Tag: House Speaker Joseph K. Shekarchi
House GOP lawmakers to skip annual Chamber luncheon
PROVIDENCE – In a break from tradition, the state legislature’s House Republican leadership on Tuesday announced the chamber's GOP lawmakers will not be attending...
Shekarchi unveils latest housing package
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi on Thursday announced a new package of legislation being filed to spur housing development and streamline the...
Shekarchi: No money for new programs, tax cuts
LINCOLN – If you were hoping for a tax break or are planning to lobby for a new program at the Statehouse this year,...
General Assembly opens 2025 legislative session
PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers convened on Smith Hill Tuesday to officially start the six-month 2025 legislative session.
As is customary, House and Senate leaders delivered...
House, Senate leaders to prioritize oversight, addressing unsolved issues
PROVIDENCE – General Assembly leaders in both chambers say the 2025 legislative session will be more about oversight than any groundbreaking reforms when it...
R.I., Conn. launch private-sector retirement savings partnership
WARWICK – R.I. General Treasurer James A. Diossa on Wednesday announced an interstate partnership with Connecticut to launch RISavers, Rhode Island's first-ever public retirement...
Senate Dems tap Lawson as majority leader, back Ruggerio for president
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate Democratic Caucus on Thursday elected Sen. Valarie J. Lawson as majority leader, D-East Providence, replacing Sen. Ryan Pearson, D-Cumberland,...
McKee signs $13.9B fiscal 2025 state budget
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday signed the state’s $13.9 billion fiscal 2025 budget that begins July 1.
Inside the State Room of...
House passes $13.9B fiscal 2025 budget
PROVIDENCE – House lawmakers on Friday voted 69-5 to approve a $13.9 billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
The spending...
Shekarchi says Citizens tax proposal won’t get vote this year
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc.'s threat to consider moving some jobs to Massachusetts without a tax change supported by Gov. Daniel J. McKee won't...
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