http://www.governor.ri.govFri, 03 Jul 2009 22:10:01 GMTOffice of the Governor - Press Releasesen-usrihelp@nicusa.comThu, 02 Jul 2009 21:15:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri will join Rep. John Edwards Portsmouth/Tiverton, Senator Walter Felag, Jr. Bristol/Tiverton/Warren, and the Department of Environmental Management DEM on Thursday July 9, 2009, 10:30 a.m., at the Tiverton Town Hall to ceremonially sign into law legislation that...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9252Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:00 GMTGovernor Carcieri today welcomed the news from Fidelity Investments on the planned move of 500 employees to company's location in Smithfield, RI. "Fidelity has established itself as one of our most important corporate citizens," said Governor Carcieri. "Today's announcement to bring 500...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9253Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:00:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri was featured in the June 2009 volume of Caring magazine, a publication of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice. The article discusses the Governor's focus on health care, and more specifically, the Global Medicaid Waiver which allows Rhode Island's Medicaid ...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9242Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:45:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri today transmitted, with signature, the FY 2010 budget, citing he had no other choice with more than $200 million at stake. In a letter to Speaker William H, Murphy, Governor Donald L. Carcieri voiced his disappointment with the budget stating, "My signing this budget...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9226Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:30:00 GMTGovernor Carcieri today called on the General Assembly to pass a resolution to place a constitutional amendment on the November 2010 ballot to strengthen the role of Ethics Commission. "To regain confidence and trust of the people of Rhode Island, I strongly urge the General Assembly to act...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9225Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMTGovernor Carcieri today hailed the Quonset Development Corporation Board of Directors' approval of a development agreement to lease 117 acres to Deepwater Wind Rhode Island, LLC in the Quonset Business Park for the development of the company's regional manufacturing facility and its regional...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9221Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMTGovernor Carcieri today commented on the confirmation of Justice Paul Suttell as the Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. "I commend the House and Senate for their swift and unanimous confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Paul A. Suttell as the Chief Justice of the Rhode Island...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9201Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:15:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri and the Rhode Island State Police today announced that the State Police and the Narragansett Indian Tribal Police have entered into an agreement for the use of the Rhode Island Law Enforcement Telecommunications System RILETS. RILETS is a network that connects all ...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9192Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:00:00 GMTGovernor Carcieri's Office of Economic Recovery & Reinvestment today launched a new feature on its website - www.recovery.ri.gov - using Google maps technology to highlight each stimulus-funded Rhode Island Department of Transportation DOT projects across Rhode...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9191Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:30:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri today appointed Jerry Williams to serve on the board of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority RIPTA for a term expiring April 1, 2012. The appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the Rhode Island State Senate. Williams is filling the vacancy left by...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9190Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:30:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri, Speaker William Murphy and Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed will join Majority Leader Gordon Fox and Senator Joshua Miller at an official bill signing ceremony for the Long Term Contracting Legislation H 5002Aaa/S 0111Aaa at the Green Economy Roundtable on Friday,...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9189Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:15:00 GMTThe Governor's Office of Economic Recovery and Reinvestment and the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training DLT today announced DLT is recruiting for 19 new positions in its netWORKri One-Stop Career Centers. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, these limited-period...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9182Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:30:00 GMTGovernor Carcieri and the Rhode Island Department of Health have announced that the application for the 2009 Governor's Awards for Wellness Innovation is now available online at www.health.ri.gov/wellnessaward. Developed in 2007 after Rhode...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9180Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:00:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri reassured Twin River patrons and Rhode Island taxpayers that today's consensual Chapter 11 reorganization filing by BLB Investors, the company that owns Twin River, will have no impact on the gaming experience or operations. "The reorganization proceedings under...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9181Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:15:00 GMTState, BLB and Twin River Lenders Agree to Restructuring Plan 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009 State Room - State House Governor Donald L. Carcieri will hold a press conference TODAY at 1:00 p.m. in the State Room of the Rhode Island State House to comment on the consensual Chapter ...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9161Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:30:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri commended Health Insurance Commissioner, Christopher S. Koller, on his decision to ask Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, United HealthCare of New England, and Tufts Health Plan to withdraw their proposals of health insurance rate hikes. "Rhode Islanders are...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9160Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:15:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri today issued the following statement regarding the House Finance Committee's budget plan for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2010. "While the budget does make some very difficult choices and includes pension reform, it does not include much needed structural...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9135Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that he has nominated Kristen E. Rodgers, Esq. to serve on the Rhode Island Superior Court. The nomination requires the advice and consent of the Rhode Island State Senate. Ms. Rodgers will fill the vacancy that was created by the retirement of Justice...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9129Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:45:00 GMTWhen: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Where: The State Room Second floor of the State House Governor Donald L. Carcieri will join State Representative Giannini, the Office of Attorney General Patrick Lynch, Rhode Island State Police, Donna Hughes, professor of the Women Studies...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9130Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri will join US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and other Governors at the 2009 Governors Education Symposium. The Symposium will take place June 14 - 15 in Cary, North Carolina. The 2009 Governors Education Symposium, co-hosted by the Hunt Institute and the National ...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9106