PROVIDENCE, RI - In accordance with a Presidential Directive, Governor Gina M. Raimondo has ordered that the U.S. and Rhode Island flags at all state facilities and buildings be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, September 11 in honor of the lives lost as a result of the terrorist attacks on...
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo issued the following statement today on the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks:
"Today we honor the thousands of innocent victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and pay tribute to the heroism of the first responders who put other people's...
PROVIDENCE, RI- This morning, Governor Gina M. Raimondo took executive and procedural action to ban all firearms from public PK-12 school buildings and grounds, except those carried by law enforcement officers. This decision came in response to uncertainty among education leaders and community...
Education Commissioner issues binding Field Memo Alert to school districts asserting students' right to schools that are "free from the threat of physical harm"
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo has taken executive and procedural action to ban all firearms, except those carried by law...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo is directing U.S. and Rhode Island flags at all state agencies and buildings to be flown at half-staff in honor of Senator John McCain. Flags should return to full-staff at sunset on the day of interment, Sunday, September 2.
"John McCain was a war...
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Raimondo issued the following statement today on the passing of Senator John McCain:
"John McCain was a war hero, dedicated patriot and true fighter until the very end. He wore our nation's uniform with honor as a navy pilot and represented Arizona in Congress for...
PROVIDENCE, RI- Governor Raimondo and Lieutenant Governor McKee are calling on National Grid to return to ratepayers $7.9 million of over-collections made after Congress passed a massive corporate tax cut. After Congress passed the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, National Grid's federal corporate tax...
NEW SHOREHAM, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo issued the following statement today responding to reports that President Trump's Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is developing a plan to allow local school districts to use federal education funds to purchase firearms for educators:
"The reported...
PAWTUCKET, RI - Earlier today, at a press conference outlining a commitment to Pawtucket's future, Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced that one of the city's anchor employers, Collette, will expand and create 75+ new permanent, full-time jobs in Rhode Island. Collette is one of more than 25...
New Real Jobs RI program set to launch this year will prepare today's middle and high school students for tomorrow's jobs in offshore wind
N. KINGSTOWN, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo met with local business leaders and educators who are working together to build the state's first Career...
