Thanos’ appointment rounds out the Board PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced the appointment of Dr. Chris Thanos to serve on the Rhode Island Life Science Hub Board. This appointment completes the board and fulfills the statutory requirement that the Governor appoint a senior executive of a Rhode Island-based life science company […]Read More
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Municipal Leaders Announce Priorities for 2024 Assembly Session, Legislative Scorecard
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns (The League) released its priorities for the 2024 Legislative Session and in the FY2025 State budget today. The League also announced that it will issue a legislative scorecard for each member of the Assembly in August, at the conclusion of the 2024 session. “The League of Cities […]Read More
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Governor McKee Signs Executive Order Establishing State Health Care System
The Health Care System Planning Cabinet will serve as the primary coordinating body for all health care system planning efforts within the executive branch PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee signed an Executive Order establishing a State Health Care System Planning (HCSP) Cabinet that will take a unified, interdepartmental approach to evaluating and proposing recommendations for Rhode Island’s […]Read More
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NPS Help Wanted: Reed Delivers Funds to Hire More National
NPS plans to spend over $1 million hiring park employees in RI to meet growing demand & adapt to climate change WASHINGTON, DC – Do you have what it takes to be a National Park Ranger? Or how about an archivist, community planner, seasonal employee or an intern? The U.S. National Park Services (NPS) is […]Read More
Kathryn Sabatini to lead Office’s civil legal efforts following upcoming departure of Miriam Weizenbaum PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that he will appoint Kathryn M. Sabatini to be the next Chief of the Office’s Civil Division. Ms. Sabatini, who currently serves as Executive Counsel and Chief of Policy […]Read More
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Governor McKee Announces Tractor-Trailer Travel Ban, State Government Closure Ahead
Governor Strongly Urges Rhode Islanders to Stay off the Roads During Snowstorm PROVIDENCE, RI – Ahead of tomorrow’s winter storm, Governor Dan McKee today signed an executive order implementing a tractor-trailer travel ban and closing State government on Tuesday. The Governor is also strongly urging Rhode Islanders to stay off the roads, especially between 9 a.m. and 6 […]Read More
A parking ban is in effect beginning at 9:00 PM on Monday, February 12th, 2024, until further notice Alternative Parking Lots: West Side Parking Areas: 1. Morley Field off Moshassuck Street 2. Veterans Park Ball Field off Smithfield Avenue 3. Nathanael Greene School, 285 Smithfield Ave. 4. Baldwin School, 50 Whitman St. ***Temporarily Unavailable*** 5. […]Read More
Due to inclement weather, the Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) in Johnston and Cumberland for residents affected by the September storms will close tomorrow, Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Depending on the weather, the Centers should resume normal operating hours on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Residents do not need to visit […]Read More
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Fortuitous Partners and Public Partners Close on Financing for Tidewater
Stadium will be the anchor of broad transformation in Pawtucket; Stadium on track to open for 2025 USL season PAWTUCKET, RI – The City of Pawtucket, the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency, Rhode Island Commerce, and Fortuitous Partners have closed on all aspects of funding for the multi-purpose stadium at Tidewater Landing, including the bonds, private debt […]Read More