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News from May 2023

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Reed & Whitehouse Help Improve Mental Health Services in Newport

By Ocean State Today Report | May 22, 2023

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and emotional well-being, while reducing the stigma around mental health disorders.

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Whitehouse Chairs Courts Subcommittee Hearing on Judicial Conference’s Management of 2011 Ethics Complaints Against Justice Thomas

By Ocean State Today Report | May 22, 2023

May 17, Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) led the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights in a hearing entitled, “Review of Federal Judicial Ethics Processes at the Judicial Conference of the United States.”

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CDC estimates 29 people in 65-74 age group in Rhode Island died during week ending May 6

By Ocean State Today | May 21, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 29 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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Rhode Island deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending May 6

By Ocean State Today | May 21, 2023

Rhode Island's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending May 6, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Hispanic deaths in Rhode Island decrease to 10 in week ending April 29

By Ocean State Today | May 21, 2023

There were 10 Hispanic people who died in Rhode Island in the week ending April 29, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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McKee Administration, SkillsRI Launch RI Rebounds Technical Assistance Program through the RI Small Business HUB

By Ocean State Today Report | May 21, 2023

Eligible small businesses may receive up to $10,000 for individualized support from local vendors to help stabilize, strengthen, and scale their business

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CDC predicts 27 people in 45-64 age group in Rhode Island died during week ending May 6

By Ocean State Today | May 20, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 27 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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Attorney General and RIDOH act to safeguard continuity of care at Pawtucket Falls nursing home

By Ocean State Today Report | May 20, 2023

On May 15, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, and Interim Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Utpala Bandy, MD, MPH, announced that a Superior Court judge has ordered that a receiver assume control of Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center, following the filing of a Petition for Court-Appointed Receiver by the RIDOH and the Attorney General.

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­­­­­Governor McKee Nominates Richard Charest to Serve as Executive Office of Health and Human Services Secretary

By Ocean State Today Report | May 20, 2023

Governor Dan McKee today announced his appointment of current Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH) Director Richard Charest to serve as the next Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS).

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Whitehouse, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Elections From Interference

By Ocean State Today Report | May 19, 2023

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has joined colleagues to reintroduce legislation to expand protections against election interference during the ballot counting and certification processes.

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Tiverton man found guilty of first-degree sexual assault

By Ocean State Today Report | May 19, 2023

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Tiverton man has been found guilty in Newport County Superior Court of two counts of sexual assault against female victims in 2006 and 2018.

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Warren Signs Learn365RI Municipal Compact, Commits to Increasing Out-of-School Learning Opportunities

By Ocean State Today Report | May 19, 2023

On May 11, Governor Dan McKee, Warren Town Manager Kate Michaud, and Council President John Hanley signed the Learn365RI Municipal Compact.

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Reed: Nearly $1 Billion Now Available to Lower Costs & Renovate Affordable Housing

By Ocean State Today Report | May 18, 2023

New federal funding is now available to modernize and upgrade eligible federally-assisted multifamily housing serving low-income residents to cut energy bills and reduce pollution, thanks to a provision U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) helped include in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169).

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As COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Ends, Fallout Continues & Reed Urges the Nation & States to Better Prepare for Future Pandemics

By Ocean State Today Report | May 18, 2023

May 11 marks the official end of the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency declarations.

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Whitehouse Applauds EPA’s Proposed Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-fired Power Plants

By Ocean State Today Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) may 11 cheered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new regulations on greenhouse gas pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants.

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Connecticut man sentenced to serve 27 years in state prison for 2019 murder

By Ocean State Today Report | May 18, 2023

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Connecticut man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 27 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to the 2019 stabbing death of 28-year-old Stephen Cabral.

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Governor McKee, State Officials, Legislators Announce Rhode Island to Adopt Clean Car & Truck Emission Standards to Rein in Carbon Pollution

By Ocean State Today Report | May 18, 2023

Governor Dan McKee, state officials and environmental champion legislators announce that Rhode Island will join seven states, including Massachusetts, in adopting a policy aimed at reining in carbon pollution by slashing tailpipe emissions from cars, trucks, and SUVs.

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Under Questioning from Reed, Top Law Enforcement Officials Say GOP Proposed Budget Cuts Would Make Fentanyl Crisis Worse and America Less Safe

By Ocean State Today Report | May 17, 2023

As Congressional Republicans continue targeting the budgets of federal law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), may 10 questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram about the real-world impacts of these proposed budget cuts.

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Whitehouse, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan College Transparency Act to Improve College Decision-making Process

By Ocean State Today Report | May 17, 2023

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has joined colleagues to reintroduce the bipartisan College Transparency Act, which would provide students and families better information to compare higher education opportunities.

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Reed & Van Hollen Offer Consumer Credit Control Act to Put Consumers in Charge of Credit Report Sharing & Shoot Down Unwanted “Trigger Leads”

By Ocean State Today Report | May 17, 2023

In an effort to empower consumers and put Americans in control of their personal information and credit reports, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the Consumer Credit Control Act (S. 1327).