Tag: Dominick Ruggerio
6 R.I. legislative primaries to watch
State legislative contests are scarce this year. But what they lack in number, they make up for in intrigue. From family feuds to a...
In R.I.’s payday lending wilderness, a strong voice for reform
Minutes into his work day on a June Monday, Mike Healey saw a post by his social media-savvy boss in support of payday lending...
Citizens Bank commercial space in East Providence eyed for state offices
The R.I. Department of Administration is looking to acquire a 210,000-square foot building in East Providence from Citizens Bank for use as state offices.
Built...
RIPEC: Legislative proposals could significantly worsen R.I.’s business tax climate
PROVIDENCE – While Rhode Island has marginally improved its national standing on the Tax Foundation’s Business Tax Climate, bills before the General Assembly could...
Longtime Johnston Sen. Lombardo dies at 65
JOHNSTON – Frank Lombardo III, a business owner who represented the town in the Senate since 2010, died from bladder cancer at the age...
State marijuana growers making more campaign donations in hopes of cutting...
Spencer Blier was expelled from his first college for smoking weed, then spent the next decade as a perpetual University of Rhode Island student,...
Is pension reform a ‘lose-lose’ proposition? State panel is going to...
Twelve years is a long time to harbor resentment.
Ask the 28,000 retirees in the state pension system, who are struggling to keep up with...
How late Sen. Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin influenced policy after her...
A black tarp covering an empty Senate desk and a vase of white flowers perched atop served as a visual reminder of the late...
Shekarchi, Ruggerio reflect on 2023 legislative session
Just days after the Rhode Island General Assembly ended in a marathon, 10-hour session, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi is back at work.
Sitting in...
R.I. Senate passes shoreline access bill
After decades of debate, each chamber of the Rhode Island General Assembly has finally reached agreement on defining public shoreline access.
The only problem? The...
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