Tag: General Assembly
House passes $13.9B fiscal 2025 budget
PROVIDENCE – House lawmakers on Friday voted 69-5 to approve a $13.9 billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
The spending...
General Assembly passes bill banning noncompete clauses for nurse practitioners
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly has passed a bill that would prohibit noncompete clauses in employment contracts for nurse practitioners.
By banning noncompete clauses, the...
General Assembly approves bill tightening rules on solar companies
PROVIDENCE – In response to an increase in customer complaints to state regulators about solar retailers using aggressive sales tactics and providing misleading information...
House panel passes $13.9B budget plan without Citizens-backed tax change
PROVIDENCE – A key House panel on Friday approved a fiscal 2025 state budget plan by a 13-1 vote with no broad-based tax cuts...
McKee signs bill mandating RIDOT transparency on Washington Bridge repairs
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation is now required to provide regular updates on the state of the Washington Bridge.
Gov. Daniel J. McKee...
State must get what it pays for in housing
Since 2021, the state has invested roughly $260 million to produce approximately 1,600 desperately needed affordable housing units.
That cost is significantly higher than state...
RIPEC: General Assembly needs to pare spending growth
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Expenditure Council urges the General Assembly to show fiscal restraint as the state faces looming deficits that could exceed...
Cannabis panel’s report on audit findings sent to McKee, General Assembly
PROVIDENCE – The Cannabis Control Commission on Friday submitted a report to Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the General Assembly on the findings of...
At RIC, Hope Scholarship is bringing about change
Ariel Polanco didn’t see many opportunities beyond high school as he was growing up, but his aspirations extended far beyond the Providence neighborhoods he...
Bills aim to give R.I. public libraries a break from high...
A lot of Rhode Islanders want to read Kristin Hannah’s latest novel, “The Women.”
The e-book version of Hannah’s Vietnam War narrative had 837 holds...
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