Tag: Government
R.I. monthly unemployment climbs to 4.8% in March
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March was 4.8%, up from 4.7% in February, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
9 LEAs receive $2M in state grants to support CTE programming
PROVIDENCE – Nine local education agencies will receive $2 million in total state grants to expand career and technical education programs at those schools.
State...
Ex-NUWC employee charged for threatening colleagues, local police
PROVIDENCE – A former Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport employee has been federally charged with making threats to several former work colleagues and...
RIDOT abruptly closes Laurel Street Bridge in Hopkinton
HOPKINTON – Motorists who frequently travel over the Laurel Street Bridge will now have to seek detours for the foreseeable future.
The R.I. Department of...
Brown University joins lawsuit against U.S. Department of Energy
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is among nine colleges and universities across the nation, and three national education organizations that recently filed a lawsuit against...
Poll: McKee’s approval rating 4th worst in U.S.
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s favorability is continuing to decline, according to Morning Consult’s latest polling of all 50 U.S. governors.
The national data...
DOGE cuts NEH funding for Rhode Island Humanities
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Humanities is now fighting to restore funding for its grant program and core operating purposes after the U.S. Department of...
Officials break ground on new Pawtucket high school project at McCoy...
PAWTUCKET – Local and state education leaders on Thursday put ceremonial shovels into the ground at McCoy Stadium to officially commence construction of a...
Providence releases plan to regain control of schools from state
PROVIDENCE – City and school leaders on Thursday unveiled their turnaround action plan for the Providence Public School District in its push to bring...
White House official: $510M in federal funding to Brown University to...
PROVIDENCE – The Trump administration is planning to halt $510 million in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, a White House official told...
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