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LGBTQ Victory Fund calls for Donna Nesselbush to be named Rhode Island lieutenant governor
Lt. Gov. Dan McKee will name his own replacement if Gov. Gina Raimondo is confirmed as Commerce Secretary
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The LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ people to public office, has urged Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Dan McKee (D) to name former State Sen. Donna Nesselbush, an out lesbian, to replace him should he ascend to the governorship following the confirmation of Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) as the next U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
Nesselbush, a former five-term state senator who now serves as a municipal judge for the city of Pawtucket, R.I., has amassed a long resumé of accomplishments following her graduation from Brown University in 1984. She served as the executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence for seven years before earning a law degree from Suffolk University.
Rhode Island Foundation distributes $5 million to nonprofits helping people survive the pandemic
The funds went to organizations that provide aid for domestic violence survivors, offer addiction recovery services, and give diapers and winter clothing to families in need
By Amanda Milkovits Globe Staff,Updated December 21, 2020, 8:24 p.m.
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The Rhode Island State House. On behalf of the state, the Rhode Island Foundation administered $5 million of CARES Act funding to 120 nonprofits aiding people during the COVID-19 pandemic.Barry Chin/Globe Staff/The Boston Globe
PROVIDENCE â The Rhode Island Foundation has distributed $5 million in federal stimulus funding to more than 120 nonprofits straining to help people through the pandemic â including about $1 million to eight organizations focused on victims of domestic violence.
December 21, 2020 GMT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Some Rhode Island businesses are allowed to reopen or increase capacity Monday now that Gov. Gina Raimondo’s “pause” to help control the latest coronavirus surge has ended.
The Democratic governor decided to lift the three-week pause because of what she called “sustained decreases” in percent positivity rates which it is hoped will stop hospitals from being flooded with coronavirus patients.
Businesses including gyms, casinos and indoor recreation facilities such as bowling alleys are allowed to reopen Monday, while restaurants are allowed to increase indoor capacity from 33% to 50%.
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“It will be nice to finally open back up tomorrow and get some families back in here,” East Providence Lanes manager Michael Sedoma told WJAR-TV on Sunday. “It’s not easy not having income coming in. We had to layoff all of the employees right before Christmas.”