Tag: Dominick J. Ruggerio
McKee administration formally appeals ruling against truck tolls
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee's administration on Wednesday filed a formal notice that it is appealing a federal judge's order to shut down...
Critics say state funding for electric bills isn’t enough
PROVIDENCE – Faced with historic winter electric rate hikes, state officials stepped in with nearly $36 million in funding to soften the blow.
While the...
THE CAMPAIGN ECONOMY: Election season provides stimulus for many businesses
Forget summer vacation, Gary Wallace hasn’t even had a day off in the last six weeks.
That’s what happens when you own a print shop...
McKee signs 100% renewable electricity bill into law
PROVIDENCE – Landmark legislation making Rhode Island the first state nationwide to require 100% renewable electricity within the next decade was signed into law...
McKee signs $13.6B budget
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed Rhode Island’s $13.6 billion budget for the next fiscal year on Monday.
The spending plan, which was approved...
R.I. poised to ban single-use plastic bags at retail checkout
PROVIDENCE - Kate Weymouth, a former Barrington Town Council member, has been waiting for years to see Rhode Island follow her community and finally...
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...
Proposed tax relief plan ends R.I. car levy earlier
PROVIDENCE – The much-maligned state car tax is on track to disappear within a matter of weeks as part of a set of state...
Bill to make Real Jobs Rhode Island permanent clears Senate
PROVIDENCE – The state Senate on Tuesday passed a measure to make the Real Jobs Rhode Island program permanent. The measure now moves to...
Cox to spend over $120M to deliver faster statewide broadband service
PROVIDENCE – Cox Communications announced on Tuesday that it will be investing more than $120 million over the next three years to build a...
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