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State Government Press Releases

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04/07/2025
Rhode Islanders encouraged to display state flags; visit State House for special Saturday hours PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State today announced that the State House will once again be open for special Saturday hours on Saturday, May 3 in...
04/07/2025
Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, Appian Way, has partnered with Rhode Island-based production company, Verdi Productions, for the authorized documentary on the life of Rod Serling, most known as the creator, host, narrator and primary writer of The Twilight Zone. DiCaprio and Chad A....
04/01/2025
Rhode Island was among a group of states that filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island today against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the premature termination of grants that support critical public health services. "Investments in public health make our...
04/01/2025
On Friday night, April 4, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will reduce the number of lanes on Jefferson Boulevard at the I-95 overpass in Warwick to one lane in each direction. The traffic pattern change will be in place until further notice, and is necessary as RIDOT begins...
03/30/2025
At 1:21 am Troopers arrested Paul Vanner, age 63, of 18 Cushman Avenue East Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/or Drugs – First Offense – B.A.C Unknown, 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test. This arrest was the result of a motor stop...
03/28/2025
As part of improvements to Route 146 in North Smithfield, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will implement two changes to the traffic patterns starting April 4 at 9 p.m. RIDOT will shift the northbound lanes on the flyover 12 feet to the right to free up space where a...
03/26/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today released the following statement after the signing of a new Executive Order targeting election administration: "President Trump has a long history of undermining voters' confidence in our election systems and spreading misinformation...
03/25/2025
Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced today that in the coming weeks, the State will be making up to $90,000 in grant funding available to numerous primary care sites to support their work to train more students and mentor Rhode Island's next generation of...
03/24/2025
On the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, March 29 and 30, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Gano Street, at the I-195 overpass between India Street and the I-195 West on ramp in Providence, for continued demolition of the Washington Bridge...
03/21/2025
The Hebert Health Center public water system located at 180 Log Rd., in Smithfield, Rhode Island is required to issue a Do Not Drink Notice for consumers because manganese was found in the well and following the existing treatment system over the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Lifetime...