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Welcome

Welcome! This guide is designed to help you locate information produced by the Rhode Island Government.

The box below provides some helpful resources for general Rhode Island government information. The yellow tabs above entitled "Politics and Government," "Labor, Employment, and the Economy," "Education," "Community, Demographic, and Land Use Information," and "Building and Fire Codes, Landlord and Tenant Information," present more detailed and subject specific lists of resources available in both electronic and print formats.

If your information needs concern federal regulation, laws, or other information produced by the government, you may want to browse our other goverment information guides.

If you need further assistance, please contact the Government Publications Office, (401) 874-2606. If the office is closed, please consult the Reference Desk, at (401) 874-2653. You may also contact Deborah Mongeau the government publications subject specialist at (401) 874-4610 or dmongeau@uri.edu.

Here are some helpful electronic resources for general information produced by the Rhode Island government.

Rhode Island Office of the Secretary of State
Portal to information on elected officials, the electoral process, state agencies, and public information on businesses incorporated in the State. "Citizens Toolbox" search engine provides shortcuts to the most popular state websites and databases.
State of Rhode Island General Assembly
Provides information on the General Assembly and its members. Included are text of bills and their statues, committee agendas and calendars, text of the House and Senate Journal, text of the General Laws of Rhode Island, contact information on the General Assembly members and links to the websites of the legislative commissions. Searching may be done by keyword, year or a particular file.
RI.gov
This gateway site to Rhode Island state government provides links to official and quasi-official agencies by agency name and subject. Also includes links to city and town web sites and RI non-governmental sites.
Rhode Island State Archives
The Rhode Island State Archives "preserve and make available for research Rhode Island's historical public records, which date from 1638 to the present. Our reception area also features exhibits that are free and open to the public."