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Providence, RI - Rhode Island First Lady Stephanie D. Chafee will participate in the Rhode Island Community Food Bank's Holiday Meal Drive Open House on Saturday, December 3, 2011. Mrs. Chafee will deliver a car-load of food to donate to the Food Bank. The Food Bank will hold the Open House...
Providence, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee has announced his appointment of Louise Durfee of Tiverton as Chair of the Rhode Island Judicial Nominating Commission. "Louise Durfee is among the most accomplished and experienced legal minds in Rhode Island," Governor Chafee said. "Her presence on...
Providence, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today signed Executive Order 11-11, establishing the America's Cup World Series Host Committee. The Committee will serve as the state's principal entity for the coordinated effort to successfully host the America's Cup World Series, which will take place...
Providence, RI - Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee and Washington Governor Chris Gregoire today announced that they have filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration asking the agency to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II drug, which would allow its use for medical...
Cranston, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee has announced this morning that the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has instituted a new customer service agreement in an effort to better serve Rhode Islanders. The first component of the agreement is that all customers conducting business...
Providence, RI - Today, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and Lt. Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts announced Rhode Island's "First in Nation" status for being chosen to receive a Level II Exchange establishment grant by the federal government. Rhode Island is receiving the first Level II grant in the country,
Providence, RI - Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee and First Lady Stephanie Chafee will host the annual State House holiday tree lighting in the State House Rotunda on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. All Rhode Islanders are invited to attend and see the 17-foot Colorado Blue Spruce lit...
Providence, RI – Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee signed the Rhode Island Retirement Security Act of 2011 into law this afternoon at the Rhode Island State House. "This legislation demonstrates to the rest of the country that Rhode Island is serious about getting its fiscal house in...
Providence, RI - Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that state Department of Revenue (DOR) Director Rosemary Booth Gallogly has appointed Major Stephen M. Bannon, Chief Administrative Officer of the Rhode Island State Police, as fiscal overseer for the City of East Providence....
Providence, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee will travel to New York, NY tomorrow, Thursday, November 3, 2011 to meet with New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomerg. "I am pleased to meet once again with my fellow independent, Mayor Bloomberg," Governor Chafee said. "As a former Mayor, I...