Tag: Gov. Gina M. Raimondo
Raimondo proposes $1.4M more for foster families
PROVIDENCE - Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Thursday she will recommend a $1.36 million increase in state financial support for foster families starting in July,...
‘Focus on the people already working for you’
As CEO of Virgin Pulse, David Osborne is responsible for streamlining, optimizing and scaling the company as it solidifies its position as the largest...
Is Rhody a player for Amazon HQ2?
In an introductory video for the Rhode Island pitch to Amazon.com, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo describes Rhode Island as a “small pond in a...
Officials celebrate T.F. Green runway extension completion
WARWICK – Aviation, state and city authorities gathered on Monday to celebrate the recent completion of a massive runway extension project at T.F. Green...
More students won’t push bottom line for CCRI
WARWICK – Passage of the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship led more than 1,400 first-time, full-time students to enroll at the Community College of Rhode...
Tourism funding frustration grows
The fiscal 2018 budget finally signed into law by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo Aug. 3 again shifts tourism funding, and some regional council directors...
Mayors meet with Raimondo on budget impasse
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-five mayors and town managers from across Rhode Island met Thursday with Gov. Gina M. Raimondo to discuss the implications of a...
Raimondo vetoes automatic contract extension bill
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have extended municipal labor contracts indefinitely if they were not renegotiated by expiration,...
R.I. recovers jobs lost in recession, unemployment beats national average
PROVIDENCE – The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 4.2 percent in June, an increase from May’s 4.1 percent, according to a...
Raimondo: legislative leaders need to resolve differences, pass a budget
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said Wednesday legislative leaders need to reconcile their differences on the state’s fiscal 2018 budget, and present a...
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