Providence, R.I. – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today signed Executive Order 11-04, which established the RI Healthcare Reform Commission. The Commission, to be led by an Executive Committee Chaired by Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts, will: coordinate changes to the state’s healthcare...
Providence, R.I. – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that Christopher F. Koller, the former Chief Executive Officer of Neighborhood Health Plan, is his choice to continue to serve as Rhode Island’s Health Insurance Commissioner. Koller became the state’s first Health Insurance...
Providence, R.I. – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that Sandra M. Powell, former Director of the Department of Labor and Training (DLT), is his choice to lead the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS).
“Sandra Powell’s depth of experience in state government, her...
Providence, R.I. – Out of respect for and remembrance of the victims of Saturday’s shooting in Tucson, Arizona, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today ordered flags across Rhode Island to be lowered to half-staff until sunset, January 14, 2011.
“This was an unthinkable tragedy, one that has...
Providence, R.I. – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that retired Superior Court Judge Mark Pfeiffer will receive a contract extension for 30 days, during which time Governor Chafee plans to evaluate the continuing needs for financial oversight in Central Falls. Pfeiffer’s contract...
Providence, R.I. – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that Keith W. Stokes, the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC), is his choice to continue to lead the state’s official economic development organization.
“I believe the EDC must serve...
Providence, R.I. – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today his appointment of Kevin Aucoin as Interim Director of the Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF). Aucoin will serve in the role temporarily while the department conducts a national search for a permanent director. Margaret...
Providence, R.I. – Less than 24 hours after his swearing-in as Rhode Island’s 58th Governor, Lincoln D. Chafee today fulfilled a fundamental promise of his campaign in signing a repeal of the so-called Executive Order on E-Verify, which former Governor Donald L. Carcieri signed into law in...
