DLT to Update, Mediate Unemployment Freezes
PROVIDENCE — The RI Department of Labor & Training agreed to update people with unemployment freezes during a hearing before U.S. District Judge William Smith about an ACLU of Rhode […]
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![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Tollgate 2020 graduate Megan Devlin descends the stairs at Toll Gate High with her family, diploma in hand.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Toll-Gate-Graduation-2020-12-140x140.jpg)
Toll Gate Class of 2020 Graduates Remotely
WARWICK, RI— The Class of 2020 experienced their graduation by appointment at the high school Wednesday afternoon, gathering in separate, small groups of family and friends to wait their turn […]
RIACLU Sues DLT Over Frozen Unemployment Payments
PROVIDENCE — The ACLU of Rhode Island has filed a class-action lawsuit challenging the state Department of Labor and Training’s (DLT) freezing weekly unemployment benefit payments to hundreds of Rhode Islanders without […]
![[CREDIT: City of Warwick] Warwick City Council will review Mayor Solomon's $323M Budget May 26-27 during their inaugural virtual meetings.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Warwick-FY21-budget-cover-140x140.png)
Council Reviews Warwick’s $323.5M COVID-19 Burdened Budget
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council’s first remote budget hearing was more casual and intimate as officials reviewed a $323,508,909 COVID-19 burdened budget Tuesday night. Officials using Zoom teleconferencing […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The RI State House. RIDOH warns COVID-19 masks are a must as spread is likely outside the home. Gov. Raimondo also announced new small business aid through a $10M loan program with Goldman Sachs.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RI-State-House-3-140x140.jpg)
Raimondo: RI Following COVID-19 Mask, Distance Rules
PROVIDENCE — Memorial Day weekend is over, with reports of few beach goers and diligent mask use, good signs since the state is six days from further relaxing of social […]
![[CREDIT: Lakewood Baptist Church] Lincoln Smith will host a Drive-thru Food Drive to Benefit the RI Community Food Bank on Saturday, May 30, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., in the Lakewood Baptist Church Parking Lot, 255 Atlantic Ave.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Lakewood-Baptist-Church-140x140.png)
Lakewood Baptist Hosts Drive-Thru Food Drive May 30
WARWICK, RI — The RI Community Food Bank is working harder than ever without their regular volunteer staff as they meet a delivering 42% increase in food deliveries to member […]
Raimondo Extends Pandemic Limits Till June 1
PROVIDENCE — On Friday, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order extending all current pandemic limits – including the five-person group limit, the mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone coming […]
RI Mail Ballots Enjoy 40 Year Record of Integrity
PROVIDENCE, RI — Voters who applied for June 2 Presidential Primary mail ballots are receiving theirs by mail, a system the conservative Heritage Foundation’s study has found no cases of […]
Reed, Whitehouse Join Call for TRIO Academic Aid
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with dozens of Senate colleagues seeking new funding for the federal TRIO academic aid programs […]
![[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Warwick City Park Beach. Acting Mayor Solomon has suspended beach parking fees for 2018.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Warwick-City-Park-Beach-140x140.jpg)
Three Warwick Parks Open This Week
WARWICK, RI – Mayor Joseph J. Solomon has announced that three Warwick Parks 0pen this week in a phased approach, coordinated with the RI Department of Environmental Management, which has also […]
![[CREDIT: RI.gov] Gov. Gina Raimondo unveiled an app to aid access to information about COVID-19, the state's response to it and resources, and an opt-in ability to track your location to aid in COVID-19 contact tracing.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/RI-Crush-COVID-App-140x140.png)
RI ‘Crush COVID’ App Raises Privacy Concerns
PROVIDENCE — If you need help staying on top of COVID-19 pandemic updates, resources or recording who you might have been close enough to infect, RI’s Crush COVID app can […]
RI State Parks Open, Two Beaches Opening Memorial Day
PROVIDENCE — Gov. Gina M. Raimondo pointed out the start of a drop in new cases of COVID-19 Monday, with 119 positive tests, declining or level hopitalizations, and announced state […]
