A survey of practices and/or policies in other states concerning assignment and use of state automobiles reveals several points for comparison with Rhode Island's practices.

Rhode Island's reimburseable rate of $.07 per mile for use of personally-owned cars compares favorably with other states' rates.

Rhode Island's rate of $.07 per mile is considerably lower than reimburseable rates in the federal government and in industry nationally which approximate a $.09 per mile average.

We received 76 out-of-state visitors interested in investigating Rhode Island's industrial advantages, and Industrial Division personnel made 55 out-of-state follow-up visits.

Recognizing the truth of the statement by the Institute of Public Administration that `` Metropolian Planning ( in Rhode Island ) means, or should mean, state planning '', the state guide plan will take into account the metropolitan nature of many of Rhode Island's problems.

It commemorates the 185th anniversary of Rhode Island's Independence when, upon May 4, 1776, the General Assembly, by its action, established the first free republic in the New World.

He spoke of his desire to promote the abolition of slavery by peaceable means and he compared John Brown of Harper's Ferry to the John Brown of Rhode Island's colonial period.

Barstow concluded that as Rhode Island's John Brown became a canonized hero, if not a saint, so would it be with John Brown of Harper's Ferry.

Meanwhile, after 24 years in the Senate, Rhode Island's durable Democrat Theodore Francis Greene -- having walked, swum and cerebrated himself to the hearty age of 93 -- left that august body ( voluntarily, because he could surely have been re-elected had he chosen to run again last November ), as the oldest man ever to serve in the Senate.

Several suspects exist, including competition director and former pageant winner Kathy Morningside ( Candice Bergen ); her unpleasant assistant Frank Tobin ( Steve Monroe ); veteran emcee Stan Fields ( William Shatner ) who, like Morningside, is being replaced with a younger person ; and Rhode Island's Cheryl Frasier ( Heather Burns ), possibly a radical animal rights activist.

Manatees have been spotted as far north as Cape Cod, and as recently as the late summer of 2006, one was seen in New York City and Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay, as cited in The Boston Globe.

Rhode Island's forests are part of the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion.

Rhode Island's tradition of independence and dissent gave it a prominent role in the American Revolution.

One of them brought suit in federal court, arguing that Rhode Island's government was not " republican " in character, and that his arrest ( along with all of the government's other acts ) were invalid.

Upon its completion in 1741, the Old Colony House at the head of what is now known as Washington Square served as a seat of Rhode Island's government, until the current Rhode Island State House in Providence was completed in 1904 and Providence became the state's sole capital city.

It was considered in their best interest to dissolve and merge with another council, and they did so, merging with Rhode Island's Narragansett Council.

Warwick is home to Rhode Island's main airport, T. F. Green Airport, which serves the greater Providence area and also functions as a reliever for Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts.

It is also the site of Rhode Island's only major battle in that war on Butt's Hill.

* Patrick Kennedy-former U. S. congressman for Rhode Island's First district ( 1995 – 2011 )

* Francis Condon, US congressman representing Rhode Island's 1st congressional district ; born in Central Falls

* Charles Risk, US congressman representing Rhode Island's 1st congressional district ; born in Central Falls

The official name of the state, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, derives from the merger of two colonies.

" Rhode Island and Providence Plantations " is the longest official name of any state in the Union.

* March 24 – In England, Roger Williams is granted an official charter for his Rhode Island Colony, allowing the establishment of a general assembly.

The Naval Academy Preparatory School ( NAPS ), in Newport, Rhode Island, is the official prep school for the naval academy.

One can obtain the official application at the Rhode Island Judiciary-Homepage.

* Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee official state site

Although September 2 is the designated V-J Day in the entire United States, the event is recognized as an official holiday only in the U. S. state of Rhode Island, where the holiday's official name is " Victory Day ", and it is observed on the second Monday of August.

Although not an official species, bowenite is the state mineral of Rhode Island: this is also the variety's type locality.

Even nearly seventy years after U. S. independence, Rhode Island continued to operate with the 1663 Charter, leaving it after 1818 ( when Connecticut, the other holdout, dropped its colonial charter for a contemporary constitution ) the only state whose official legal document was passed by a foreign monarch.

The island's official name is Rhode Island, and the common use of name " Aquidneck Island " helps distinguish the island from the state.

The entire State is now commonly referred to as " Rhode Island ", and the term " Aquidneck Island " is used commonly to refer to the island, even though the official name of Aquidneck is still " Rhode Island ".

By 1964, the board decided that having two names was confusing, and " Rhode Island ", the official name of the island, was used exclusively.

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantantions enacted legislation making this the official flag:

It is the official state drink of Rhode Island in the United States of America.

The demand was so great that, in 1993, it beat out Del's Lemonade as the official drink of Rhode Island.

In 1993 coffee syrup was competing against Del's Lemonade ( another local drink ) and won the title of official drink of Rhode Island.

The Rhode Island legislature made an attempt to decide on an official state beverage.

Won the official, Rhode Island State Championship in squash.

* Rhode Island House-Representative David Segal official RI House website

" Rhode Island " became the official march of the state.

The Highpointers Club provided " hosts " for these dates, and the Liaison to the Club passed from Dave Covill to Chuck Bickes to Stony Burk, who remains the official Highpointers Club Liaison to the Rhode Island state highpoint.