Tag: Brett Smiley
State ethics commission fines Smiley, launches investigation of Silva
PROVIDENCE – One former state adviser will be fined for campaign finance violations while an ethics investigation of another top state aide mired in...
It’s perfect time to redevelop Armory
As Providence works to rebuild and recover from the pandemic, we are faced with an almost unheard-of problem: What do we spend all this...
Raimondo makes staff changes as she prepares to depart for Washington
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo made staff changes at three pivotal state departments in consultation with Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee, the governor...
R.I. administration chief Smiley to step down
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Administration Director Brett Smiley on Wednesday announced that he will step down from his post once Gov. Gina M....
R.I. offering retirement incentive for eligible state workers
PROVIDENCE – Due to financial uncertainty caused by the pandemic, the state is offering a retirement incentive of up to $40,000 to eligible state...
A $29.6M price tag for security in a pandemic
The state has paid $29.6 million to construct and maintain three field hospitals that have gone unused during the coronavirus crisis, but this insurance...
CNE, state confirm: R.I. will be ready to open a field...
CRANSTON – As the state’s hospitalizations have nearly doubled in the last month, Rhode Island's health care and state leaders made it clear on...
Slow-spending R.I. has two months to disperse $900M in CARES Act...
Rhode Island officials rejoiced when they learned in March that the state would get a $1.25 billion slice of the federal coronavirus relief package....
Ramp up R.I. pandemic aid spending where it’s needed most
It’s usually wise not to quickly spend a windfall, unless there’s a use-it-or-lose-it deadline attached to it. That’s the situation the state finds itself...
Cost of R.I.’s vaccine effort unclear
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said on Oct. 7 that she’s willing to spend “tens of millions of dollars” for the state to evaluate and...
