# RI.gov: Rhode Island Government


State Government Press Releases

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03/01/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today sent a letter to President Biden expressing that the state is prepared to welcome Ukrainian refugees who have been forced from their homes in recent days by Russian aggression. In addition, Governor McKee has requested that the State House continue to...
02/24/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee has ordered the Rhode Island flag to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings in honor of former General Treasurer Anthony Solomon. The flag will be lowered beginning Thursday, February 24 and return to full staff at sunrise on Sunday,...
02/24/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee announced that applications are open for $7.5 million in funding to assist pediatricians that were impacted by COVID-19. This program is part of Governor McKee's Rhode Island Rebounds initiative – a 10 percent investment of the State's $1.13 billion...
02/24/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Commerce announced they are accepting proposals from intermediaries for the "Take It Outside" Initiative. The Take It Outside Initiative is a state-wide effort designed to encourage and increase outdoor commercial activities while helping to...
02/16/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced staff appointments in the Office of the Governor. Eva-Marie Mancuso has been hired as a Special Advisor to the Governor. Mancuso, who has decades of legal and government experience, is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney licensed in...
02/16/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Dan McKee and Education Commissioner Angιlica Infante-Green today released the 2022 School Building Authority Report, Renewing the Dream, which summarizes the state's continued work to build high-quality school facilities across Rhode Island. The Governor and Commissioner...
02/16/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee joined RIHousing to announce the launch of a new pilot program, FirstGenHomeRI, aimed at helping to open the doors to homeownership for first-generation homebuyers. The program targets first-generation buyers by addressing inequities and barriers to...
02/15/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island is now ranked as the leading state in the nation for percentage of its population that is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at 80%. Rhode Island also currently ranks 3rd in the nation for COVID-19 boosters at over 37%. "Rhode Islanders should be proud of the...
02/09/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – With COVID-19 case and hospitalization data continuing to improve, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced plans to lift the statewide school mask mandate on March 4, allowing decisions about masking to be made by local school districts...
02/04/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, together with HealthSource RI (HSRI), announces that his FY2023 budget and State Fiscal Recovery Fund spending plan includes an initiative to help many Rhode Islanders as they transition from the state's Medicaid program to commercial health coverage through...