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July 2010
07/23/2010
U.S. Senate Approves Supplemental Funding for Wars, Veterans, and Disaster Relief

WASHINGTON, DC - Late this evening, the U.S. Senate passed a $58.8 billion emergency war funding and disaster relief bill that will provide critical assistance for Rhode Island and other states hit by natural disasters this year. This legislation... Read More
June 2010
06/07/2010
Providence Emergency Management to Strengthen Preparedness Through Federal Dollars

PROVIDENCE - Mayor David N. Cicilline today announced that the Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) has been awarded a $2.28 million in federal dollars from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to enhance operations at PEMA headquarters... Read More
May 2010
05/27/2010
U.S. Senate Set to Approve Millions in Flood Aid for RI

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate is poised to pass a $58.8 billion emergency war funding and disaster relief bill that will provide a $150 million emergency down-payment for Rhode Island and other states hit hardest by flooding this year. By a strong... Read More
April 2008
04/15/2008
Reed Announces Release of Study to Prevent Flood Damage from Pocasset River

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced the release of the Pocasset River Floodplain Management Study. Sedimentation, erosion, and lack of basic floodwater prevention infrastructure have resulted in persistent flooding along... Read More

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