Tag: Gina M. Raimondo
R.I. departments, companies to form Rhode Island Alliance for Business Resilience
PROVIDENCE - Several Rhode Island companies and government agencies have joined together to form the Rhode Island Alliance for Business Resilience, the R.I. Emergency...
Five Questions With: Patrick Tigue
Patrick Tigue was named Medicaid director for the state of Rhode Island in March 2017, succeeding Anya Rader Wallack, who left that position in...
Is former Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee right to say tax incentives...
Former Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee is back in the public eye, opposing the spate of recent tax incentives that various state agencies have been...
AHCA could cost Rhode Island hundreds of millions
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island could lose nearly a half billion dollars in federal funding, resulting in thousands of people losing health insurance, should Congress...
Raimondo approach doing one thing Chafee’s didn’t: create jobs
One thing about former Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee – he’s consistent. Sort of like how he described himself during the presidential campaign, a “block...
McKee providing a voice for R.I. small businesses
In a state where the lieutenant governor has little sway over public policy, officeholders have historically used the position to shed light on issues...
R.I. leaders express concern, disappointment over AHCA passage
PROVIDENCE - As the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act, local legislators, officials and insurers weighed in, with most expressing...
Rebecca Boss chosen to lead BHDDH
PROVIDENCE - Rebecca Boss was chosen to lead the state Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and Health...
Six R.I. companies chosen for innovation vouchers
PROVIDENCE - Six Rhode Island companies have been selected to receive innovation vouchers from Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and the R.I. Commerce Corp. in partnership...
R.I. Commerce Corp. approves $15M to kick-start innovation center
PROVIDENCE — The R.I. Commerce Corp. authorized up to $15 million in public incentives Monday to facilitate development of an innovation building in the...