Tag: General Assembly
General Assembly special session roundup
PROVIDENCE - The General Assembly met on Tuesday for a special session and passed several bills that will now head to Gov. Gina M....
Five Questions With: David Salvatore
David Salvatore is a Providence City Councilman, representing a district that includes Elmhurst and Wanskuck. He’s also the government affairs director for the Rhode...
‘Promise’ residency rule made to be broken?
In the waning days of the General Assembly session, legislators wanted changes made to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program, the promise of two...
Fiscal 2018 budget process not a joy to behold
One month after adjourning without a budget for fiscal 2018, the two houses of Rhode Island’s General Assembly resolved their differences and agreed to...
Unfinished General Assembly session leaves major business issues up in the...
The General Assembly’s abrupt ending to its legislative session left several bills in limbo, including most notably the $9.2 billion tax-and-spending plan for fiscal...
Does budget impasse mean it is time to recall legislative leaders?
Two weeks into the hostage-taking of Rhode Island by House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, and with no end...
Schools face up to $45M in reduced state aid due to...
PROVIDENCE – Education officials in Rhode Island are bracing for up to $45 million in cuts to local schools due to the continuing delay...
State advises departments, cities to prepare for reduced funding
PROVIDENCE – State budget officials have advised department and agency leaders that the failure of the General Assembly to approve a fiscal 2018 budget...
General Assembly approves bill banning hand-held phone use by drivers
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly on June 30 outlawed the use of any nonhands-free personal wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle, except...
Last-minute legislation is sure to do harm to Rhode Island
As the General Assembly brought the 2017 session to a close, Rhode Island’s citizens were confronted once again with the last-minute introduction of legislation...
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