Tag: General Assembly
General Assembly’s new session set to begin Jan. 3
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Improving Rhode Island's educational system is a top priority for the governor and state legislative leaders as the General Assembly's new...
What should state lawmakers prioritize at the start of the new...
State lawmakers and the governor's office start each year with a list of priority issues to address at the start of the new General...
New year brings new laws
PROVIDENCE – A number of business-related laws previously passed by the General Assembly will take effect on Jan. 1.
Among them is a 75-cent raise...
House Speaker Shekarchi’s legislative priorities include affordable housing, bioscience initiative
PROVIDENCE – With the 2023-24 legislative session just around the corner, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi on Tuesday offered a preview of his legislative...
McKee administration awards $1.4M for 77 new emergency shelter beds
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee's administration on Wednesday awarded $1.4 million to fund 77 new emergency beds to increase the statewide shelter capacity...
Shekarchi backs new agency to boost biotech and life sciences
PROVIDENCE – On the heels of a newly released report looking at creating a more-thriving life sciences and biotechnology sector in the state, House...
Brown University receives $87.2M in state bonds for new Brook Street...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University said it’s completing three construction projects, including a new 125,000-square-foot dormitory on Brook Street, with the help of $87.2 million...
Economic Progress Institute touts key wins in R.I. FY 2023 budget
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s $13.6 billion fiscal year 2023 budget makes some substantial investments in both the state and its residents, while leaving on...
Progress on MBE contracting limited without enforcement
This year’s General Assembly session ended without changes to the state’s Minority Business Enterprise program, despite a $500,000 study that identified a host of...
Will R.I. legislation on hospital mergers, acquisitions scare off suitors?
The state review process for buying or selling hospitals in Rhode Island is going to get tougher under newly approved legislation.
Meanwhile, one of the...
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