BEAD Funds Expand RI Broadband Access
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]