Tag: General Assembly
State to fund independent study of IGT/Twin River lottery contract proposals
PROVIDENCE – A request by House Republicans for an independent study on competing contract proposals for the R.I. Lottery by International Game Technology PLC...
Was Gov. Gina M. Raimondo right to file a lawsuit to...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Oct. 22 filed a lawsuit in Superior Court challenging the need for legislative approval of marijuana and hemp regulations.The...
Raimondo, GA leaders must stop sniping, find common ground
The fractured working relationship between Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and legislative leaders from her own party in the Democrat-controlled General Assembly is again on...
Applications available for Commerce RI’s new Site Readiness program
PROVIDENCE – Applications for R.I. Commerce Corp.’s new Site Readiness program are available.Included in Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s fiscal 2020 budget and passed by...
Tax-credit program needs strong oversight to pay off
Economic-development officials took a good step on Sept. 16 in agreeing to create clear rules ahead of the rollout of a new tax-credit program...
Is the 20-year extension of IGT’s contract to provide technology to...
When Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and leaders of the General Assembly announced a proposal to extend International Game Technology PLC’s contract to provide technology...
Raimondo renews call for tougher gun laws
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Aug. 5 renewed calls for tougher gun laws in the state, following mass shootings in Texas and...
Raimondo signs bill to fast-track principal certification in R.I.
East Providence School District Superintendent Kathryn Crowley can think of a handful of employees who she predicts would make good school principals. But for...
Lining up for next windfall
In November 1998, Rhode Island was part of a historic settlement with the tobacco industry to pay for the health care costs of smoking...
GA passes bill to streamline regulations for blockchain financial applications
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly has recently approved legislation that would clarify and streamline regulations for financial transactions using blockchain technology.The bill had not...
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