WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The National Small Business Association issued the following news release: NSBA is kicking off 2020 with new Board leadership led by Marc Amato of Walco Electric Company in Providence, Rhode Island, a high-tech automation engineering company with 87 years of experience. Amato has been active in NSBA for well over a decade, serving various leadership roles throughout his tenure. "Marc has been an outspoken and highly engaged advocate for pro-small-business policies and he   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following news release: About 1.3 million veterans live in households that participate in SNAP (formerly food stamps), CBPP analysis of data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey finds/1 In every state, thousands of low-income veterans use SNAP to help put food on the table. Florida has the largest number of veterans participating in SNAP (116,000), followed by Texas (97,000) and California (94,000) . In Or  more

WICKFORD, Rhode Island, Jan. 9 -- The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water issued the following news release: * * * - Coming in April and May to In-Command Seamanship Training, Wickford, R.I. * * * Want to get a taste of the boating life or improve your on-water boat handling skills? The nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water together with In-Command Seamanship Training in Wickford offer a choice of four fun and affordable at-the-helm on-water training  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 8 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: * * * - Legislation Would Close Loophole Allowing Criminals, Others to Access Untraceable, Unserialized Ghost Guns, Avoiding Background Checks and Undermining Law Enforcement * * * The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding Speaker of the R  more