Tag: Michael W. Chippendale
R.I.’s inspector general taking shape, with limitations
Just over a month after Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed the fiscal 2027 budget creating Rhode Island’s first Office of Inspector General, government and...
Forging a new bond: Should R.I. be seeking to borrow another...
For motorists zipping by on Route 2, it’s easy to miss the Pine View Apartments in Exeter. They’re located away from the road and...
Could Scituate primary care safety net be an answer for R.I.?
Dr. Michael Fine says he walked into the emergency department at The Miriam Hospital in Providence and saw “people spilling into the halls all...
New law requires many nonprofits to reveal salaries of top executives
A 2023 audit by the inspector general at the U.S. Department of Justice found significant deficiencies in financial management by the Pawtucket nonprofit Blackstone...
FALLING SHORT: Projected $330M deficit has General Assembly prepping for belt-tightening
For Rhode Island legislators, what’s old is new again.
After three years of surpluses, state budget officials are now projecting that the government is facing...
Will more Washington Bridge hearings help?
December marked the one-year anniversary of the failure of the Washington Bridge, and General Assembly leaders are planning a January retrospective. Again.
House Speaker K....
HIGH-STAKES TAKEOVERS: Hedge fund, private equity firm ante up at R.I.’s...
When Sen. Frank A. Ciccone got wind in July that Bally’s Corp.’s board of directors had accepted a $4.5 billion buyout offer from the...
General Assembly leaders split on tax cuts, other policy issues at...
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi on Thursday expressed concerns over the state's future finances during the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce's annual...
The best use for pandemic aid?
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s $13.7 billion fiscal 2025 budget recommends “reprogramming” $51.7 million of the roughly $700 million in unspent State Fiscal Recovery Funds...
McKee vows to raise incomes, shore up health care system, cut...
PROVIDENCE – Striking a note of optimism in the face of future deficits and the absence of unprecedented federal dollars in recent years, Gov....
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