Tag: Mark McKenney
Oversight committee opens hearings on Washington Bridge closure
PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers on Monday questioned R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. on the state's ongoing response to the failure of the...
Joint committee to hold oversight hearings on Washington Bridge debacle
PROVIDENCE – A joint committee of state lawmakers is seeking answers on what led to the partial closure of the Washington Bridge last December...
Legislative study commissions used to be where bills went to die....
Ten years have passed since Rep. Jennifer Boylan crouched next to her son in his fourth grade classroom, practicing what to do if someone...
R.I. Senate passes shoreline access bill
After decades of debate, each chamber of the Rhode Island General Assembly has finally reached agreement on defining public shoreline access.
The only problem? The...