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State Government Press Releases

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01/05/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI -- The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that 2023 State beach season parking passes and gift certificates are available for the 2023 beach season. They are available for purchase online and are for resident, non-resident, or senior State beach season parking...
01/04/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – The McKee Administration today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has been awarded a four year, $7.2 million Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) grant to expand youth mental health services in the Chariho, East Providence,...
01/03/2023
January 3, 2023 **AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY** My fellow Rhode Islanders, it is a great honor to address you today as I begin my first full term as Governor of a state I love. As you might have seen in my television commercials this past year – family is very important to me. And I'm glad...
01/03/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – Upon learning of the passing of former Governor Lincoln Almond, Governor McKee released the following statement: "Susan and I are saddened to learn of the passing of former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Almond. The first governor to serve a four year term, Governor Almond often...
12/30/2022
Beginning on Tuesday, January 3, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will make a series of additional changes to ease congestion caused by the reconstruction of the Pell Bridge Ramps in Newport, in order to improve traffic flows through the project. During the last week, RIDOT...
12/30/2022
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is sharing a preliminary list of the most popular baby names in Rhode Island in 2022. Female 1. Charlotte 2. Amelia 3. Isabella 4. Olivia 5. Emma 6. Luna 7. Sophia 8. Ava 9. Isla 10. Scarlett and Violet (tie)
12/30/2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the weekly COVID-19 community levels for Rhode Island's counties. Three Rhode Island counties are designated as "medium" – Bristol County, Washington County, and Newport County. Two Rhode Island counties are designated as "high" -...
12/29/2022
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the recreational advisories at Upper J.L. Curran Reservoir in in Cranston, Wenscott Reservoir in North Providence, Mashapaug Pond in Providence, and three lakes in...
12/29/2022
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and America's State Parks are inviting everyone to start the new year off enjoying time spent in nature, and tapping into the health benefits of being outdoors by joining a #FirstDayHike at Fort Wetherill State Park in Jamestown on...
12/28/2022
As part of the ongoing Route 6/10 Interchange project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close lanes on Friday, December 30 on a section of Route 6 East, just prior to the Hartford Avenue exit in Providence for paving. RIDOT will keep at least one lane open...