Tag: Blake A. Filippi
Is a part-time General Assembly still right for Rhode Island?
As anyone who has witnessed the mad scramble of legislative activity at the end of each year’s General Assembly session can attest, it is...
RIAC not implementing proposed airport parking fee this summer
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Airport Corp. on Thursday said it will delay implementing a fee-based parking program it is developing for the Block...
Facing pressure from business community, municipal leaders eager to end emergency...
PROVIDENCE – One year after former Gov. Gina M. Raimondo declared a state of disaster emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic, some have grown weary...
Legislators paint grim picture of economy, need for federal aid
PROVIDENCE – A tax hike and cuts to services and programs could be on the table if Rhode Island does not receive federal aid...
House Republicans ask Raimondo for timeline on leaving office
PROVIDENCE – House Republicans are calling on Gov. Gina M. Raimondo to set a specific date for transferring power to Lt. Gov. Daniel J....
Budget deficit, lottery contract, minimum wage among controversial issues facing General...
As Rhode Island lawmakers return for the 2020 legislative session on Jan. 7, some of the most pressing questions they’re expected to face this...
GA hires firm to review proposed IGT lottery contract
PROVIDENCE – Christiansen Capital Advisors LLC has been contracted by the R.I. House of Representatives to conduct an independent review of International Game Technology...
State to fund independent study of IGT/Twin River lottery contract proposals
PROVIDENCE – A request by House Republicans for an independent study on competing contract proposals for the R.I. Lottery by International Game Technology PLC...
House Republicans elect Filippi, Chippendale as new minority leaders
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Blake A. Filippi, R-New Shoreham, will serve as the next House minority leader, following a vote of the chamber’s Republican caucus.
Filippi...
License plate recognition technology can be force multiplier for police
With the R.I. House of Representatives voting to approve a bill proposing a network of cameras on Rhode Island highways to automatically fine out-of-state...
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