid-January, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo released a $10.2 billion fiscal 2021 budget...
Mass. positive coronavirus cases up to 41
BOSTON (AP) — The number of people in Massachusetts who have tested positive for the new coronavirus has jumped to 41 — up from...
R.I. postsecondary education commissioner issues report on boosting attainment
WARWICK – The state commissioner for postsecondary education released a report Thursday that could lay the groundwork for a plan to get at least...
Raimondo orders ‘comprehensive review’ of Providence schools
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is directing the state Department of Education to conduct a "comprehensive review" of the Providence school system to...
Got student debt? Commerce RI accepting new applications for Wavemaker Fellowship
PROVIDENCE – The state’s Wavemaker Fellowship program that provides recent college graduates working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields with student-loan reimbursement is...
Dann-Messier stepping down as commissioner of R.I. postsecondary education
WARWICK – Brenda Dann-Messier, Rhode Island's commissioner of postsecondary education, is stepping down next month and taking a part-time job with national education consulting...
Raimondo: Cost of expanded tuition-free R.I. Promise program ‘a drop in...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo told lawmakers Wednesday that her proposed $5.3 million expansion of the tuition-free program Rhode Island Promise is crucial...
Groundbreaking set for URI engineering complex
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Monday afternoon at the University of Rhode Island for its new $125 million engineering complex.
The...
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