Tag: Raimondo
U.S. Supreme Court to hear key case involving R.I. fishing company
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a pair of cases that have been combined, one of which involves a Narragansett fishing company,...
Raimondo responds to protests, riots throughout the country
PROVIDENCE – In response to the death of another black man in police custody, daylong, peaceful protests were taken over by violent riots across...
Raimondo executive order caps annual medical cost increase at 3.2%
PROVIDENCE — Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner pledged to hold health care spending per capita increases for consumers,...
Raimondo executive order instructs agencies to safeguard health care access
PROVIDENCE — Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order Wednesday formalizing her commitment to preserve the Affordable Care Act by directing state agencies...
Governor’s push for clean energy moves forward on eve of primary...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's clean energy plan for Rhode Island is moving forward this week, the state announced on the eve of...
DHHS grants R.I. $9M to expand, coordinate mental health youth outreach
PROVIDENCE — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $9 million, five-year grant to the R.I. Department of Education and...
Raimondo seeks to reduce plastic litter
NARRAGANSETT – At a pavilion at Scarborough State Beach, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order Monday to cut down on plastic litter...
AG sues opioid manufacturers, distributors alleging deceptive marketing
PROVIDENCE — Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has filed a suit against two pharmaceutical companies and three distributors, alleging their campaign unfairly, deceptively, and...
R.I. runs $600K prevention campaign ‘The Truth About Opioids’
PROVIDENCE — Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force announced today a local $600,000 social media and television public prevention campaign,...
Roger Williams Medical Center adds medication assisted treatment to addiction services
PROVIDENCE — Medication Assisted Treatment, which has gained support as the state campaigns to curb opioid abuse and overdose deaths, is now offered at...