Tag: General Assembly
R.I. State Police opens new public safety complex in West Greenwich
WEST GREENWICH – The R.I. State Police has officially opened its new $41.3 million 35,000-square-foot barracks along the New London Turnpike.
Gov. Daniel J. McKee...
Providence charter school singled out by moratorium sues McKee, General Assembly...
A dual-language public charter school blocked from opening in Providence next fall under a moratorium passed by the General Assembly and signed into law...
Inspector general search panel has only just begun. Already the end...
You could say Rhode Island’s search for its first inspector general began Tuesday afternoon. Or you could say the clock started 21 days ago.
A...
Are you concerned that about 3 in 5 General Assembly races...
This year, about three in five General Assembly races will have only one candidate on the ballot.
That’s up from 50% in 2024 and about...
R.I.’s inspector general taking shape, with limitations
Just over a month after Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed the fiscal 2027 budget creating Rhode Island’s first Office of Inspector General, government and...
Democracy is endangered without choice
Democrats have long dominated the General Assembly, despite Rhode Island having more independent voters than members of either major party.
Voters have seemingly accepted the...
What Rhode Island lawmakers did – and didn’t do – on...
Technology moves fast. The R.I. Statehouse moves a little slower.
Nevertheless, the General Assembly made several spirited attempts this year to legislate and regulate an...
Unopposed elections for General Assembly are a growing problem
The increasing number of Rhode Island legislators running unopposed this election season is raising concerns about an erosion of the democratic process and about...
No prize yet for Blue Ribbon Commission. School funding formula retool...
Lawmakers sat behind rows of tables, like students at their desks, in the R.I. Senate Lounge one January night to hear a guest speaker...
Do you support R.I.’s first tax amnesty program in a decade?
For the first time in a decade, Rhode Island will offer a tax amnesty program. Tax delinquents can resolve outstanding tax liabilities, penalties and...
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