Tag: Greg Pare
Sen. Sandra Cano resigns to take possible new job with SBA
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Sandra Cano, D-Pawtucket, who has served in the R.I. General Assembly for the last six years and recently had a brief...
McKee: I-195 land being considered for RIPTA terminal site
Does the R.I. Public Transit Authority have a new contender for an improved, centralized bus depot? Gov. Daniel J. McKee certainly thinks so.
State officials...
Questions still surround ‘iGaming’
Rhode Island has become the seventh state to allow residents and visitors to gamble on casino games remotely by phone, computer and tablet, but...
Substitute teacher legislation passes Senate
PROVIDENCE – The Senate on Tuesday approved amended versions of legislation that would temporarily suspend the limit on the number of days retired public...
R.I.’s COVID-19 state of emergency one of a few remaining in...
PROVIDENCE – It has been more than three years since the first case of COVID-19 was announced in Rhode Island by then-Gov. Gina M....
Critics say state funding for electric bills isn’t enough
PROVIDENCE – Faced with historic winter electric rate hikes, state officials stepped in with nearly $36 million in funding to soften the blow.
While the...
R.I. House passes bill to increase public access to shoreline
PROVIDENCE – A bill providing increased, more easily defined access to the shores of Rhode Island was passed by the state House of Representatives...
Senate finance panel approves $13.1B FY2022 budget
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate Committee on Finance approved a $13.1 billion fiscal year 2022 budget on Wednesday with a unanimous 12-0 vote.
Committee Chair...
House unanimously approves pay equity bill
PROVIDENCE – The House on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation mandating equal pay for women and minorities by updating the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
The...
State Senate to hold session at RIC through June, with a...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island House and Senate met last week to pass an overdue budget, but each gathered in-person in off-site locations outside...
