Tag: General Assembly
R.I. General Assembly to reconvene next week, committees begin budget work...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. General Assembly is expected to reconvene next week to consider the fiscal 2021 budget. In preparation, two key committees will...
Is it time to remove “and Providence Plantations” from the state’s...
Ten years ago, Rhode Island voters overwhelmingly rejected eliminating "Providence Plantations" from the state's official name. Statehouse leaders have said they'll pass legislation giving voters...
R.I.’s name returns to spotlight
Dropping “Providence Plantations” from Rhode Island’s official documents and websites is a start, but activists and others say state leaders need to do much...
Rhode Island outlaws manufacture, sale, possession of untraceable firearms
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on June 23 signed into law legislation to prohibit the manufacture, transfer, purchase or possession of any plastic,...
Amended state budget of $11.8B proposed for current fiscal year, relies...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House Finance committee released a new version of the state’s fiscal 2020 budget Monday, one designed to plug a hole...
Do state leaders have the right spending priorities for $1.25 billion...
Rhode Island as of June 9 had spent or committed less than $185 million of $1.25 billion received from the federal government for expenses...
Pandemic offers R.I. leaders a chance to reassess priorities
Rhode Island has been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than most states, and the economic fallout has left the General Assembly with a...
Supplement to fiscal 2020 state budget could be considered next week
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. General Assembly may consider a supplemental budget for the current fiscal year next week, according to a press statement. The...
R.I. Energy Council, RIMA call for suspension of energy-efficiency program
BRISTOL – The Energy Council of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Manufacturing Association are calling on the General Assembly to suspend the Energy...
Unkindest cuts: Many casualties expected as R.I. begins ‘brutal’ budget process
The future looked encouraging for Karen Santilli just a few months ago. In mid-January, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo released a $10.2 billion fiscal 2021 budget...
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