Gina Raimondo

A top adviser to Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has resigned after he was charged with driving under the influence.

Despite the steady number of coronavirus cases in Rhode Island, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced Wednesday state officials will be changing enforcement for some businesses. Over the Fourth of July weekend, Raimondo said inspectors found more than 90% of businesses were in compliance with mask-wearing and cleaning of high-touch surfaces. Only 20% of inspected restaurants, however, took names and numbers of…

A Rhode Island nursing home trade group is defending the way its members cared for residents during the coronavirus pandemic, after Gov. Gina Raimondo pledged more scrutiny of the facilities as the state recovers. Rhode Island’s “nursing homes and our workers fought tirelessly against this virus, yet without the proper tools and support, they were climbing uphill,” Rhode Island...

Gov. Gina Raimondo on Monday signed executive order to remove the phrase “Providence Plantations” from various official state documents as well as executive agency websites. The move, which was formally announced at an afternoon press conference, came after several weeks of meetings with community and youth leaders and was an effort to address racial inequities in the state following a…

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo apologized for violating her own safety rules by addressing demonstrators without wearing a mask over the weekend. Raimondo told the Providence Journal in a statement that things were “tense and hectic” Friday night at the State House as the number of protesters swelled to at least 10,000. She said she simply forgot to bring a…

Rhode Island will lift restrictions on many businesses and activities next week, allowing indoor dining at restaurants and youth sports as the state sees a decrease in new coronavirus cases. In a news conference, Gov. Gina Raimondo said she expects to begin Phase 2 of her reopening plan Monday. During this phase, retail stores will be able to allow more…

Rhode Island is on track to begin Phase 2 of reopening June 1, Gov. Gina Raimondo said Tuesday. “That is going to be a reopening of almost every part of our economy,” Raimondo said. “I’m 100% confident that we are ready and we can do this safely.” Raimondo doubled down on her intentions to reopen Tuesday after an initial announcement…

In a COVID-19 update, Gov. Gina Raimondo provides an update on summer camp openings.

Restaurants will reopen with strict rules allowing for outdoor dining only in Rhode Island and New Hampshire as Vermont begins reopening retail shops for the first time in nearly two months.

Restaurants in Rhode Island were set to offer outdoor dining to customers Monday in the state’s latest move to cautiously reopen the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. The loosened restrictions are part of Gov. Gina Raimondo’s moves to reopen the state after its stay-at-home order expired earlier this month. Restaurants have been limited to take-out and delivery operations under...

A popular Rhode Island beach town is considering openly ignoring the state’s coronavirus restrictions as the traditional Memorial Day start of the summer season approaches, but Gov. Gina Raimondo warns the move would be “selfish” and “reckless.” Narragansett Town Council President Matthew Mannix has proposed a resolution allowing the police department and other local law enforcement agencies to “exercise...

As the state of Rhode Island continues to work towards reopening the economy, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced Thursday that she will allow summer camps to reopen in late June. Raimondo made the announcement during her daily news briefing, saying the June 29 date could be subject to change if the number of coronavirus cases increases. She added that there will…

Gov. Gina Raimondo on Tuesday encouraged residents to seek medical attention for issues other than those related to the novel coronavirus as Rhode Island slowly reopens amid the pandemic. In her daily news briefing, Raimondo said it was “safe to go back” to hospitals, which are allowed to offer non-critical procedures, surgeries and appointments amid the state’s first phase...

Gov. Gina Raimondo on Monday announced the state will allow restaurants to offer outdoor dining beginning next week, in the latest move to slowly reopen the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. The move comes after the state allowed some non-essential businesses to reopen after the stay-at-home order expired last week, a process Raimondo said was going “very smoothly.” “Over this…

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announced that restaurants will be allowed to offer outdoor dining on May 18.

Rhode Island is allowing some retail shops to reopen to small numbers of customers as the state begins to lift restrictions meant to curb the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Gina Raimondo said the state is taking “baby steps” out of caution and that more types of businesses could resume operations in coming weeks.

On Saturday, Gov. Gina Raimondo reminded Rhode Islanders to remain steadfast in adhering to stay-at-home orders despite the beautiful weekend weather.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo on Thursday shared her vision of what school might be like in the fall, saying that while she hoped students would be back in classrooms, measures would be in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. “The plan is, if everything goes according to the way it is now, you’ll be able to...

Gov. Gina Raimondo said Wednesday that she remains hopeful she will be able to lift Rhode Island’s stay-at-home order on May 9 if the number of coronavirus cases continue to stay flat or even begin to decline. “We’re not seeing a decline, but we’re also not seeing an increase, and that’s really good news,” she said at her daily...

The number of new cases was down from the previous day’s, prompting Gov. Gina Raimondo to express cautious optimism that social distancing efforts were having a positive impact.