Tag: General Assembly
Transit advocates say businesses need to speak up about RIPTA cuts
The proposed wide-ranging cuts to the R.I. Public Transit Authority's bus routes to close a $10 million budget shortfall sparked hours of public comment...
RIPTA postpones vote on route cuts; McKee urges agency to do...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority postponed voting on its proposed service cuts on Thursday after Gov. Daniel J. McKee wrote a letter...
Birthing center at Newport Hospital will remain open, Brown Health Home...
PROVIDENCE – The birthing center at Newport Hospital will indeed remain open, but Brown Health Home Medical will be closing effective Sept. 5.
These are...
Cash-strapped RIPTA unveils massive service cuts across the state to board
To cover a $10 million deficit, the R.I. Public Transit Authority on Thursday laid out a wide-ranging plan for service cuts.
And just how deep...
Brown Health grapples with balancing community and its own financial needs
Brown University Health is in a tough spot.
The nonprofit health system is considering cutting several crucial services and programs in order to reach its...
R.I. cannabis regulators put pause on new hemp retailer licenses
Ten applicants seeking retail hemp licenses may have to wait until next March or longer after the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission paused issuing new...
Smiley: City departments must ‘do more with less’ after signing $624M...
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Tuesday said the city's departments will now have to "do more with less" after signing the $624...
Behind the ad blitz to get R.I. lawmakers to reject bills...
A Washington D.C.-based nonprofit spent over $400,000 on ads in the final weeks of the 2025 Rhode Island legislative session to persuade state lawmakers...
R.I. law opens livestreamed casino games to out-of-staters
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has become the first state in the country to allow gamblers from other states and countries to play online games...
Famiglietti wins District 4 Democratic Primary; General election slated for Aug....
NORTH PROVIDENCE – City Council member Stefano Famiglietti clinched the Democratic nomination for R.I. Senate District 4 on Tuesday.
His victory sets the stage for...
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