Tag: Charles A. Lombardi
31 communities facing the cannabis question: Allow sales or not?
The way the state law legalizing recreational cannabis is written, it’s easier for cities and towns to allow the sale of marijuana in their...
RIPTA’s not the only public agency feeling effects of labor shortage
Like many companies in the private sector, some state agencies and municipalities are struggling to fill positions amid a severe labor shortage.
The R.I. Public...
Discussions about marijuana sales now move to local level
Rhode Island may have legalized recreational marijuana, but now the debate will begin among local municipal officials about where that marijuana will be sold.
While...
Ex-state Auditor General Almonte named next R.I. League of Cities and...
PROVIDENCE – Ernie Almonte, who previously served for more than 15 years as the state’s auditor general, has been tapped as the new executive...
Ready to spend: R.I. cities, towns have differing ideas about how...
The historic Conimicut Shoal Lighthouse at the mouth of the Providence River is far from being the shining beacon it once was, but Warwick...
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...
Five Questions With: Charles A. Lombardi
1. What has been the biggest challenge for R.I. municipalities from COVID-19?
None of Rhode Island’s federal CARES Act funding been allocated to...
BUDGET CRUNCH: Revenue is down, deficit is up, and R.I. still...
Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien never thought he’d have to close down his city on Fridays to save money, but in the absence of...
No more waiting: Time for hard decisions on the state budget
State leaders are about to finally get to work – several months too late – determining the near-term fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic on...
North Providence safety complex to handle fire dispatch calls for Pawtucket
NORTH PROVIDENCE – In addition to handling fire dispatch calls for the town, Mayor Charles A. Lombardi said the town’s new public safety complex...
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