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State Government Press Releases

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05/18/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today issued the following statement regarding Tuesday evening's Senate vote confirming Terrence Gray as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM). "Terry Gray has dedicated his public service career to protecting Rhode Island'
05/18/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee released the following statement on the Let RI Vote Act: "Over the past year, our Democracy has been tested and we must do everything we can to protect it. The Let RI Vote Act is a comprehensive set of common sense tools to protect Rhode Islanders' voting...
05/18/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI - In accordance with a proclamation from President Joseph R. Biden, Governor Dan McKee has directed U.S. and Rhode Island flags to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings. The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on May 16, 2022 in memory of the 1...
05/18/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, was joined by Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, members of the State's Congressional delegation, municipal leaders and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority today to mark the start of construction on Rhode Island's first electric bus in-line charging station. The...
05/18/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Jeffrey Diehl of the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gathered today at Save The Bay's Bay Center in Providence to kick off United for Infrastructure Week and to celebrate the historic influx of...
05/10/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced that Meals on Wheels Rhode Island will receive $150,000 in funding from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. The award will support 150 new AmeriCorps Senior volunteers in Providence. "We're grateful for this...
05/10/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee joined by Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, Juana Matias, Regional Administrator of the Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Josh Saal, Deputy Secretary of Commerce for Housing, Eileen Hayes, President & CEO, Amos House and housing and community partners...
05/04/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today issued the following statement regarding last night's Senate vote confirming Maria E. Cimini as Director of the Office of Healthy Aging (OHA). "Maria Cimini has the compassion to advocate for older Rhode Islanders and adults with disabilities, the skill...
05/02/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, RIHousing, Amos House, and the RI Association of Realtors announced a new landlord challenge Monday to provide permanent housing for over 150 households who have been experiencing homelessness and staying in hotel shelters since the onset of the pandemic. "A...
04/29/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, along with Colonel James Manni, today held a swearing-in ceremony for the new Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, Colonel Darnell S. Weaver. "It is my honor to swear-in Colonel Darnell S. Weaver as Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police,"