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State Government Press Releases

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06/14/2011
Providence, RI – The Facilities Management Division of the Rhode Island Department of Administration (DOA-FM) has announced that, throughout this upcoming summer, a number of infrastructure improvements will take place throughout the John O. Pastore Center campus in Cranston and Zambarano...
06/14/2011
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) Executive Director J. David Smith will resign effective July 30 to pursue a career in academia. Smith has accepted the position of Director of Criminal Justice Graduate Studies at Salve Regina...
06/10/2011
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that he has nominated five outstanding Rhode Islanders to the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority (RICCA) Board of Commissioners. The Governor’s nominees for appointment are: James S. Bennett, of Narragansett, and Scott Gunn,...
06/10/2011
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that he has nominated five outstanding Rhode Islanders to the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority (RICCA) Board of Commissioners. The Governor’s nominees for appointment are: James S. Bennett, of Narragansett, and Scott Gunn,...
06/09/2011
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today his selection of Major General Kevin R. McBride, the commander of United States Army North’s Contingency Command Post 1, to serve as the Adjutant General of the State of Rhode Island and Commanding General of the Rhode Island National...
06/07/2011
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced that he will lead an official Rhode Island economic trade mission to Israel in November, the first Rhode Island business mission to that country in recent memory. The Governor has asked the Rhode Island Economic Development...
05/27/2011
At President Obama’s request, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee has directed that both the Rhode Island and U.S. flags on all public buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the State be flown at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2011. President Obama's proclamation is...
05/27/2011
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee will be honoring our war dead and remembering all deceased veterans in a formal ceremony at the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 30, 2011 at 1:00 PM. The Governor will be joined by Sandra M. Powell, Director of the Department of Human Services and the...
05/25/2011
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today welcomed to Rhode Island the approximately 70 employees that Hasbro, Inc. will soon be moving to the Ocean State. “Hasbro is a terrific homegrown Rhode Island success story,” Governor Chafee said. “I had the pleasure of touring Hasbro’...
05/24/2011
Providence, RI – Governor Chafee announced today that Rhode Island has been awarded a $5.2-million grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to aid in the establishment of Rhode Island’s health insurance exchange. The Level I Exchange Establishment Grant to Rhode Island –...