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More Online Resources Available at www.RI.gov

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island – April 11, 2007 – RI.gov expands it’s offering by launching two new resources aimed at assisting both future and current citizens of Rhode Island. The new Moving and Spanish mini “portals” provided on the state’s official Web site, www.RI.gov , make it easier for those relocating to Rhode Island, as well as the state’s ever growing Hispanic community to conveniently find state and federal agency information and services.

The RI.gov Web site offers more than 100 online services to citizens and businesses including vehicle registration renewal, vanity plate purchase, business license renewals, boat registration renewals, fishing licenses, and over 55 business tax types payable online, just to name a few.

In keeping up with the changing needs and expectations of businesses and citizens, RI.gov has consolidated information for new residents and Spanish speaking individuals with specific Web pages dedicated to their needs.

The new Moving To Rhode Island mini portal (http://www.ri.gov/moving/) offers information such as getting a Rhode Island driver’s license, transferring a vehicle registration, home buying and rental assistance, health care resources, mapping and town information, voting, area utility companies and other useful state statistics and data.

The new Información En Español mini portal includes a list of government information and services in Spanish. These links are separated into state and federal resource categories. Provided is a wealth of information on education, immigration, health, transportation.

RI.gov, named as a top ten finalist for best Web site in 2006 by the Center for Digital Government, offers more than 1,160 links to 520 different Web sites and over 600 pages of content filled with state government information and services.

About RI.gov RI.gov, Rhode Island’s homepage and official Web site (www.RI.gov), is operated through a public-private partnership model. The State of Rhode Island and its private partner, New England Interactive, LLC, are engaged in a long-term, zero-dollar contract. New England Interactive, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of NIC.

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