CRANSTON, RI – Rhode Island Department of Human Services Director Kimberly Merolla-Brito today announced the agency will be opening a new appointment-only regional office in the Hazard building, located in Cranston’s Howard Complex (Pastore Campus). The office will officially open on Monday, April 6, 2026.
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PROVIDENCE, RI — The Providence Journal today published a column reporting on Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos's work to lower grocery costs in Rhode Island by increasing competition. An excerpt is below:
"This year, Matos again plans to push a package of legislation nicknamed “the Fair Price Grocery Agenda.”
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Providence, RI—The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that applications are now open for selected arts and culture grant programs to organizations, arts educators, artists, folk and traditional artists, and arts and health projects. The agency also is announcing a new grant program called the Arts and Health Incubator Grant.
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Providence, RI -- The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that artwork from Out of the Box Studio and Gallery, Jamestown; Downtown Designs, Newport; and Sunlight Studios, Portsmouth, are currently on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill. The exhibition features collages, textiles, paintings and sculptures, and it closes on March 18.
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PROVIDENCE, RI – Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos today issued the following statement on news reports of armed ICE agents "barrelling" through security at the Garrahy Judicial Complex, including a bystander who reported fearing that they could be shot:
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Warwick, RI – The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) today announced recommendations of grants totaling some $2.75 million to 17 arts and cultural facilities organizations during an event at The Gamm Theatre in Warwick. These grants are funded by appropriations from the voter-approved 2024 ballot measure, Cultural Arts and Economy Grant Program Bond.
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Providence, R.I. – R.I. State Council on the Arts has awarded $6,000 per year for three years to three artists. They are, filmmaker Ashish Avikunthak, Providence, and musician Laura Cetilia, Providence, and printmaker and graphic artist Lois Harada, North Providence.
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The Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) is an independent, autonomous state agency tasked with the responsibility of protecting the legal rights of children involved with the Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF). The OCA functions as the oversight agency to DCYF.
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