Gina Raimondo

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, joined Gov. Gina Raimondo in an online forum Thursday to discuss how to safely reopen schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the state is “starting from a very good place” as it considers the safest way to reopen schools,...

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…

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.

It may not be “business as usual,” but some businesses in Rhode Island reopened Saturday as the state’s stay-at-home order was lifted. Hospitals may begin scheduling elective and non-critical procedures and some state parks reopened, under Gov. Gina Raimondo’s guidelines. But social distancing rules that limit gatherings to five people were still in effect. Raimondo reiterated on Saturday that...

Shops in the state will be open for pickup, and elective medical procedures may resume, among other reopenings.