SEN. FRANK LOMBARDI has introduced a bill that would require developers who receive state tax credits to provide a surety bond that will assure they pay their contractors and suppliers. / COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PROVIDENCE – A Cranston legislator has introduced a bill that would require developers who receive state tax credits to provide a surety bond that will assure they pay their contractors and suppliers. Introduced by Sen. Frank Lombardi, D-Cranston, the measure also would require a sworn affidavit that the developer had no outstanding liens on any…