Tag: Gina M. Raimondo
State making strides curbing opioid abuse
A 9 percent decline in opioid-overdose deaths during the first eight months of 2017 compared with the same period the previous year shows Rhode...
Rhode Island rings around the world
(Updated at 2:30 p.m. to clarify connection to Montauk boats in 6th paragraph.)
There has been a lot of talk recently about rings – of...
Opioid plans must have many facets
While it is simple to group the thousands of drug-overdose deaths that have come to Rhode Island as a piece of the opioid crisis,...
Trump introduces infrastructure proposal, local impact unclear
PROVIDENCE – The new infrastructure bill out forth by President Donald Trump this week proposed a $200 billion, 10-year federal investment that the White...
Raimondo, DEM announce $3.7M in brownfield cleanup and redevelopment funds
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo joined with the R.I. Department of Environmental Management to announce $3.7 million in grants for the cleanup and...
Report: Rhode Island solar jobs declined in 2017
PROVIDENCE – The number of solar jobs in Rhode Island fell 9.5 percent to 1,064 during 2017, according to a national report released Wednesday.
The...
Raimondo sets new energy goal for end of summer
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Monday that she has directed her energy team to collaborate with state utilities to issue a Request For...
Poll: Raimondo among governors with lowest approval, while Baker has highest...
PROVIDENCE – While Gov. Gina M. Raimondo continues to have a lead in fundraising for her re-election run, according to a recent Morning Consult...
New Commerce RI President Jesse Saglio promises ‘more of the same’...
Since October 2015, Jesse Saglio, 46, has been a key behind-the-scenes player at R.I. Commerce Corp., most recently serving as managing director and head...
Charles J. Fogarty announces retirement after decades-long public service career
PROVIDENCE – Charles J. Fogarty, the R.I. Director of Elderly Affairs, on Friday announced his intention to retire later in 2018.
Fogarty began his career...
