State Government Press Releases

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06/12/2013
Begins process to collect disability over payments PROVIDENCE, R.I. – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo today announced that the State Retirement Board authorized the Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island's (ERSRI) to begin contract negotiations with Insight Service Group (ISG). ISG...
05/30/2013
Updated website adds to amount of online public financial data PROVIDENCE, R.I. – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo is continuing her commitment to financial disclosure by increasing the amount of online information available regarding pension investments. Treasury's latest online offering is...
05/21/2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo tomorrow will join Tony Maione, President and CEO of the United Way of Rhode Island and members of the Rhode Island Coalition for Payday Lending Reform to once again raise awareness about the pitfalls of predatory payday lending. Other program...
05/14/2013
Legislation aims to create predictable funding stream for local infrastructure investment, create jobs PROVIDENCE, R.I. – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo today testified in support of a legislative proposal that takes action to spur economic growth, while improving Rhode Island's locally-...
05/08/2013
Treasury, advocates look to expand emergency compensation to include relocation expenses PROVIDENCE, R.I. – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo today announced that the House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony tomorrow, May 9, on House Bill 5969, a proposal adding relocation expenses to the...
05/04/2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo, Representative Anastasia Williams, Senator Donna Nesselbush along with the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, SOAR RI and the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence will visit the Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center...
04/22/2013
Cumberland, Warwick and East Providence Libraries to host free financial learning opportunities PROVIDENCE, R.I. – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo today, as part of Financial Literacy Month, announced the start of a financial empowerment library tour. Each stop of the tour is designed to...
03/20/2013
Legislation aims to create predictable funding stream for local infrastructure investment, create jobs PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Speaker of the House Gordon Fox and General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo tomorrow will announce a legislative proposal that takes action to spur economic growth, while...
03/19/2013
Joins call on banks to stop making payday loans PROVIDENCE, R.I. - General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Payday Lending Reform Coalition today joined a group of national payday lending reform advocates calling on federal regulators to take decisive action to stop banks from...
03/15/2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo will address over 200 investment and government professionals at the Second Annual Symposium on Distressed Municipalities on Monday in Providence. The conference is sponsored by The Bond Buyer, a daily news source covering the $3.5 trillion...