Tag: Gov. Gina M. Raimondo
State to fund independent study of IGT/Twin River lottery contract proposals
PROVIDENCE – A request by House Republicans for an independent study on competing contract proposals for the R.I. Lottery by International Game Technology PLC...
Was Gov. Gina M. Raimondo right to file a lawsuit to...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Oct. 22 filed a lawsuit in Superior Court challenging the need for legislative approval of marijuana and hemp regulations.
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Union gets toehold in R.I.’s marijuana industry
THE NASCENT CANNABIS INDUSTRY in Rhode Island is expanding quickly and attracting the attention of a national union best known for organizing supermarket workers.
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Raimondo orders DOH to issue ban on flavored e-cigarettes
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Wednesday ordered the R.I. Department of Health to issue an emergency order banning the sale of flavored...
R.I. initiatives offer millions in grants for solar energy developers
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island officials are kicking clean energy initiatives up a notch, offering $2 million in grants to developers of solar panel projects...
Public hearing starts on Revolution Wind project
WARWICK – Rhode Island’s Public Utilities Commission was set to open a public hearing Tuesday night on a contract with the developer of a...
Raimondo proposes $9.9B budget, to include legalized marijuana sales, new fees
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo unveiled a fiscal 2020 budget proposal Thursday that would increase state expenditures for education, workforce training and business...
General Dynamics Electric Boat: Full speed ahead on submarine work
WARWICK – General Dynamics Electric Boat plans to add between 1,000 and 1,500 jobs in Rhode Island and grow its local network of suppliers...
3 projects chosen for Innovation Campus program
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and University of Rhode Island President David M. Dooley announced Tuesday morning the approval of three of the 16...
CCRI reports 47% gain in R.I. Promise enrollments, boost in diversity
WARWICK – Forty-seven percent more first-time, full-time students enrolled in the second Rhode Island Promise cohort than the first, according to Community College of...
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