ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Iowa Governor Chet Culver today welcomed Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri as the Governors' Wind Energy Coalition's new vice chairman.

WASHINGTON, April 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Matthew L.

By Cynthia Needham; Katherine Gregg As part of the new state budget, state employees who retire after today will get a different health-insurance package.

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that Deepwater Wind was chosen as the successful developer to construct a wind energy project off the shores of Rhode Island that will provide 1.3 million megawatt hours per year of renewable energy - 15 percent of all electricity used in the state.

By Steve Peoples The state is negotiating an unprecedented Medicaid waiver from the federal government in an attempt to save money, but some congressional leaders are wary.