Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today unveiled his new online Small Business Suggestion Box, another tool in the effort to incorporate business perspectives into the ongoing work of regulatory reform. The suggestion box is being launched by the Office of Management and Budget's...
Quonset, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and the Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 25-year lease to make Edesia a new tenant at Quonset Business Park. Edesia, a ready-to-use food aid producer and non-profit organization, plans to...
Creates a New Class of Renewable Energy Professional
Providence, R.I. – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that he has signed a law that removes barriers that were prohibitive to the growth of renewable energy businesses in Rhode Island.
The legislation sets up a new...
Providence, RI –At the annual meeting of the Workforce Partnership of Greater Rhode Island (WPGRI) today, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced $2.1 million in state and federal funding for youth summer work experiences.
"We recognize the importance of providing real work...
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today his nomination of James Bennett of Narragansett and Michelle R. DeRoche of Providence for the Narragansett Bay Commission. Bennett replaces the late Michael Salvadore; DeRoche takes over for Leo Thompson, who resigned.
"Their...
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and Marion Gold, Commissioner of the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources, today honored three Rhode Island Schools, Scituate High School, Cranston's Park View Middle School, and Central Falls' Calcutt Middle School, for exemplary energy education...
On July 27 Entrance Fees Waived at All R.I. State Beaches
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced that Rhode Island's annual Governor's Bay Day celebration is scheduled for Sunday, July 27. During the day, entrance fees will be waived at all State of Rhode Island beaches.
Providence R.I.— Governor Lincoln D. Chafee is releasing the unedited text of the opinion-editorial, which was published in today's Providence Journal.
Elevate the Dialogue
By Governor Lincoln D. Chafee
Back in June 2011, in the first months of my administration, Jack O'Rourke, who I don'...
Proposed target to reduce power plant carbon emissions
Providence, RI – As a key step forward to protect public health and address climate change, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management today commended President Obama and the U.S. Environmental...
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and Jamia McDonald, the Director of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA), today are asking Rhode Island residents to start preparing for the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane season, which officially begins Sunday (June 1). Peak hurricane season...
