Department of Revenue - Press Releases en-us rihelp@egov.com Mark Pfeiffer, retired Associate Justice of the RI Superior Court and the state-appointed receiver for the City of Central Falls, will appoint a three-member State Receiver's Council, effective November 12, 2010, to serve in the capacity of the Central Falls City Council. The decision to establish Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/12579 The Office of the Receiver for the City of Central Falls and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 94 Local 1627, representing 42 municipal employees, have agreed to changes in the collective bargaining agreement, achieving $159,000 in cost savings for... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/12088 A reminder to the media and the public of the many upcoming changes at the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), as the agency gets set to move its headquarters to a new location in Cranston. DMV will permanently close the Rhode Island Mall branch location, with the last day of operations scheduled... Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/11943 In preparing for the move to the new headquarters in Cranston, the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced the Pawtucket DMV branch, located at 100 Main Street, will officially close to the public starting Thursday, August 19th. The new DMV headquarters, located at the Forand Building, 600... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/11899 The Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will permanently close the Rhode Island Mall branch location, effective Saturday, August 7, 2010. To accommodate the closing, the Wakefield branch will expand operations to four days per week (Monday, Wednesday – Friday) starting Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/11813 Starting this week, the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will be returning to regular business hours at its Pawtucket office; at the Middletown, Woonsocket, and RI Mall branch locations; and at the Operator Control office in order to service the increased number of customers who transact business... Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/11563 Governor Donald L. Carcieri and Rosemary Booth Gallogly, Director of the Department of Revenue, announced today that Susanne Greschner of Warwick, Rhode Island will be joining the Department of Revenue Staff to lead the Division of Municipal Finance starting on April, 26, 2010. She will assume the Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/11057 The Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) today announced the agency will be extending the Wednesday closings through Wednesday, March 17, 2010 to complete extensive cleanup of DMV data and to provide further training for DMV staff and its many interface partners. To accommodate the extended... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/10724 Effective Wednesday, December 9, 2009, all Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) locations will be closed to the public each Wednesday, through February 17, 2010, for staff training on a new, statewide DMV computer system. When online, the new system, dubbed RIMS, will be a complete upgrade of all... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/10264 The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issued a warning to Rhode Islanders of a bogus website asking motorists to register their vehicles using a credit card. The site is in no way associated with the Rhode Island DMV. To date, it appears no Rhode Island motorists have accessed the... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9614 Gary Sasse, Director of the Departments of Administration and Revenue, commented on the press release issued by Twin River this afternoon. "The State continues to talk with all parties in an effort to find a consensual agreement which we believe is a better option than bankruptcy," said Sasse. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9062 Effective Monday, May 18, 2009, all DMV-Operator Control fees associated with the reinstatement of suspended licenses and/or registrations will increase as indicated below. License reinstatement fees increase to $151.50 (currently $76.50). License reinstatement fees for DUI for alcohol or drugs, Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8773 Effective Monday, April 13, all DMV fees associated with title and security lien statements will increase to $51.50, which includes a $1.50 technology charge. This includes certificates of title, transfers of title, duplicates of title, issuances of security lien statement, changes of security... Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8620 The Governor's Tax Policy Strategy Workgroup today released its final report on long term tax policy reform for Rhode Island. The mission of the workgroup was to develop proposals for tax policy reforms that would give Rhode Island a "competitive advantage" in recruiting firms to the state and... Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8383 Gary S. Sasse, Director of the Department of Revenue, today announced the closing of the Westerly and West Warwick DMV branches, effective January 1, 2009. Days and hours of service will remain the same at all other DMV locations. "The state's fiscal crisis and the need to control state... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/7711 The Department of Revenue today called a report of slot machine payouts by Clyde Barrows, a professor at UMASS Dartmouth, completely inaccurate. "It is clear he does not understand the payout structure at Rhode Island's video slot machine venues," said Gary Sasse, Director for the Department of... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/7457 The Rhode Island Department of Revenue (DOR) today released new monthly revenue briefs, formerly issued by the State of Rhode Island Budget Office. The DOR Monthly Revenue Brief is a comprehensive assessment of fiscal year-to-date cash collections on all revenue sources estimated by the... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/7273 FIRST ANNUAL TAX CREDIT DISCLOSURE REPORT ISSUED Legislation enacted by the General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor mandates that the Department of Revenue's Division of Taxation annually report the names and addresses of the recipients and the amount of the following tax credits... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/7115 Gary S. Sasse, Director of the Department of Revenue, today announced a trial plan for providing better service to Rhode Island drivers who require road tests and written driver's examinations. Effective Tuesday, September 2, 2008, all road tests and driver\'s exams will be offered at the... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/7046 Rhode Island Ranks 11th, Connecticut 20th, Massachusetts 37th Gary S. Sasse, Director of the Department of Revenue, today announced the release of an analysis that shows how Rhode Island state and local tax collections rank nationally. The analysis finds that Rhode Island has the 11th highest... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/6531