Tag: Gina M. Raimondo
R.I. General Assembly passes $10B FY2020 budget
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate voted to approve a $10 billion fiscal year 2020 state budget late Thursday evening in a 30-8 vote. The...
Delays, misjudgment hamper R.I. take from sports betting
Sports gambling is still projected as a strong revenue source for Rhode Island, but not an annual fix for whatever ails the state budget.
A...
Little Roady test of autonomous travel
A $1.2 million state project is testing what some might view as a radical concept: Using autonomous vehicles – which can operate without human...
Lawmakers bend rules for Hope Point
Even as the House reduced Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s request for incentives to replenish her economic programs, most notably the real estate development program...
Five Questions With Scott Jensen
Scott Jensen | Director, R.I. Department of Labor and Training
1. What’s the biggest success you’ve had since taking the reins at the DLT...
River House apartments opening celebrated with ribbon-cutting
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo joined GMH Capital Partners LP, Wexford Science & Technology LLC, and state and local officials on June 20...
New contract proposal would keep IGT in Providence through 2043
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and legislative leaders announced Thursday a new deal to keep the U.S. operations of International Game Technology PLC...
Report paints bleak picture of Providence schools
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District is failing miserably at nearly every aspect of its mission, with students struggling to learn in schools...
House approves $10B budget that continues car-tax phaseout; expands medical marijuana
PROVIDENCE – The House on Saturday overwhelmingly approved a $9.97 billion spending plan for fiscal 2020 that continues a car-tax phaseout and expands a...
Competition coming for ‘compassion centers’
The House Committee on Finance recently rejected Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s proposal to allow recreational marijuana sales to adults by licensed outlets. But the...
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