A community artist, working in a South Providence neighborhood, will help raise awareness about a health hazard in the community while designing a series of informational signs through a partnership between three state agencies. Holly Ewald, an artist who lives in Warwick, has been commissioned...

Award recipients are eligible for up to $2,500 per year over four years, up to a total of $10,000. More than 800 students have been awarded over $5.6 million since the inception of the program in 2002. Warwick, RI: William H. Hurry, Jr., executive director of Rhode Island Higher...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 13, 2008) – Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis is offering Rhode Islanders with a yen for public service the chance to be a State House tour guide. “This is an opportunity to see the State House up close as few people have ever seen it. Become a tour guide and make a...

Contact: Tracey Z. Poole RIDOC Media Relations (401) 462-2609 CRANSTON, R.I. – May 12, 2008 – The Rhode Island Department of Corrections is pleased to announce RIDOC SPRING Media Day to be held on Thursday, June 5th, from 8:30 a.m. until approximately noon. The Department’

Social networking sites like Facebook, YouTube, MySpace and Twitter have grown to become a popular way for millions of people to communicate via the Internet. And now they are another way for state government to communicate with its citizens. The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA)...

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today issued the following statement regarding the Revenue Estimating Conference’s revised projection of the state revenue shortfall for the coming fiscal year. “Like most states, Rhode Island is suffering the impact of the national economic slowdown,” Governor...

Challenge is Part of Carcieri’s “Healthy Weight in 2008” Campaign As part of his continuing effort to improve the health and quality of life of all Rhode Islanders, Governor Carcieri today kicked off a physical activity challenge designed to educate Rhode Islanders about the importance...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tracey Z. Poole RIDOC Media Relations (401) 462-2609 CRANSTON, R.I. – May 9, 2008 – Writer, poet, and teacher, Jimmy Santiago Baca, featured in a September 30, 2002 People Magazine profile titled From Jail to Yale, will offer a poetry and writing...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tracey Z. Poole RIDOC Media Relations (401) 462-2609 APAI Contact: Bea Leopold, Interim Executive Director Information: Direct: 610-872-4645 CRANSTON, R.I. – May 9, 2008 – Lisa S. Holley, Chair of the Rhode Island Parole Board, was awarded the...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 8, 2008) – Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) are sponsoring two hands-on seminars that will help business owners manage cash flow and market their business when times are tight. "Marketing Your Business in a...