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State Government Press Releases

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09/11/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the Rhode Island State Archives today announced that the State Archives will hold a special viewing of Rhode Island's copy of the Bill of Rights on September 17, Constitution Day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. "Constitution Day is an important...
09/08/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – On Monday, September 8, the RI250 Commission, in coordination with the Little Compton 350 Committee and the Charlestown 250 Committee, will host the first two commemorative Liberty Tree plantings in Rhode Island. Throughout this fall and into 2026, a Liberty Tree will be...
09/02/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and Marta V. Martínez, Founder and Executive Director of Rhode Island Latino Arts, today announced the opening of Somos Rhode Island, an exhibit featuring portrait paintings by René Gómez of individuals from Rhode Island's Latino community, in the...
08/06/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the Rhode Island State Archives today announced the opening of a new State Archives exhibit, Picturing Rhode Island: Scenes and Sights from the State Archives. The exhibit is installed in the windows of the State Archives and is viewable...
08/01/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI250 Commission today announced a new grant opportunity designed to bolster public programming related to the nation's Semiquincentennial across Rhode Island. "Rhode Island is fortunate to be the home of such meaningful history – and...
06/30/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the Rhode Island State Archives today announced that the State Archives will be open for special Independence Day hours on July 4 so that the public can view Rhode Island's three copies of the Declaration of Independence. "The State...
06/23/2025
General Assembly passes four priority bills of the RI Department of State PROVIDENCE, RI - Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today issued the following statement in recognition of the end of the 2025 legislative session: "Each year, it is a valuable process to identify and assess...
06/12/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the Rhode Island State Archives today announced the opening of a new State Archives exhibit, A Good for the Public: Public Social Welfare in Rhode Island. The exhibit explores the physical spaces State institutions occupied and offers...
05/23/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI - Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State Elections Division announced that informational materials for candidates and voters are now available for the upcoming special elections in State Senate District 4, Coventry, and Central Falls. The State Senate...
05/22/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – On Monday, May 19, 2025, Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore honored the 130 high school students selected as 2025 Rhode Island Civic Leadership Award winners at a State House ceremony. The award is given annually to high school students who have made outstanding contributions to...