Tag: Nicholas A. Mattiello
With Mattiello out, fight for House speaker at the Statehouse begins
CRANSTON – After 14 years of serving as Cranston's District 15 state representative, House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello conceded defeat on Wednesday morning against Republican Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung.
“While I...
Victories in Cranston state rep., mayoral races confirmed in recount
PROVIDENCE – A Wednesday recount of the early, in-person votes cast in Cranston affirmed the victors of the mayoral and House District 15 races,...
Rhode Islanders deciding speaker’s fate, state name change
PROVIDENCE (AP) – A statewide referendum that would shorten Rhode Island's official name and the Democratic House speaker's tight race for reelection are dominating...
BUDGET CRUNCH: Revenue is down, deficit is up, and R.I. still...
Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien never thought he’d have to close down his city on Fridays to save money, but in the absence of...
Did state Democratic leaders make the right call delaying decisions on...
House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio and Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, all Democrats, on Sept. 11 announced that the General...
Delaying tough budget decisions until November is self-serving
No elected official wants to make decisions that could cost people their jobs, or funding needed to carry out valued community services. Such responsibility...
GA to consider FY21 budget in Nov., plan special election for...
PROVIDENCE – State Democratic leaders on Friday signaled they will delay budget decisions and bond-initiative considerations until November.
House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, Senate President...
R.I. companies push for COVID-19 liability protection
If an employee gets sick with the novel coronavirus, should they be allowed to file a worker’s compensation claim or a lawsuit against their...
Measure to accelerate mobile sports betting moves to R.I. House
PROVIDENCE – A critical committee of the Rhode Island House of Representatives pushed forward Tuesday a measure that would allow sports bettors to register...
Key House panel OKs revised fiscal 2020 budget
PROVIDENCE – The House Finance Committee approved an $11.8 billion revised budget for the current fiscal year Tuesday evening, tapping the state’s “rainy day”...
