Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that he has nominated five outstanding Rhode Islanders to the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority (RICCA) Board of Commissioners.
The Governor’s nominees for appointment are: James S. Bennett, of Narragansett, and Scott Gunn,...
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today his selection of Major General Kevin R. McBride, the commander of United States Army North’s Contingency Command Post 1, to serve as the Adjutant General of the State of Rhode Island and Commanding General of the Rhode Island National...
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced that he will lead an official Rhode Island economic trade mission to Israel in November, the first Rhode Island business mission to that country in recent memory.
The Governor has asked the Rhode Island Economic Development...
At President Obama’s request, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee has directed that both the Rhode Island and U.S. flags on all public buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the State be flown at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2011.
President Obama's proclamation is...
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee will be honoring our war dead and remembering all deceased veterans in a formal ceremony at the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 30, 2011 at 1:00 PM. The Governor will be joined by Sandra M. Powell, Director of the Department of Human Services and the...
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today welcomed to Rhode Island the approximately 70 employees that Hasbro, Inc. will soon be moving to the Ocean State.
“Hasbro is a terrific homegrown Rhode Island success story,” Governor Chafee said. “I had the pleasure of touring Hasbro’...
Providence, RI – Governor Chafee announced today that Rhode Island has been awarded a $5.2-million grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to aid in the establishment of Rhode Island’s health insurance exchange.
The Level I Exchange Establishment Grant to Rhode Island –...
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today asked each of Rhode Island’s 17 quasi-public agencies to conduct a comprehensive review of all contracts for outside services managed by these agencies, with a particular focus on those contracts for public relations, advertising and lobbying...
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today his appointment of Anne M. Nolan of Cumberland to the Rhode Island Parole Board. Nolan is President and CEO of Crossroads Rhode Island, the state’s leading homeless service organization.
“Anne Nolan, a recognized leader praised...
Providence, RI – Building on more than 40 years of commitment to expanding health insurance coverage, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has unveiled a plan to provide Rhode Island, as well as nine other states nationwide, with essential resources to implement key health insurance...
