Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that five of the seven new gateway welcome signs have been installed along Rhode Island interstates. These signs display a newly-branded logo for Rhode Island and are part of the highway beautification program established by the...

Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee released two reports today from the Office of Regulatory Reform (ORR). The first contains the results of his 2014 Small Business Survey, while the second is an Annual Report on ORR's activities in 2013. "These reports reflect how the valuable...

Providence RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and Janet Coit, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), today awarded $6.3 million in open space recreational development matching grants for 50 projects in 26 communities throughout the state. These grants will fund...

Warwick, RI – During the annual meeting of the Governor's Workforce Board at the Crowne Plaza Hotel today, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee signed the paperwork for the CNC Machinist Registered Apprenticeship. This is the state's first use of general revenue funding toward workforce development. It...

Findings offer a framework for state, city and town officials Providence, R.I. – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today joined Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Director Janet Coit and Bristol Town Administrator Antonio A. Teixeira at Bristol Town Beach to announce the preliminary report...

Governor Chafee, Commerce RI Executive Director Valois build stronger ties with new markets, businesses, educational institutions and international leaders during trade mission Providence, R.I. — Governor Lincoln D. Chafee last week led a trade mission to Italy and Ireland that opened the...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo today announced Rhode Island's General Obligation Bond sale this week was a success. This $78.7 million refinancing of approximately $84 million existing debt will save the state $6.7 million over the life of...

Providence, R.I. – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and Rosemary Booth Gallogly, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue, today announced the appointment of Steven Hartford as Receiver for the Central Coventry Fire District (CCFD). The move comes as Judge Stern has ordered the district to...

Providence, RI—Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS) announced today that $202,000 in Library of Rhode Island (LORI) grants have been awarded. "Libraries continue to play a vital role in our neighborhoods throughout the...

Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) has awarded $1.16 million in grants to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects at local public and private schools throughout the state. "By...