AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Wakefield Rhode Island. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/wakefield-ri 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/wakefield-ri https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:14:51 -0600 RI to receive billions from annual Consolidated Appropriations Act making its way through Congress, including an additional $200 Million in https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-delivers-for-ri-and-working-families-in-fy-2023-appropriations-package-31510620-westerly-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-delivers-for-ri-and-working-families-in-fy-2023-appropriations-package-31510620-westerly-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Joe Biden signed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. https://www.americantowns.com/news/national-defense-bill-signed-into-law-31510613-tiverton-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/national-defense-bill-signed-into-law-31510613-tiverton-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act & PUMP Act both included in new omnibus appropriations bill to ensure pregnant women are treated fairly https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-votes-to-add-new-workplace-protections-for-pregnant-and-postpartum-moms-31510614-warwick-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-votes-to-add-new-workplace-protections-for-pregnant-and-postpartum-moms-31510614-warwick-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Congress reauthorizes Reed’s bill to advance childhood cancer research, improve efforts to identify and track incidence of childhood cancer, and https://www.americantowns.com/news/house-passes-reeds-bipartisan-star-act-to-combat-childhood-cancer-31510618-hopkinton-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/house-passes-reeds-bipartisan-star-act-to-combat-childhood-cancer-31510618-hopkinton-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) voted yesterday to pass the 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which will provide https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouse-secures-funding-to-increase-pell-grants-and-address-the-opioid-crisis-31510624-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouse-secures-funding-to-increase-pell-grants-and-address-the-opioid-crisis-31510624-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Whitehouse-supported Congressionally Directed Spending requests to create jobs, improve quality of life in RI were successfully included in Omnibus https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouse-delivers-872-million-direct-investment-in-ri-via-omnibus-funding-bill-31510627-pawtucket-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouse-delivers-872-million-direct-investment-in-ri-via-omnibus-funding-bill-31510627-pawtucket-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Chair and Ranking Member of Senate Judiciary Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee detail the executive https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouse-kennedy-issue-report-examining-boundaries-of-executive-privilege-and-the-importance-of-congressional-oversight-31510632-narragansett-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouse-kennedy-issue-report-examining-boundaries-of-executive-privilege-and-the-importance-of-congressional-oversight-31510632-narragansett-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee issued the following statement wishing Rhode Islanders a merry Christmas: “The Christmas season https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mckee-wishes-rhode-islanders-a-merry-christmas-31510749-providence-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mckee-wishes-rhode-islanders-a-merry-christmas-31510749-providence-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statements after the Law Enforcement https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouses-bipartisan-law-enforcement-deescalation-training-act-signed-into-law-31512283-pawtucket-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouses-bipartisan-law-enforcement-deescalation-training-act-signed-into-law-31512283-pawtucket-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Federal funds will help improve security at nonprofit organizations that are at high-risk of terrorist attack due to their ideology, beliefs, or https://www.americantowns.com/news/amidst-troubling-rise-in-antisemitism-reed-delivers-funds-to-enhance-security-at-jewish-community-centers-local-nonprofits-schools-and-houses-of-worship-31512690-tiverton-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/amidst-troubling-rise-in-antisemitism-reed-delivers-funds-to-enhance-security-at-jewish-community-centers-local-nonprofits-schools-and-houses-of-worship-31512690-tiverton-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Community Health Centers receive grants from new HRSA imitative expanding access to updated COVID-19 vaccines PROVIDENCE, RI – Several Rhode https://www.americantowns.com/news/ri-delegation-announces-2-million-to-boost-local-vaccination-efforts-31512692-providence-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ri-delegation-announces-2-million-to-boost-local-vaccination-efforts-31512692-providence-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, the McKee Administration's Executive Office of Health and Human Services announced that is is releasing an RFQ https://www.americantowns.com/news/mckee-administration-to-release-request-for-qualifications-for-states-nonemergency-medical-transportation-program-31512753-westerly-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mckee-administration-to-release-request-for-qualifications-for-states-nonemergency-medical-transportation-program-31512753-westerly-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, following the passing of former Governor Lincoln Almond, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-statement-on-the-passing-of-former-gov-lincoln-almond-31513315-hopkinton-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-statement-on-the-passing-of-former-gov-lincoln-almond-31513315-hopkinton-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 PROVIDENCE, RI – Upon learning of the passing of former Governor Lincoln Almond, Governor McKee released the following statement: "Susan https://www.americantowns.com/news/statement-from-governor-mckee-on-the-passing-of-former-governor-lincoln-almond-31513407-cranston-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/statement-from-governor-mckee-on-the-passing-of-former-governor-lincoln-almond-31513407-cranston-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 My fellow Rhode Islanders, it is a great honor to address you today as I begin my first full term as Governor of a state I love. As you might have https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-dan-mckees-inaugural-address-31513408-coventry-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-dan-mckees-inaugural-address-31513408-coventry-ri.html Government and Politics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600