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McKee’s FY25 budget proposal prioritizes housing development, education and health care

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday released his $13.68 billion spending proposal for the next fiscal year that prioritizes housing development and...

McKee vows to raise incomes, shore up health care system, cut...

PROVIDENCE – Striking a note of optimism in the face of future deficits and the absence of unprecedented federal dollars in recent years, Gov....

McKee to reaffirm commitment to housing, education in State of the...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday will give his State of the State address before the General Assembly in the House chamber...

Eleanor Slater Hospital reaccredited by Joint Commission

PROVIDENCE – Long-embattled Eleanor Slater Hospital has received reaccreditation from the Joint Commission after a survey and inspections found the hospital to be in...

Providence County declared eligible for federal disaster relief

PROVIDENCE – The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Sunday announced that applications for federal disaster assistance are now available for those affected by the...
SPEAKS WITH AUTHORITY: 
House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi talks before a joint legislative commission on plastic bottle waste before its meeting in December. Shekarchi has given caution signals about this year’s budget process because of a cloudy fiscal picture ahead. 
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Uneasy money: Worries about returning to deficits hang over General Assembly

The warning flags have been raised: Rhode Island legislators are about to return to reality. After two years of massive surpluses, state budget officials are...
BACK TO WORK: The General Assembly returned to work Jan. 2 with legislative leaders warning that the budget surplus this year will likely be much smaller than recent years. 
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Party’s over in GA; will state lawmakers adjust?

State lawmakers started the last two General Assembly sessions with massive projected state budget surpluses and $1.1 billion in federal pandemic aid to hand...

General Assembly opens 2024 legislative session 

PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers convened on Smith Hill Tuesday to officially start the 2024 legislative session, in which House and Senate leaders delivered opening...

PBN’s most-read stories of 2023

From multimillion-dollar home sales across the state to high-profile and sometimes controversial real estate developments, corporate leadership shakeups and layoffs, to a sudden bridge...
RHODE ISLAND OFFICIALS seemed set on building a bus hub on Dorrance Street in Providence, but now Gov. Daniel J. McKee says officials are considering a location in the I-195 Redevelopment District. / RENDERING COURTESY OF UNION STUDIO ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNITY DESIGN

Concerns over economic impact of potential new site for transit center

Gov. Daniel J. McKee's revelation that state officials are considering a new Providence location for a proposed bus hub has touched off criticism from...
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