U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and a host of other officials celebrated a groundbreaking Monday for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Atlantic operations center at Naval Station Newport in Middletown. The project represents a windfall of $146 million in federal spending in Rhode Island that will create local construction jobs through a project labor […]
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Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for May 3, 2024
It’s an outrage that the new documentary about the secret apartment at Providence Place has yet to screen in Rhode Island. You can follow me through the week on threads and what we used to call the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up […]
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Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for April 26, 2024
We can only wonder how much better the Sox might be without a spate of injuries. You can follow me through the week on threads and what we used to call the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here. *** STORY OF […]
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Samsung gets $6.4 billion to build massive semiconductor plants in central Texas
One of the facilities Samsung is building will be the size of 11 football fields, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said. The new investment will create thousands of jobs, the White House said.
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RI hospitals on the verge of being overwhelmed, Raimondo warns
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said local hospitals will have to turn patients away if the state doesn’t reverse the worsening rise in COVID-19 cases. Two field hospitals are set to accept patients starting next week.
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Raimondo puts her support behind removing ‘Providence Plantations” from RI’s name
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announced Monday that the words “Providence Plantations” will be removed from state web sites, pay stubs, and gubernatorial communications, as part of a broader effort to establish a more equitable state. Speaking during a news conference at Billy Taylor Park in the Mount Hope section of Providence, Raimondo described “Providence […]
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Raimondo: People who attended demonstrations should get tested
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is calling on people who attended recent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd to get tested for COVID-19. While she said most of those at a large protest last Friday outside the Statehouse wore masks, the governor said the proximity of people to each other still posed a risk […]
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Tempers flare as RI lawmaker suggests ways to fight racism
During a news conference marked by a few flashes of tension, Rhode Island State Rep. Anastasia Williams (D-Providence) outlined a list of ideas Thursday that she described as part of a necessary cure for systemic racism in the state.
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Raimondo says RI prepared for Providence demonstration
With a large demonstration planned in Providence on Friday afternoon, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said the state hopes for a peaceful gathering, but is prepared if things happen differently. During a news conference, Raimondo was asked by reporters about barricades placed outside the downtown-facing side of the Statehouse and along the Francis Street side […]
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Raimondo calls for heightened efforts to fight racism and reduce inequities
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said the anger that has fueled riots across the nation after the death of George Floyd is justified, and that all Americans need to be part of the effort to fight racism and reduce social inequities.