Sabina Matos

Had a great time celebrating 529 Day yesterday with Farm Fresh Rhode Island!

Events like this are a great reminder that investing in a child’s future starts early. It was wonderful connecting with families and community members while highlighting the importance of saving for higher education and future opportunities. 🌱📚

Congratulations to the Rhode Island College (RIC) Class of 2026! It was an honor to attend this year’s graduation ceremony at my alma mater and celebrate the hard work, resilience, and achievements of our graduates. Wishing the Class of 2026 continued success in all that comes next. 🎓

I’m proud to receive the endorsement of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union local 328!

I’m honored to stand with working people and grateful for the UFCW’s support. Let’s win this together!

Congratulations to the Class of 2026 at Community College of Rhode Island!

Last night’s graduation ceremony was a powerful tribute to your hard work, determination, and commitment to earning your degree. Rhode Island is stronger because of graduates like you, and I’m proud to serve a state with such an outstanding community college network.

Congratulations again to all of our graduates and their families on this incredible achievement.

"Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos had pushed for the measure’s passage this General Assembly session. She said she first learned about employee ownership centers through a national lieutenant governors conference a few years ago, where states shared models for supporting business transitions.

Rhode Island’s proposal is modeled largely on a program in Colorado, with additional elements drawn from other states that have established similar centers, she said.

Under the proposal, the center would be housed within the Small Business Development Center at the University of Rhode Island, using existing resources rather than creating a new standalone agency.

Matos said the center would also serve as a confidential point of contact for owners exploring a sale, helping connect them with lenders, legal experts and national employee-ownership networks.
A related proposal would offer tax credits to business owners who sell to employees, a measure Matos said is intended to work alongside the center."

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Legislation would create employee ownership center to ease business transitions When White Electric Coffee in Providence changed hands in 2021, it didn’t go to a corporate buyer or a retiring owner’s handpicked successor. It went to the people working behind the counter. But the process was grueling, said employee-owner Chloe Chassaing. Over a stressful seven-month period, ...

"S2644, which is part of Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos' 'Fair Price Grocery Agenda,' passed with near-unanimous support on May 5. There were 37 votes in favor of the measure, with one lawmaker not voting."

Grocery stores use deeds to stifle competition. The RI Senate wants to stop them A bill sponsor said that restrictive covenants are a problem that "very disproportionately affects people at the bottom of the income scale."

Thank you Speaker Joe Shekarchi for being a driving force behind Rhode Island’s push to build more homes and create the kind of housing supply our communities desperately need. Your vision and persistence helped lay the groundwork for a stronger, more affordable Rhode Island. I am deeply grateful for your leadership and wish you well in your next chapter.

Started my morning with the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce for their Issues and Eggs series, sharing my plan to make it easier for small, local businesses in Rhode Island to thrive.

As Chair of the Small Business Advocacy Council, this work is personal to me. Making sure entrepreneurs have the resources they need to start, grow, and thrive is exactly why I show up every day.

It's the last two months of the 2026 Legislative Session, and we are continuing to show our support for legislation championing our state's main streets, strengthening our long-term care services, and expanding access to high-quality local foods.

Check out the carousel below for a full breakdown of last week's testimony!

Proud to join Senator Jack Reed at this morning’s Reed Family Breakfast. I support him and his words that “we are all here today as Americans…to build opportunity for all”.

Loved spending time in Miss GG’s classroom at Young Wood Elementary this week for a Spanish-language reading activity.

Reading in Spanish helps students see themselves in the stories they hear and reminds them their voices matter.

When we invest in our kids, we invest in our future. 💫