PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced that biotechnology company Rubius Therapeutics is planning to establish a manufacturing facility in Rhode Island that will create 160 high-skilled jobs in manufacturing, biotech operations and other support functions. Rubius intends to...
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement today on the news that U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring:
"I join all Americans to express my sincere appreciation for Justice Kennedy's decades of service to our nation.
"I'm also...
Raimondo: "Labor built Rhode Island's middle class."
"The labor movement built Rhode Island's middle class. This decision is part of a larger effort to weaken labor and diminish the middle class. With ever-growing income inequality and ideologically driven efforts in Washington to undermine...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo today signed S 2112 and H 8166, legislation aimed at helping members of the St. Joseph's Health Services pension plan reach settlements in their multiple class-action lawsuits. The bills will incentivize settlement by better positioning members of the...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released this statement following the Supreme Court's decision upholding President Trump's travel ban:
"Rhode Island was founded on the idea that freedom of worship is an inherent human right. I'm disappointed that the Supreme Court sided in...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo signed the FY19 budget today alongside Rhode Islanders whose lives will be made better thanks to the investments that will be made in the coming year.
"This is an important piece of legislation, but it's so much more than a document. It's a...
Budget Invests to Fix Rhode Island's School Buildings, Protects State's Progress, Preserves Rhode Island Values
For 4th Straight Year, Raimondo Protects Funding for Education & Training with No Broad-Based Tax Increases
FY19 Budget Includes Tuition-Free Community College, Car Tax Relief,...
PROVIDENCE, RI - Upon news that President Trump has signed an executive order ending the family separation policy, Governor Gina M. Raimondo issued the following statement calling on the Trump Administration to immediately reunite the families it tore apart because of the immoral, inhumane and...
PROVIDENCE, RI - A day after signing legislation to protect Rhode Island's Dreamers, Governor Gina M. Raimondo issued a declarative statement this morning saying that Rhode Island will not send the Rhode Island National Guard to the southern border to support the Trump Administration's policy of...
PROVIDENCE, RI - At a State House ceremony this evening, Governor Gina M. Raimondo signed into law H 7982 Sub B and S 2678 Sub A, legislation that protects Rhode Island Dreamers' ability to obtain drivers licenses.
Rhode Island Dreamers with current or past DACA status will now be able to...
