Tag: General Assembly
GA approves 3-year ban on new charter schools
PROVIDENCE – A ban on new charter schools over the next three years has cleared the General Assembly, leaving opponents to hope for a...
Senate approves $15.2B fiscal 2027 budget with phased-in wealth tax
PROVIDENCE – The Senate on Tuesday approved a $15.2 billion state budget plan for fiscal year 2027 by a 32-6 vote, including a phased-in...
Healey signs bill extending bar, eatery hours in Mass. during World...
PROVIDENCE – Massachusetts is joining Rhode Island in allowing bars and restaurants to stay open longer during games of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura T....
Legislation to eliminate residency requirement for cannabis license applicants moving ahead
The R.I. General Assembly is poised to provide its final stamp on legislation that could resolve the trio of federal lawsuits that have halted...
Legislative study commission formed to study hospital staffing levels in R.I.
Are Rhode Island’s hospitals adequately and safely staffed?
That’s one of the primary questions to be investigated by another special study commission coming to the...
House approves $15.2B fiscal 2027 budget with phased-in wealth tax
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House on Friday approved a $15.2 billion state budget plan for fiscal 2027 by a 64-10 vote, including a phased-in...
Do you support a phased-in millionaires tax expected to be approved...
A proposed three-year phase in of a so-called “millionaires tax” that would gradually raise the top tax rate on income above $1 million to...
ANIMAL MAGNETISM: RWP Zoo left scrambling for money to boost attendance,...
It’s safe to say that nearly all of the hundreds of thousands of people who visit Providence’s Roger Williams Park Zoo each year make...
House panel OKs $15.2B budget with phased-in wealth tax, inspector general
PROVIDENCE – A key House panel on Friday approved a $15.2 billion fiscal 2027 state budget that includes a phased-in wealth tax and funding...
Bill extending bar hours during World Cup games wins GA approval
PROVIDENCE – Last call at bars and restaurants will be extended to the final whistle during some matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup,...
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