Rep. Vella-Wilkinson organizes annual Veterans and Military Families Outreach Day

 

STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives will host its annual Military and Veterans Outreach Day on Thursday, May 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. after a two-year, COVID-prompted hiatus.

The event, which is being organized by Rep. Camille F.J. Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21, Warwick), will give veterans and their families an opportunity to network and get a greater understanding of the resources available to them.

“This annual event has been very successful, encouraging veterans and military families to become engaged with their state government, and I’m glad that it is returning to the State House,” said Representative Vella-Wilkinson, a Navy veteran who serves on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. “Veterans are important part of our constituency and we’d like to see them become more involved in state government. It is also an excellent opportunity for the organizations to network with one another, share resources and maximize services for the veterans community statewide.”

Veterans and their families will be given an opportunity to meet their state representatives and discuss the issues that have an impact on their lives. Participants are invited to come to the Bell Room on the first floor of the State House at 2 p.m. to hear a speaking program. Attendees are invited to stay for the House session, which begins at 4 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public. For further information or to participate as an exhibitor, please contact Representative Vella-Wilkinson at (401) 222-2457.  

                       

Donald Trump's hush money trial is in recess until Thursday after some salacious testimony from adult film star Stormy Daniels. Daniels took the stand Tuesday, and went into detail about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump -- leading the judge to scold the prosecution about her "degree of detail."Trump is accused of falsifying business records tied to paying Daniels to stay quiet about an alleged affair just prior to the 2016 election.        The judge in former President Trump's classified documents case is indefinitely postponing the trial start date. The judge cited a failure to resolve outstanding pretrial litigation about how the classified docs would be used during the trial. The trial was to start in late May, but now will probably be delayed until after the election.        Israel says the ceasefire proposal agreed to by the Palestinian militant group Hamas is "far" from its "necessary requirements." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office is sending a delegation to continue work on a ceasefire proposal brokered by Egypt and Qatar. In the meantime, Israel has said it will continue with operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.        Chinese-owned TikTok is suing the U.S. government over efforts to have the popular app banned in the country. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit by the social media app and its parent company ByteDance. The bill aims to force ByteDance to sell TikTok or have it banned in the U.S.        The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name to "Scouting America." The organization said it's officially making the change February 2025 as a sign of its commitment to inclusion. More than a million youth are currently enrolled in Boy Scouts' programs across the nation. That includes over 175-thousand girls.       The NBA Playoffs roll on with two game ones tonight. In the East, the Cleveland Cavaliers travel to Boston to face the Celtics to start their second round series. In the Western Conference, the Dallas Mavericks will head to Oklahoma City to begin their series against the Thunder.