Dear EarthTalk: What is the so-called Green New Deal proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and is Congress likely to go for it? — Mark Talarico, Brooklyn, NY Congresswoman Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez The concept of a “Green New Deal” (GND), first called for in a 2007 New York Times op-ed by Thomas Friedman, has been in the news lately thanks to a […]
HUNGRY FOR SOME EXCITEMENT IN THE KITCHEN? DEM INVITES BEGINNING AND SEASONED CHEFS ALIKE TO PREPARE AND SAMPLE WILD GAME RECIPES AT FEBRUARY 10TH COOKING CLASS PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will offer a wild game cooking class with Chef Andy Lussier of Culinary Connections and Addieville East Farm next […]
On January 17, Governor Raimondo presented her FY 2020 budget proposal to the Rhode Island General Assembly – with some great news for the arts and culture community! Despite a structural deficit, the Governor’s budget proposal not only maintained RISCA’s current funding levels, it included funding for two new possible initiatives at RISCA: $30,000 for a pilot […]
I-295/Rte. 6 Bridge Rehabilitation The following road and lane closure notices are effective for the week of January 26 – February 1, 2019. All schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change. Visit RIDOT’s Travel Advisories website for a full listing of statewide lane closures. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RIDOTnews for up-to-the-minute travel information I-295/Rte. 6 Bridge […]
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO film to screen at the Weaver Library Weaver Library, located at 41 Grove Avenue, East Providence, RI, will screen the documentary I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO: James Baldwin and Race in America on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 6:30 pm. A 2017 Oscar-nominated documentary written, produced, and directed by Raoul […]
DEM RE-OPENS TWO-MILE STRETCH OF WARWICK COAST IN WESTERN UPPER BAY TO SHELL FISHING, ESTABLISHES NEW CONDITIONAL AREA D PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is re-opening the area of the Upper Narragansett Bay which was closed to shellfish harvesting in August 2018 following a sewage overflow in Warwick. Beginning at […]
RI BUSINESS COMPETITION WINNERS HONORED AS ‘ON FIRE’ AWARD WINNERS Four previous winners in the Rhode Island Business Competition have been named among this year’s 50 on Fire award winners by Rhode Island Inno. The second annual 50 on Fire awards celebrates early-stage businesses, enterprises, and innovators “who are doing special work to set […]
A message from our partners at the Massachusetts Office of Labor and Workforce Development The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development is conducting Listening Sessions on the proposed draft regulations for paid Family and Medical Leave. Listening Session dates and locations are below. Attendees will have the opportunity to present public […]
