# RI.gov: Rhode Island Government


State Government Press Releases

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11/26/2024
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is encouraging all Rhode Islanders to make health a part of their holiday this Thanksgiving. "Thanksgiving is a wonderful day to gather with friends and family, and to reflect on the blessings in our lives. As always, we're asking everyone to take a...
11/25/2024
Director of Health Jerry Larkin, MD accepted today the recommendation of Rhode Island's Health Services Council to approve the Change in Effective Control applications for the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. The prospective sale has now received all the state-...
11/21/2024
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Wolverine Packing Co. is recalling approximately 167,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The fresh products have a "use by" date of 11/14/2024 and the frozen products are labeled...
11/20/2024
PROVIDENCE, RI – Last night, Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and Rhode Island artist Jennifer Gillooly Cahoon unveiled a new portrait, titled Roger Williams: Trailblazer of Religious Freedom, at a State House ceremony. "Despite his prominent role in our state's founding and history, there...
11/20/2024
As a part of on-going efforts to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding Rhode Islanders about the importance of using antibiotics properly. People should only use antibiotics when they are truly necessary, and antibiotics should be used...
11/19/2024
Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr. and Middletown Town Administrator Shawn Brown today joined with other state and local leaders to mark the completion of a project to reconstruct a portion of Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown, one of the town's busiest...
11/18/2024
Providence, RI – The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) continues to hold in-person and online meetings to improve and simplify its grant guidelines and application process. Key staff members will host and discuss changes to the grant programs they manage. The arts agency is...
11/18/2024
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Grimmway Farms has issued a recall of select organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots. These carrots should no longer be in grocery stores, but may be in consumers' refrigerators or freezers. These carrots were sold...
11/12/2024
Beginning Friday night, November 15 at 9 p.m. through Monday morning, November 18 at 6 a.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close Route 146A South at Route 146 in North Smithfield for demolition associated with the reconstruction of this interchange. During this time,...
11/12/2024
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Yu Shang Food Inc. is recalling more than 4,500 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were produced from October 21, 2024, to October 27,