Tag: K. Joseph Shekarchi
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...
Editor’s Choice: Shekarchi to speak at Northern R.I. Chamber’s Eggs &...
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Shekarchi to speak at Northern R.I. Chamber’s breakfast event
THE NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND Chamber of Commerce will hold an Eggs & Issues Breakfast event,...
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...
Is pension reform a ‘lose-lose’ proposition? State panel is going to...
Twelve years is a long time to harbor resentment.
Ask the 28,000 retirees in the state pension system, who are struggling to keep up with...
Preservation Society of Newport County names Shekarchi, Ruggerio preservation champions
NEWPORT – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-North Providence, were recently named the 2023 Preservation Champions of...
State report: Jobs Development Act fails to break even, but what...
A new state report on Rhode Island's tax incentive program Jobs Development Act shows that the program, which offers tax breaks to companies creating...
RIPEC awarded for tax proposal
JUSTINE OLIVA is the manager of research for the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, which recently received an award for outstanding policy achievement from...
Crossroads Rhode Island breaks ground on Providence housing development
PROVIDENCE – The nonprofit Crossroads Rhode Island recently celebrated the start of construction at 94 Summer St. for what will become a 176-unit single-occupancy...
Activists won’t abandon payday lending fight
It has not been a lucky year for Georgina Paulino. The Westerly resident’s partner was injured and is out of work. The care of...
Every legislative action can influence R.I.’s business ranking
To the Editor:
The recent CNBC report on the business friendliness of each of the 50 states clearly demonstrates that national analysts pay close attention...
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