Tag: General Assembly
Will changes to R.I.’s unemployment policies ease hiring woes?
The age-old debate between academia and the business world has resurfaced, this time over whether generous unemployment insurance benefits are to blame for employers’...
Can name change give T.F. Green a lift?
After three years of trying to change the name of T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, state aviation officials may finally get their wish.
Officials such...
Will R.I. Promise last after Raimondo leaves?
Talia Thibodeau faced an uncertain future as she prepared to graduate from Cranston High School West last June.
Thibodeau, a standout basketball player, wanted to...
Pandemic, progressives, new House leadership could put twist on contentious issues
The 2021 legislative session is shaping up to be another severe departure from the norm, with a temporary change of venue for both chambers,...
What’s the #1 issue state lawmakers need to address when the...
State lawmakers only recently passed a fiscal 2021 budget after a long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
They get back at it this month,...
House members to begin meeting in person at Vets Memorial Jan....
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker-nominee K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, said Tuesday that the House will convene in person by renting out the Veterans Memorial Auditorium...
R.I. House approves $12.75B state budget for fiscal 2021
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House approved a $12.75 billion budget Wednesday afternoon, one that distributes federal pandemic aid and general fund revenues among existing...
House expected to vote Wednesday on $12.7B state budget for fiscal...
PROVIDENCE – A budget nearly a year in the making and delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to be approved on Wednesday by...
Will vaccine panels work together?
The newly formed House COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force could offer some early insights into how Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and the presumptive next House...
Marijuana debate needs full airing
Last December, Statehouse Democratic leaders came out against an anticipated proposal from Gov. Gina M. Raimondo to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults. They’d...
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