Latest Step in Governor's Ongoing Efforts to Make DMV More Convenient Providence, RI - Rhode Island motorists now have a quick and more convenient way to renew their driver's licenses. Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced that online driver's license renewals are now available on the Rhode

Recognized by First Lady Obama's Let's Move Child Care Initiative Providence, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that Rhode Island has been recognized by First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Child Care Initiative for its exceptional work in promoting young children's health and...

Cranston, RI – Governor Lincoln Chafee was joined today by Lt. Governor Roberts, Rhode Island National Guard Major General Kevin McBride, SAMHSA Administrator Pamela Hyde, former Congressman Patrick Kennedy, and other state, local and military officials for a Veterans' Forum on Behavioral...

Providence, R.I. – Governor Lincoln Chafee, Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts and Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy will host a Mental Health Roundtable this Friday, bringing state leaders in mental health care and coverage together with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrator Pamela

Providence, R.I. - Following services over the weekend for Providence Police Sergeant Maxwell Dorley and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, both U.S. and Rhode Island flags may now be returned to full-staff.

Providence, R.I. - This weekend, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee will travel to North Carolina to attend the 2012 Governors Education Symposium, titled "Advance America: A Commitment to Education & the Economy." The two-day conference, conceived by the James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational...

Providence, R.I. - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that both U.S. and Rhode Island flags will remain at half-staff through Saturday, April 28, 2012. The Governor previously ordered both U.S. and Rhode Island flags to half-staff in honor of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, who died April 12

Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that the Rhode Island Department of Human Services has been chosen by the Urban Institute as one of six states awarded a three-year implementation grant as part of the Ford Foundation-funded Work Support Strategies initiative. This initiative seeks to...

Providence, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee has traveled to Kuwait and Afghanistan last week as part of a Governors' Delegation sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. The primary purpose of the trip, which began with a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta at the Pentagon, is...

Providence, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee has traveled to Kuwait and Afghanistan this week as part of a Governors' Delegation sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. The primary purpose of the trip, which began with a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta at the Pentagon, is...

Effort to Increase Efficiency, Effectiveness of State Programs Kelly K. Mahoney to Serve as Governor's Director of Policy Providence, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that Director of Policy Brian M. Daniels has agreed to lead the state's performance management initiative,...

Competition will use cutting-edge social networking tools to encourage state employees to walk, run, bike, swim and spin their way to health and well-being Providence, RI - According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

Central Falls, RI - Central Falls Receiver Robert Flanders today announced that, at the Governor's instruction, the City will not object to the recent ruling of the Bankruptcy Court that the Central Falls School District is not part of the City of Central Falls. The City had until midnight tonight...

Providence, R.I. - To honor the memory of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, who died April 12 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today ordered U.S. and Rhode Island flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff until Lance Cpl. Tarwoe is...

Pawtucket, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee traveled to Pawtucket City Hall this evening to urge city council members to pass a resolution in support of his municipal reform and relief legislative package. The council is expected to vote on the measure at its next meeting. Eleven Rhode Island city...

On the heels of recent move by Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) Board of Directors to provide better access to financing for Rhode Island businesses, the Governor joined RIEDC Executive Director Keith Stokes and company management and...

Quonset, RI - Building on a recent initiatives at Quonset and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) to make it easier to do business and improve regulatory and permitting processes in Rhode Island, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee joined with state officials and local business leaders

Providence, RI - The Department of Environmental Management announces the awarding of $4.216 million in open space recreational development matching grants for 35 projects in 23 communities across the state. The grants will fund a variety of projects benefiting Rhode Island cities and towns from...

Providence, RI - Rhode Island and U.S. flags may be returned to full-staff following the burial this afternoon of Rhode Island National Guard Sergeant Dennis P. Weichel, Jr. On Friday, March 23, Governor Chafee ordered flags throughout the state flown at half-staff following news of Sergeant...

Providence, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today hosted a Municipal Strategy Session for Rhode Island's municipal leaders. Representatives of 25 of the state's 39 cities and towns attended the meeting, where discussion focused on the legislative package of municipal reform and relief measures...