Tag: Jack Reed
Whitehouse, Reed introduce bill to allow states to cap credit card...
PROVIDENCE – Democratic R.I. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed have introduced legislation that would restore states’ ability to limit consumer loan and credit...
Reed announces $24.8M in HUD community grants for R.I.
PROVIDENCE – On Thursday U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced $24.8 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants for Rhode Island.
The...
Reed: R.I. to receive $21M for public housing
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island municipalities will receive a combined $21 million in federal funding for public housing upgrades, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced...
Building bridges to safer travel
Peter Alviti Jr., the four-year director of the R.I. Department of Transportation, is overseeing 77 active construction projects through the RhodeWorks program.
Proposed by Gov....
Gerety to receive honorary doctorate at Salve commencement
Newport – Salve Regina University President Sister Jane Gerety, who is retiring in June after 10 years in the position, will receive an honorary...
Reed visits R.I. Veterans Home to discuss medical care for...
BRISTOL – On March 15, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., a former U.S. Army Ranger, visited the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol, underscoring his...
Butler Hospital receives 5-year $12M COBRE grant for neuropsychiatric brain research
PROVIDENCE – Butler Hospital has been granted a five-year, $12 million Center of Biomedical Research Excellence grant from the National Institutes of Health to...
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed protection signed into federal law
PROVIDENCE – The Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Wild and Scenic River bill was signed into law, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced Tuesday, permanently designating river segments...
Bill to protect Wood-Pawcatuck watershed passes U.S. Senate
HOPKINTON – The U.S. Senate this week voted 92-8 in favor of a bipartisan public-lands package, which includes language from Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., to...
Trump, Dems agree on funding for Electric Boat sub program
Despite the federal budget standoff, Republican President Donald Trump and Rhode Island’s Democratic congressional leaders seem to agree on one important thing for the...
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