Tag: Brett Smiley
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...
Raimondo reorganizes leadership personnel, David Ortiz new chief of staff
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has reorganized her senior leadership team, promoting David Ortiz to chief of staff and moving Brett Smiley from...
Twin River says Raimondo’s chief of staff threatened company over IGT...
PROVIDENCE – Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. has released a letter written by Twin River Executive Vice President Marc Crisafulli that claims Gov. Gina...
Budget plan rankles tax-exempts
Nonprofit hospitals and universities have long made voluntary payments to local communities that recognize the cost of emergency services provided by the hosts.
These same...
Brett Smiley, 38 Chief of staff — Office of Gov....
Did you select your profession or did it select you? Politics and government chose me. I was pursuing my MBA and working as an accountant...















