Tag: Gov. Gina M. Raimondo
First major R.I. offshore wind project faces further delays, with no...
PROVIDENCE – The 12-year saga of efforts to build a utility-scale offshore wind project off the coast of Rhode Island has been extended again,...
Hotel industry has been desolated, but some are betting on big...
In a normal year, early November is a shoulder season in Newport. Christopher Bicho, who owns six leisure-market hotels in the coastal area, would...
A $29.6M price tag for security in a pandemic
The state has paid $29.6 million to construct and maintain three field hospitals that have gone unused during the coronavirus crisis, but this insurance...
Bill would set process to fill lt. gov. vacancy
PROVIDENCE – State Rep. Arthur J. Corvese, D-North Providence, says he will file legislation to fix the uncertainty about what happens when the lieutenant...
R.I. state budget gap shrinks to $114M
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's elected leaders were projecting a budget gap of more than $800 million in May due to the economic shock of...
CNE, state confirm: R.I. will be ready to open a field...
CRANSTON – As the state’s hospitalizations have nearly doubled in the last month, Rhode Island's health care and state leaders made it clear on...
Is the state providing enough financial support for restaurants and bars...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo recently announced grants that will be provided to restaurants, bars and other businesses that can prove losses due to having...
Ramp up R.I. pandemic aid spending where it’s needed most
It’s usually wise not to quickly spend a windfall, unless there’s a use-it-or-lose-it deadline attached to it. That’s the situation the state finds itself...
Threat to child care sector is far-reaching
We are facing a child care crisis in the U.S. and in Rhode Island that is poised to exacerbate the health care and economic...
Embrace the change in House
Change is coming to the General Assembly and our advice to all of House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello’s supporters and detractors is simple: Embrace...