Tag: Carlos E. Tobon
What to do with a windfall? $1B in ARPA money may...
After years of grappling with gaping budget deficits, state legislators are facing a problem in the 2022 General Assembly session unlike any they’ve seen...
Legislators question McKee’s plan to fund $3K state worker bonuses with...
PROVIDENCE – The question of how to fund a $3,000 bonus for state union workers who are vaccinated against COVID-19 is at the center...
Five Questions With: Carlos E. Tobon
Carlos E. Tobon
R.I. state representative, D-Pawtucket
Co-chair, R.I. House of Representatives American Rescue Plan Act Task Force
1. What should be the primary focus of...
House ARPA chairman: ‘Surgical’ approach needed in spending $1.1B
Billions of federal dollars have been bestowed upon Rhode Island through COVID-19 relief funding, but a large portion of the money sits unused as...
Pawtucket wants ‘square deal’ under eminent domain
The legislator behind a new law that matches tax-increment financing authority with federal opportunity zones in Pawtucket says the change it makes to existing...
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