# RI.gov: Rhode Island Government


State Government Press Releases

Page 68 of 157
03/15/2018
Rhode Island Ranked 9th Best Economy in United States
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement today on Business Insider's ranking of Rhode Island as the 9th best economy in the United States. The ranking of all 50 states and Washington, D.C. relied upon six factors: unemployment rate, job growth, per-capita GDP,...
03/15/2018
Governor Raimondo Wishes Luck to URI and PC
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement today wishing luck to the URI Rams and the PC Friars in the NCAA March Madness tournament. "I want to congratulate the University of Rhode Island Rams and Providence College Friars and wish both teams luck in the games...
03/12/2018
State Offices Closed Tomorrow Due to Major Winter Storm
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo has announced that state offices will be closed Tuesday, March 13, 2018, due to the major winter storm forecast to impact the region. The Governor is coordinating closely with state agencies and National Grid to monitor the storm and prepare for Rhode...
03/08/2018
Raimondo Statement on January Jobs Report
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement today on the January 2018 jobs report: "Rhode Island has come a long way since 2014 when the state's unemployment rate was the highest in America. Today, it's in line with the national average and there are more jobs in...
02/26/2018
Raimondo Signs Rhode Island Red Flag Executive Order to Prevent Gun Violence, Save Lives
Governor urges legislature to take swift action to pass strong Red Flag law WARWICK, RI - Less than two weeks after a tragic mass shooting in Florida that killed 17 students and teachers, Governor Gina M. Raimondo became the first governor in America to take executive action to establish a...
02/22/2018
Raimondo unveils plan to increase number of Rhode Islanders with higher education
In the coming years, 70% of jobs in Rhode Island will require education beyond high school. PROVIDENCE, RI -- Governor Raimondo today released a roadmap for to achieving the ambitious goal she set to have 70% postsecondary attainment in Rhode Island by the year 2025. Together with Chair of the...
02/22/2018
Governors Raimondo, Cuomo, Malloy and Murphy announce "States for Gun Safety" Coalition to Combat the Gun Violence Epidemic
Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey Enter into Firearm Information-Sharing and Enforcement Agreement to Supplement NICS Database PROVIDENCE, RI-- Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy and New Jersey Governor Phil...
02/16/2018
Raimondo Expands Efforts to Support New Parents in Recovery and Infants Born with Opioid Dependence
Rhode Island selected by National Governor's Association as a 'learning lab' state to prevent neonatal withdrawal PROVIDENCE, RI - Following the release earlier this week of a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showing a 61 percent decrease in post-...
02/15/2018
Raimondo Directs U.S. and Rhode Island Flags to Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Parkland School Shooting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - In accordance with a Presidential Proclamation, Governor Gina M. Raimondo has ordered that the U.S. and Rhode Island flags at all state facilities and buildings be flown at half-staff until sunset on February 19, 2018 in honor of the victims of yesterday's school shooting in...
02/14/2018
Raimondo Administration's Addiction Treatment Program for Inmates Linked to 61 Percent Reduction in Overdose Deaths
Brown University/UNC-Chapel Hill researchers cite Rhode Island Department of Corrections program as driving force to decrease post-incarceration deaths PROVIDENCE, RI - A new study by researchers from Brown University and UNC-Chapel Hill has found that an addiction treatment program for inmates...

View by Agency:

Other RI Press: