Tag: General Assembly
For the state officials, it’s been one drama after another
Gov. Daniel J. McKee, a former lieutenant governor who became the state’s chief executive when two-term Gov. Gina M. Raimondo was tapped as U.S....
Driving Forces: David N. Cicilline
David N. Cicilline
Rhode Island Foundation CEO and president
DAVID N. CICILLINE’S 2023 resignation from Congress to take the top job at the Rhode Island Foundation...
R.I. cannabis panel launches new adult-use licensing process
PROVIDENCE – Two months after Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed legislation effectively scrapping the state’s most recent cannabis retail licensing round, the R.I. Cannabis...
Could R.I. Supreme Court ruling have affect on many liquor licenses?
PROVIDENCE – In addition to churches and schools, the majority owners of land within 200 feet of a proposed premises can block the issuance...
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...
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