Tag: General Assembly
Legislative hearings scheduled on bills to rescue Roger Williams and Fatima...
PROVIDENCE – Legislation filed in the General Assembly that could determine the future of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospitals...
RIPEC: McKee’s FY 2027 budget controls spending but relies on ‘millionaires...
PROVIDENCE – Spending is relatively restrained following a period of extraordinary growth, however expenditures rely on a new "millionaires tax," The R.I. Public Expenditure...
In 2024, voters OK’d $120M housing bond; Gov. McKee is seeking...
Over the last two decades, Rhode Island voters have approved five bonds totaling $310 million aimed at making housing more affordable, but now Gov....
Should Rhode Island stop issuing specialty license plates with the image...
Legislation in the General Assembly would require Rhode Island’s Division of Motor Vehicles to stop issuing specialty license plates with the image of Hasbro...
Ocean State 2026 still seeks funding for World Cup grant program
PROVIDENCE – With the 2026 FIFA World Cup less than six months away, the nonprofit Ocean State 2026 is still working to secure funding...
McKee seeks ‘millionaires tax’ in record $14.86B spending proposal
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday released a $14.86 billion spending proposal for the next fiscal year that includes a so-called 'millionaires...
McKee seeks to eliminate taxes on Social Security, shore up health...
PROVIDENCE – During his fifth “State of the State” address before the General Assembly in the House chamber, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday...
Housing bond, taking back city’s schools among Smiley’s 2026 legislative priorities
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Wednesday laid out his 2026 legislative priorities, which will focus on amending state reimbursement structures for revenue...
General Assembly opens 2026 legislative session
PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers are set to convene on Smith Hill Tuesday to officially start the six-month 2026 legislative session.
House and Senate leaders typically...
What should state lawmakers prioritize (besides a balanced budget) in this...
State lawmakers return to work on Jan. 5 with a projected $101 million fiscal 2027 shortfall and a long list of legislative priorities to...
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