Tag: Dominick J. Ruggerio
Ruggerio plan a jump-start to progress?
What to do when local concerns stand in the way of a bigger picture?
Such is the case of Hope Point tower, which is expected...
State leaders push for broader pension plan transparency
PROVIDENCE – Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-Providence, and House Majority Leader K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, have introduced bills to require pension plans managed...
Raimondo signs legislation to allow mobile sports betting
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has signed legislation that will allow mobile sports betting through the Twin River Casino Hotel in Lincoln and...
Sosnowski to chair re-established Senate Task Force on Fisheries
PROVIDENCE – Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-Providence, has re-established the Senate Task Force on Fisheries, to be chaired by Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski,...
General Assembly passes mobile betting legislation
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. General Assembly approved legislation to allow mobile sports betting in the state through the Twin River casinos in Lincoln and...
Business and political leaders discuss state priorities at Chamber lunch
PROVIDENCE – Business and political leaders gathered on Wednesday to consider new proposals before the General Assembly this year, including mobile sports betting, legalizing...
Super Bowl boosts R.I. coffers
Rhode Islanders can thank the New England Patriots for more than just another NFL championship.
While the long-term success of legalized sports betting in Rhode...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Jan. 7, 2019
They're Back! Will new GA be same as old?
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss...
Lawmakers have returned to tackle a host of familiar issues
The General Assembly reopened Jan. 1 with a new configuration of legislators facing many of the same issues that have been circulating in the...
Balancing budget, smart investments should be job one
According to PBN’s cover story this week, House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello’s top budget priority is continuing the phaseout of the auto excise tax....