From The Office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley: Mayor Brett Smiley, Director of Public Works Patricia Coyne Fague and Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director Clara Decerbo are warning residents to take precautions as the Providence-area expects strong winds and heavy, wet snow. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch through Wednesday. Providence is projected to[Read More…]
The following statement was released by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell, and FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg: Today we are taking decisive actions to protect the U.S. economy by strengthening public confidence in our banking system. This step will ensure that the U.S. banking system continues to perform its[Read More…]
Ned Price, State Department Spokesperson, led a discussion on ROK & Japan, Mexican Kidnappings! Russia .. Türkiye .. Syria! at The State Department in Washington, DC The Transcript: MR PRICE: Good afternoon. Welcome back to all of those who were traveling with Secretary Blinken. Welcome to the week to everyone else. I have one announcement at the top[Read More…]
At tonight’s City Council meeting, councilors urged state lawmakers to pass a Rhode Island percentage income payment plan (PIPP) for electric and natural gas utility customers who may be struggling to pay their bills. The resolution points to rate hikes in electricity and natural gas for many Rhode Islanders still recovering from losses and deep debts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read More…]
Ned Price, State Department Spokesperson, led a discussion on The Taliban, Greece, Russia & more! at The State Department in Washington, DC The Transcript: MR PRICE: Good afternoon. Good to see everyone. Two announcements at the top and then we’ll turn to your questions. First, the United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, President-elect Tinubu, and all political leaders following the declaration[Read More…]
From Defend The Guard: The House Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations Committee of the Montana House of Representatives passed H.B. 527, the Defend the Guard Act, and the bill will proceed to the House floor. This bill would prohibit the deployment of the Montana National Guard into overseas combat missions without a declaration of war by Congress as required by[Read More…]
Ned Price, State Department Spokesperson, led a discussion on Israel & The West Bank, The PRC, Korea, Türkiye, & Aqaba! at The State Department in Washington, DC The Transcript: Good afternoon. I have one thing at the top, and then I look forward to taking your questions. The United States is extremely concerned by the events of this weekend[Read More…]
The City of Providence Responds! Mayor Brett Smiley, Director of Public Works Patricia Coyne Fague and Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director Clara Decerbo are warning residents to take precautions as the Providence-area expects snow accumulation and dangerously cold temperatures Monday night, through Tuesday. “We are taking this storm seriously, pretreating our roads and preparing our staff to clear snow[Read More…]
From The Pawtucket School Department: This morning it was discovered that another heating coil failed at Henry J. WInters Elementary School, causing more water damage to classrooms in the building. The damage is significantly lower than the previous as it was caught much earlier, however, it is enough to delay the reopening of Winters Elementary School. Given the[Read More…]
The Senate President demands RIPTA Head Honcho Scott Avedisian’s resignation .. The sudden resignation of longtime Mass Transit Advocate Congressman David Cicilline .. We spoke with Mass Transit Advocate Amy Glidden of RI Transit Riders, Rhode Island’s leading Transit Rider advocacy group! Find out more about RI Transit Riders @ https://www.ritransitriders.org/ & https://www.facebook.com/groups/ritransitriders A Press Release Issued This Week by[Read More…]
Cranston Mayor Schedules Presser to Challenge City Council Chair … Retribution? or Good Governance? He’s baaaack! Although, truth be told, did he ever really go away? Now Former Woonsocket City Council Chair John Ward made good on his promise to stay involved in Woonsocket affairs … albeit as a private citizen, today, with the release of his formal objection to the “reclassification” of Woonsocket’s RISE Academy from Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. Citing,[Read More…]
In a scheduling move that has even the most cynical Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) observer shaking their head, the Agenda for the influential Council on Elementary & Secondary Education was posted on 5:20 this evening (Friday) to include a review of the controversial application to transition Woonsocket based RISE Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. The Hearing will[Read More…]
Sudan: One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach Investigations into Deliberate Aid Obstruction, War Crimes Needed As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the country’s brutal conflict between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), they should make clear that those responsible for ongoing atrocities and other[Read More…]
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