http://www.governor.ri.govSun, 22 Nov 2009 02:05:01 GMTOffice of the Governor - Press Releasesen-usrihelp@nicusa.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:00 GMTOnce again Governor and Mrs. Carcieri are inviting Rhode Island residents to help decorate the "Heroes' Tree" at the State House this holiday season. Family and friends of military veterans are invited to create ornaments commemorating individual military service and bring them to the State...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10199Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMTPublic invited to share thoughts and remembrances in guest book A reproduction print of Maxwell Mays' painting "Inauguration Day" will be displayed in the State Room of the Rhode Island State House, starting today, Thursday, November 19, 2009 to honor the well-loved Rhode Island artist...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10191Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri today joined Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed, House Majority Leader Gordon Fox, Senator Walter Felag, Representative Donna Walsh, Al Verrecchia, chairman of the Governor's Economic Development Review Panel, and members of the business community at a ceremony to...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10144Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:30:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri today issued the following statement regarding the Revenue Estimating Conference's revised revenue projections for the current fiscal year. The Revenue Estimating Conference projected revenue shortfall for the current fiscal year is $130.5 million. "The revenue...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10141Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:30:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri and Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis were honored today with a national award for their work establishing the state's first, official Standards of Conduct for the state's 21,000 notaries public. The National Notary Association NNA presented Carieri and Mollis...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10143Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMTTo honor the passing of the soldiers killed in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, November 5, Governor Donald L. Carcieri has ordered the United States and Rhode Island State flags lowered to half-staff. Flags are to remain at half-staff until sundown on Veterans Day,...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10106Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri and the Rhode Island Department of Health are partnering with the Rhode Island Broadcasters Association RIBA members, WSBE Rhode Island PBS, WPRI 12, WJAR-TV, and WLNE-TV to hold a live panel discussion and phone bank to answer questions on the H1N1-Swine Flu virus on...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10085Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:45:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri today joined Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch, State Police Colonel Brendan Doherty, Representative Joanne Giannini, and Senator Paul V. Jabour at a bill signing ceremony to sign into law H 5044/S 0596, which ends legalized indoor prostitution in Rhode Island. ...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10079Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:15:00 GMTGovernor Carcieri also Presented with Gold "Well Workplace" Award from WELCOA for State Government Wellness Program Governor Donald L. Carcieri today honored sixteen organizations from settings representing worksites, education, community, healthcare, government, and the restaurant...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10062Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMTThe Governor's Office of Economic Recovery & Reinvestment OERR today issued updated job figures created or retained by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 ARRA. The revised job figures shifted down to 1489.49, as compared to 1,703.45 previously reported. The shift is attributed...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10061Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:00:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri today sent a letter to Public Utilities Commission encouraging the PUC to facilitate a long-term contract between National Grid and Deepwater Wind for the development of an off-shore renewable energy wind project to be located off the coast of Block Island. In the...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10060Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:00:00 GMTAction already underway in Expanded Learning Time, Educator Quality and Pre-kindergarten Education Governor Donald L. Carcieri today joined Warren Simmons, Executive Director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, Rhode Island Elementary and Secondary ...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10066Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:30:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri today joined US Senator Jack Reed, Rear Admiral Jonathan W. Bailey, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps and NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, Dr. Robert Ballard of the Institute for Exploration, and local elected officials...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=10008Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:30:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri will join Warren Simmons, Executive Director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, Rhode Island Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist, and Board of Regents Chairman Robert Flanders, Jr., and local elected officials,...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9991Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:15:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri will join US Senator Jack Reed, Rear Admiral Jonathan W. Bailey, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Corps and Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, Dr. Robert Ballard of the Institute for Exploration and the University of Rhode...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9989Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMTReport Shows 1,703 Jobs Created or Retained The Governor's Office of Economic Recovery & Reinvestment today posted the preliminary data as reported to the Recovery Accounting and Transparency Board, the federal agency responsible for the oversight of the American Recovery & Reinvestment...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9944Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:30:00 GMTThe RI Office of Energy Resources OER has announced that it has initiated a Request for Letters of Intent LOI from contractors to provide home weatherization assistance for homes using deliverable fuels not natural gas and electricity, that are above the family income limits for low income...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9937Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:15:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources OER today issued contracts to the state's seven regional Community Action Program Agencies CAP agencies to distribute $12.2 million for the statewide Weatherization Program, funded by the American Recovery and...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9936Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:15:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources OER has awarded the State Building Commissioner a $250,000 contract to develop new energy efficient building codes mandated under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act ARRA. The funds will be used for training local...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9935Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:00:00 GMTThe Department of Elementary and Secondary Education RIDE has distributed to school districts a total of $74.6 million in federal stimulus funds for the current fiscal year, Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist announced today October 8th, 2009. The funds, made available through the...http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=9922