Cranston, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced his appointment of Theresa C. Murray as Executive Director of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA). She replaces J. David Smith, who retired in June to pursue a career in academia.
"As we saw with the floods of 2010,...
Providence, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today continued to engage Rhode Island's municipal leaders by hosting a Municipal Executives Strategy Session attended by representatives of 37 of the state's 39 cities towns. The session is the latest example of the Governor's continued and sustained...
Providence, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that he will host a Municipal Executives Strategy Session with the mayors and town managers of Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns. The focus of discussion will be evaluating municipal finance issues including proposed solutions for the...
Providence, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that Department of Revenue (DOR) Director Rosemary Booth Gallogly will appoint a five-member budget commission to help assist the City of East Providence in its efforts to achieve fiscal stability. The commission is the second of three...
Providence, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced that, effective January 13, 2012, his Chief of Staff and Executive Counsel Patrick A. Rogers will be returning to the practice of law. George A. Zainyeh will serve as the Governor's Chief of Staff.
"When I asked Patrick to lead my...
Providence, RI - In March, when Governor Lincoln D. Chafee appointed Lisa S. Holley as Interim Administrator of the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), it was not uncommon to wait for four to five hours -- or more -- for a basic transaction. Now, less than a year after the Governor...
Providence, RI - The State of Rhode Island's "Rewards for Wellness" program is one of three winners of the 2011 International Health Promotion Awards (IHPA) competition. The winning programs, announced last week in Rome, Italy, were chosen for their innovative strategies to improve overall health...
Providence, RI - To honor the memory of U.S. Army Specialist Christopher Luis Mendonca, a Rhode Island native who died Sunday, December 4, 2011, following an automobile accident near Binghamton, New York, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today ordered U.S. and Rhode Island flags across the state to be...
Providence, RI - President Barack Obama has proclaimed tomorrow, December 7, 2011, the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
The President has urged all Federal agencies and interested organizations, groups, and individuals to fly the flag of...
Providence, RI - The State of Rhode Island's "Rewards for Wellness" program has been named one of six finalists for an International Health Promotion Award, to be presented this week in Rome, Italy. This award honors programs around the globe which promote overall health and mitigation of disease...
