Tag: K. Joseph Shekarchi
Sherlock Center will receive $685K from state to continue services for...
PROVIDENCE – After a recent outcry from the community about the state seeking bids from other vendors to provide services for the blind and...
McKee standing firm on taxing PPP loans
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee is standing firm on his commitment to taxing Paycheck Protection Program loans greater than $150,000.
McKee made his position...
McKee unveils small-business-relief grant program
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday announced the details of a program designed to aid struggling small businesses by providing those that...
M&G Trucking: PPP tax ‘could be devastating for us’
PROVIDENCE – Melody Majkut went from a feeling of relief when her business received a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan to shock after she...
R.I. Foundation launches initiative to develop recommendations for state on stimulus...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation announced Wednesday that, with the support of the Economic Progress Institute and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council,...
Get started fixing R.I.’s housing problem
When it comes to addressing Rhode Island’s housing crisis, there’s good news and there’s bad news.
In March, Rhode Islanders got two good pieces of...
Legislators paint grim picture of economy, need for federal aid
PROVIDENCE – A tax hike and cuts to services and programs could be on the table if Rhode Island does not receive federal aid...
Shekarchi, Ruggerio file legislation to make R.I. Promise program permanent
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s top members in the General Assembly have introduced legislation Friday to make the Rhode Island Promise program at the Community...
Statehouse to be quiet on Inauguration Day amid security concerns
PROVIDENCE – While Inauguration Day will welcome a new president in Washington, D.C., with the swearing in of Joseph Biden as the nation’s 46th...
Rhode Island House Democrats round out leadership team
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Democrats in the Rhode Island House of Representatives have elected a new leadership team that includes two women in key posts.
Rep. Katherine...
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