Tag: Dominick J. Ruggerio
PawSox legislation moves forward in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted in favor of legislation to help finance an $83-$85 million Triple-A baseball stadium for...
6-10 Interchange ceremony kicks off project
PROVIDENCE - A ceremony celebrating the beginning of the 6-10 Interchange project took place Monday morning at 1 Magnolia St. in the city.
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PawSox owners share confidential financial details with state officials
PROVIDENCE – After mounting pressure to share more detailed financial statements, Pawtucket Red Sox owners on Wednesday met with state officials to do so...
Questions continue to surround insolvent St. Joseph pension plan
PROVIDENCE – Barbara A. O’Neil felt angry, heartbroken and duped last month when she heard the pension plan holding her retirement funds had filed...
Fatima Hospital pension woes were looming in 2014
When the $86.8 million pension plan that covers current and former employees of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital filed for receivership last month, public...
R.I. reduces required instruction hours for hairdressers, cosmetologists
Prospective hairdressers and cosmetologists applying for a Rhode Island hairdresser/cosmetician license may have it a little easier thanks to a bill signed into law...
What should the state and Pawtucket do now that Worcester is...
As talks with Worcester, Mass., officials to entice the Pawtucket Red Sox get more serious, what will state and local officials in Rhode Island...
New campaign-finance law benefits incumbents
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo last month signed into law new campaign-finance rules that eliminate how much an individual can give to political candidates in...
Fiscal 2018 budget process not a joy to behold
One month after adjourning without a budget for fiscal 2018, the two houses of Rhode Island’s General Assembly resolved their differences and agreed to...
Ruggerio and Mattiello agree to pass both budget and car tax
PROVIDENCE - R.I. House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio announced in a joint statement that they have reached an...