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April, 2004 Press Releases

CARCIERI ANNOUNCES 30-DAY EXTENSION FOR HILLSIDE NURSING HOME

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has agreed to provide Hillside Health Center...

04-29-2004

CARCIERI SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER CENTRALIZING STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Initiative Marks Next Step in Fiscal Fitness Implementation Plan

Marking the next step in the implementation of his Fiscal Fitness government efficiency program, Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that he...

04-29-2004

CARCIERI NOMINATES HEALY CHIEF JUDGE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today nominated Associate Judge George E. Healy, Jr. to the position of Chief Judge of the Workers' Compensation Court....

04-28-2004

CARCIERI AND DEM ANNOUNCE $4.6 MILLION IN RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS TO 26 RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITIES

Governor Donald L. Carcieri and Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Acting Director Frederick Vincent today announced the awarding of $4.6...

04-23-2004

GOVERNOR CARCIERI CELEBRATES TRANSFER OF PAWTUXET RIVER PARCEL A Culmination of Development and Environmental Interests

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today celebrated the transfer of 48 acres of land along the lower Pawtuxet River in Cranston from the Rhode Island...

04-23-2004

CARCIERI SENDS LETTER TO BLUE CROSS URGING "AGGRESSIVE" RESPONSE TO PUBLIC CONCERNS OVER RATES AND REIMBURSEMENTS Governor Believes Blue Cross "Must Act in Manner That Is Beyond Reproach"

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today made public a letter he sent to the Board of Directors of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island urging them to...

04-22-2004

CARCIERI STATEMENT ON CHILD CARE PROVIDER DECISION

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today issued the following statement regarding a decision by the Superior Court to stay a ruling by the State Labor...

04-19-2004

CARCIERI ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT AT BRADFORD SOAP Cites the importance of working together as basis for success

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that the historic Bradford Soap Works and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reached an...

04-13-2004

CARCIERI UNVEILS NEW VIDEO ARRAIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR COURTS System Will Reduce Number of Prisoners Transported for Arraignment at Licht and Garrahy Courthouses

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today unveiled a new video conferencing system that the courts will use to reduce the number of inmates transported to...

04-09-2004

GOVERNOR CARCIERI ORDERS STATE FLAGS LOWERED TO HONOR MEMORY OF LANCE CPL. MATTHEW SERIO

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today ordered that the Rhode Island state flag be flown at half-staff to honor Lance Cpl. Matthew K. Serio of North...

04-07-2004

CARCIERI ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR WORKPLACE SMOKING BAN

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced his support of the Worker Safety Act of 2004 --- a bill pending in the General Assembly that would impose

04-06-2004

CARCIERI ANNOUNCES $1.1 MILLION FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STATE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that the state has been awarded   $1,156,210   by the U.S. Department of Energy for the Rhode

04-06-2004

CARCIERI ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION START FOR THE $77 MILLION RESTORATION OF THE MASONIC TEMPLE Long Silent Structure to Get New Life as Renaissance Providence Masonic Temple Hotel

The promising sounds of construction will echo at the Masonic Temple once again some seventy-five years after hammers and saws abruptly fell silent...

04-06-2004

CARCIERI CALLS FOR FOUR MEMBERS OF STATE LABOR BOARD TO RESIGN State Files Motion to Request that Union Members Recuse Themselves From Voting At Tomorrow's Board Meeting

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today called for the resignations of four members of the State Labor Relations Board. The Governor said that all four...

04-05-2004

CARCIERI TO TOUT TORT REFORM BILL TO ENSURE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR RHODE ISLANDERS

Friday, April 2nd, 3:00 p.m. Sayles Conference Room, Memorial Hospital, Prospect St., Pawtucket Governor Donald L. Carcieri tomorrow will...

04-01-2004

CARCIERI SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER CENTRALIZING STATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Initiative Marks Next Step in Fiscal Fitness Implementation Plan

Marking the next step in the implementation of his Fiscal Fitness government efficiency program, Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that he...

04-01-2004

CARCIERI ANNOUNCES HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS AVAILABLE TO CITIES AND TOWNS

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that local municipalities will receive allocations from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Grant...

04-01-2004

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