Tag: General Assembly
House rejects McKee’s proposed $82K in cabinet pay raises, Senate up...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday 68-0 to reject Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s proposed cabinet pay raises for 11 state...
Diossa: Relief program has forgiven $10M in medical debt for Rhode...
PROVIDENCE – More than $10 million in medical debt has been forgiven for more than 6,000 Rhode Island residents through the state’s Medical Debt...
Latest state revenue projections improve over November 2024 estimates
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's revenue projections have been adjusted upward over previous estimates by nearly $80 million for the current and next fiscal years,...
Does primary care plan have a shot at solving crisis?
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s new multipronged plan to shore up the state’s sinking primary care system has some in the industry questioning whether it...
Budget proposal would hike employers’ workers’ comp costs
To the Editor:
I write as an advocate for a healthy and stable workers’ compensation system in Rhode Island.
Article 2, Section 2 of Gov. Daniel...
Long-term proposals to close RIPTA’s shortfall could face a rough road
While the officials controlling the state's purse strings can point to budget deficits, lagging ridership levels and late efficiency studies as reasons not to...
Shekarchi: Big R.I. employers Amica and FM eye relief from state’s...
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi on Thursday said two major employers are seeking regulatory relief on investments as lawmakers wrestle with proposals to...
Lawson elected R.I. Senate president; Ciccone named majority leader
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate on Tuesday elected Valarie J. Lawson as its president, succeeding Dominick J. Ruggerio, who had served in the leadership...
McKee announces strategic plans to strengthen R.I.’s primary care system
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday announced strategic plans to strengthen the state’s primary care system, which include addressing the impact of...
RIPEC: Wealth tax is no solution to state’s fiscal challenges
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council is expressing concerns about legislation that would increase the state's top income tax rate from 5.99%...
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