BEAD Funds Expand RI Broadband Access
![[CREDIT: Sen. Reed's Office] U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Governor Dan McKee, Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Liz Tanner, Newport Mayor Xaykham Khamsavoravong and state and local officials to celebrate the latest installment of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program funding for Rhode Island.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/RI-Broadband-Access-grant-140x140.jpg)
NEWPORT, RI –Friday, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Gov. Dan McKee and local officials to announce $108.7 million in Broadband Equity, Access, […]
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Reed Backs US Chip Manufacturing Moves
WASHINGTON, DC — The federal government is investing $52 billion for computer chip manufacturing across the United States, something U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says is critical to America’s national […]
![[CREDIT: CVS] CVS pharmacies across the state have made educators vaccine eligible, including K-12 teachers, daycare and preschool workers and staff as eligible for the vaccine as of Wednesday morning.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RI-Vaccines-CVS-140x140.png)
CVS: Educators Vaccine Eligible; State Hasn’t Weighed In
President Biden says teachers and educators should be prioritized as eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. But what is Rhode Island doing? While the state hasn’t announced officially whether or not teachers […]
![[CREDIT: RI.gov] President Elect Joe Biden has named Gov. Gina Raimondo as Commerce Secretary.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/RI-Gov.-Gina-Raimondo-140x140.png)
US Senate Confirms Raimondo as Commerce Secretary
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate confirmed Gov. Gina M. Raimondo as Commerce Secretary Tuesday, voting 84-15, with the congratulations of RI’s Congressional delegation. Incoming Secretary Raimondo will replace acting-Commerce […]
Gov. Raimondo Named Biden’s Commerce Secretary
UPDATED 9:21 P.M.: WASHINGTON, DC — Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has been named President-Elect Joe Biden’s secretary of commerce. “Rhode Island may be small, but our economy is mighty […]
Raimondo: Get COVID-19 Tests Twice Between Now and Year’s End
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Snowstorm Prompts Parking Ban, Pauses COVID-19 Tests
WARWICK, RI — A snowstorm’s coming tonight, promising nearly a foot of snow and, with it, a parking ban, delayed trash pickup, and a pause on COVID-19 tests. NWS issued […]
![[Joe Siegel] The Warwick School Committee delayed in-person schooling till Jan. 4 as COVID-19 cases spike in the state and mount within schools.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Warwck-School-Committee-Dec.-1-2020-140x140.jpg)
Warwick Delays In-Person Schooling Till Jan. 4
“We’ve had an incident of that going on where someone sent their child to school and now two people are very sick from it. It’s nerve-wracking for everybody.” — Judith […]
![[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://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RI-State-House-3-140x140.jpg)
Raimondo: State on Two -Week ‘Pause,’ Social Gathering Limits Lowered
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island residents have 10 days to prepare as the state readies for a two-week “pause,” as part of a strategy to give the state a shot […]
COVID Spike Puts In-Person Schooling in Question
PROVIDENCE — The recent uptick in COVID cases statewide has put the state’s percent positive threshold for returning to in-person schooling in question as teachers unions argue against keeping schools […]
![[CREDIT: NIAID RML]An electron microscope image of the virus that causes COVID-19. The spread of RI COVID-19 infections has increased to 3.3 percent](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/COVID-19-140x140.jpg)
Curfew to Curb Climbing RI COVID-19 Cases
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island’s COVID-19 positivity rate climbed to 3.3 percent last week with an average 488 new cases daily during the first five days of November, a trend […]
![[CREDIT: RIDOH] A graph of COVID-19 infection sources shows that while schools are not the biggest driving factor in a recent spike of cases, infections are occurring in schools.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RI-COVID-19-spike-graph-140x140.png)
RI In on the Action as U.S. COVID-19 Cases Spike
PROVIDENCE, RI – National COVID-19 cases are on the rise, including in Rhode Island, where the Department of Health reports cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have been rising the last few […]
