Tag: Nicholas A. Mattiello
Grebien again calls on GA to pass PawSox deal
PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien held a press conference Tuesday calling for the General Assembly to act to approve a deal to build...
Raimondo puts $250 registration reinstatement fee on hold
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has directed the R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles to stop implementation of a $250 registration reinstatement fee for...
Who is right on the PawSox deal, Gov. Raimondo or Speaker...
In what could be the last gasp for keeping the Pawtucket Red Sox in Rhode Island, a deal has been struck involving the state,...
R.I.’s leaders need to lead, not follow
We’ve been here before. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello are on opposite sides of a public investment.
Gov. Raimondo says that...
PawSox owners share confidential financial details with state officials
PROVIDENCE – After mounting pressure to share more detailed financial statements, Pawtucket Red Sox owners on Wednesday met with state officials to do so...
Rhode Island leaders disagree on PawSox stadium deal
PROVIDENCE – State leaders disagree about how to move forward with a proposal to use taxpayer dollars to help fund a new $83 million...
A financing plan for a new PawSox stadium leaves the state...
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series looking at development opportunities in Pawtucket and their implications for the city and state.)
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What should the state and Pawtucket do now that Worcester is...
As talks with Worcester, Mass., officials to entice the Pawtucket Red Sox get more serious, what will state and local officials in Rhode Island...
New campaign-finance law benefits incumbents
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo last month signed into law new campaign-finance rules that eliminate how much an individual can give to political candidates in...
Fiscal 2018 budget process not a joy to behold
One month after adjourning without a budget for fiscal 2018, the two houses of Rhode Island’s General Assembly resolved their differences and agreed to...