Tag: Sheldon Whitehouse
Neighborhood Health Station to be dedicated in Central Falls
CENTRAL FALLS – State and local officials will be on hand Monday to dedicate Neighborhood Health Station, a 47,000-square-foot facility that provides medical, dental,...
J. Goodison Co. receives $519K federal grant for supplies, staff
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Local shipyard company J. Goodison Co. will receive a $518,538 federal grant to purchase equipment and expand its workforce, the Rhode...
iXBlue Defense Systems opens Lincoln headquarters
LINCOLN – The company iXblue Defense Systems celebrated its new Lincoln headquarters’ ribbon-cutting Friday with Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and...
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...
Whitehouse among senators urging Purdue not to seek profit from new...
PROVIDENCE – Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on March 28 sent a letter to Purdue Pharma, manufacturer...
Elected officials, business leaders deliver food for Meals on Wheels
PROVIDENCE – Multiple Rhode Island elected officials and Webster Bank representatives spent time throughout the month delivering meals to local senior citizens in need.
The...
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...
Whitehouse, Cicilline renew call for better innovation, infrastructure
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., are introducing the Innovative Materials for America’s Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded...
Report: Some credit unions poised to increase commercial lending
PROVIDENCE – Credit unions have been expanding their market share in recent years, and now some seem poised to increase commercial lending after a key...
Newport County Community Mental Health Center receives $2M federal grant
NEWPORT – The Newport County Community Mental Health Center received $2 million in federal funds to provide expanded and enhanced Certified Community Behavioral Health...
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