Monthly Archives: April 2016
Delegation Announces $100,000 to Help Young Ex-Offenders in Providence Find Housing, Work
Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Juvenile Reentry Assistance Program (JRAP) to help the Providence Housing Authority pave the way for young people with criminal or juvenile records to find jobs, affordable housing, and educational opportunities.
PR 15-50B MacDougall v. Department of Health and Office of Drinking Water Quality (DOH...
In MacDougall v. Department of Health and Office of Drinking Water Quality (DOH and DWQ), PR 15-50, this Department concluded that the DOH and DWQ violated the APRA when it failed to respond to the Complainant's APRA request. The sole issue addressed in the supplemental finding was whether the DOH and DWQ's violation was willful and knowing, or reckless. After reviewing the DOH and DWQ's supplemental response, we concluded there was insufficient evidence to find that the violation was willful and knowing, or reckless
Senate passes bills to promote renewable energy
The Rhode Island Senate today passed a trio of bills aimed at promoting job growth in clean energy industries in the state. The bills extend and/or expand nationally recognized programs that foster renewable energy development.
President Signs Whitehouse Bill to Protect Servicemembers and Veterans from Foreclosure
Last night, President Barack Obama signed into law Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act, extending key foreclosure protection to those who serve. The legislation had passed both houses of Congress with unanimous support. Whitehouse released the following statement on the bill’s signing.
