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New federal guidelines championed by Rep. Seth Magaziner will allow scup – also known as porgy – to be labeled with the more upscale-sounding name of Golden Sea Bream.
The change is "expected to improve marketability and help bring higher profits home to Rhode Island fishermen," Magaziner's office announced in a May 27 news release. [...] Read full article.
HOPE VALLEY, RI – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined leaders from Wood River Health in Hope Valley to announce $750,000 of federal grant funding he secured to help the community health center expand its waiting area and support high-quality, affordable medical, dental, behavioral health, and social services for local Rhode Islanders.
On Thursday, Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined leaders at Wood River Health and announced that his office has secured $750,000 in federal funding to support high-quality, affordable medical, dental, behavioral health, and social services for local Rhode Islanders.
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner joined local leaders in West Warwick to announce $791,000 for the police department to expand its fleet with modern, fully-equipped vehicles. [...] Read full article.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow scup, a fish widely caught and sold in Rhode Island, to be marketed as “Golden Sea Bream” – a change expected to improve marketability and help bring higher profits home to Rhode Island fishermen.
Magaziner introduced a bill last year providing for the name change, and similar language was secured in a government funding package recently signed into law.
WEST WARWICK, RI — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined West Warwick Town Manager Mark Knott, Chief of Police Colonel Ernest Lavigne, and other local leaders to announce $791,000 of federal funding he secured for the West Warwick Police Department to purchase new vehicles for its emergency response fleet.
A total of $5.3 million in federal funds is heading to Westerly Airport for improvements to its longest runway, the Rhode Island congressional delegation has announced.
WARWICK, RI — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement on the passing of former Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank:
“Barney Frank leaves a tremendous legacy as a champion for the working class, the LGBTQ+ community, and the southeast New England region.
Rhode Island’s delegation is pushing for relief at the pump as prices continue to climb during the conflict with Iran.
"It has gotten to the point that people cannot take it anymore," U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner said Monday. "These big oil companies are making hundreds of billions of dollars in profits while the average person is struggling to fill up their gas tank." [...] Read full article.
Dozens of House Democrats said Tuesday the Pentagon was stalling on wind project permits — amounting to a “de facto moratorium” on development.
Fifty-five Democrats, led by Rep. Seth Magaziner of Rhode Island, said onshore wind developers have reported mandatory security reviews stalling out “at all stages of the Department’s review process,” leaving “nearly 200” projects in limbo. [...] Read full article.