Tag: Christopher Blazejewski
Inspector general search panel has only just begun. Already the end...
You could say Rhode Island’s search for its first inspector general began Tuesday afternoon. Or you could say the clock started 21 days ago.
A...
McKee signs $15.2B fiscal 2027 state budget
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Friday signed the state’s $15.2 billion fiscal year 2027 budget that begins July 1.
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House approves $15.2B fiscal 2027 budget with phased-in wealth tax
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House on Friday approved a $15.2 billion state budget plan for fiscal 2027 by a 64-10 vote, including a phased-in...
Proposed FY 2027 state budget closes RIPTA funding gap after months...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will see its projected funding gap addressed under the proposed fiscal year 2027 state budget, resolving a...
As Brown Health operating losses deepen, pressure mounts to save Newport...
Staring down another quarter of operating losses, Brown University Health executives are unwilling to contribute a share of the $4.9 million needed to keep...
How many bills does it take to get an inspector general?...
With House Speaker Christopher Blazejewski using his new influence to back the creation of a state inspector general’s office, debate on Smith Hill now shifts to...
Lawmakers have an extra $233M in revenue for FY2027. Now they...
Higher-than-expected state revenue has not eased pressure on lawmakers, who now must decide how best to spend the extra $233 million flowing into state...
R.I. carbon-emissions bill would make targets mandatory
Legislation that would escalate targets for reducing Rhode Island’s greenhouse gas emissions – and provide tools for enforcement – is getting the backing of...
R.I. can be green-building leader
Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the country, but it is creating big opportunities when it comes to developing sustainable infrastructure. Oftentimes...
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