Tag: Government
Raimondo’s Cabinet appointment garners mostly positive reaction from local leaders
PROVIDENCE – Elected and politically tied officials, company executives and nonprofit leaders on Friday offered both congratulations and criticism to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo...
Fixing racial injustice, failing schools remain priorities in Providence
Mayor Jorge O. Elorza has been in office since 2015, but after being reelected in 2018, he is now term-limited and cannot run for...
Former Mattiello aide Britt acquitted of money-laundering charges, violating campaign-finance laws
PROVIDENCE – Jeffrey Britt, the former aide to House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, was acquitted Wednesday by R.I. Superior Court Judge Daniel Procaccini of...
Women’s Fund of Rhode Island addresses barriers and breaks through them
PBN DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONS 2020 AWARDS
Nonprofit: Women’s Fund of Rhode Island
FOR KELLY NEVINS, executive director of Providence-based Women’s Fund of Rhode Island, the organization’s...
R.I. Office of Rehabilitation Services gives all a chance at being...
PBN DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONS 2020 AWARDS
Government: R.I. Office of Rehabilitation Services
FOR RON RACINE, promoting diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace is a critical component...
WPRI: Gracie’s files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
PROVIDENCE – Gracie’s Ventures Inc., the owning entity of Gracie’s restaurant on Washington Street and the adjacent café Ellie’s Bakery, has filed for Chapter...
School bond measures OK’d in 5 R.I. communities
PROVIDENCE – Voters in five cities and towns across Rhode Island overwhelmingly approved Tuesday new school bond measures to allocate funds for school repairs,...
Brown joins legal brief to block new federal visa rules
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-five colleges, including Brown University, filed an amicus brief in U.S. District Court in California on Oct. 30 asking the court to...
UMass Dartmouth receives additional $4.2M from Navy for marine-tech research
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has received another substantial grant from the U.S. Navy to finance research projects through its Marine and...
RIDOH shuts down, fines 4 bars for COVID-19 health violations
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island-based bars and a restaurant were ordered closed by the R.I. Department of Health and were fined for violating COVID-19...
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