Tag: R.I. Department of Housing
Pryor to step down as R.I. housing secretary next month
PROVIDENCE – Stefan Pryor is stepping down next month from his post as Rhode Island’s housing secretary to take a job outside of government.
Olivia...
Developers across state receive $102M for various housing, community construction projects
PROVIDENCE – State elected and housing officials on May 16 approved more than $102 million in funding awards for various housing construction, preservation and...
Building affordable housing units proving expensive
In May 2023, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and other state officials issued a press release touting a $101 million investment of State Fiscal Recovery...
R.I. Housing Department appoints Booker as executive director of homelessness, community...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Housing has appointed Tara Booker as the executive director of homelessness and community supports.
Booker will earn a salary of...
State plans temporary 45-unit homeless community in Providence
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Housing on Thursday announced it is pursuing vacant state-owned land on Victor Street to serve as a temporary...
Despite efforts, homeless shelters aren’t enough, observers say
As winter weather sets in, Rhode Island is ramping up its efforts to provide emergency shelter space. But while these short-term facilities serve an...
Minimum wage hike among new laws Jan. 1
PROVIDENCE – A minimum wage hike and a ban on single-use plastic bags are among a host of new laws previously passed by the...
State awards $5.9M in housing, community development grants
PROVIDENCE – Fourteen local cities and towns received 31 housing and community development grants totaling $5.9 million from the state, Gov. Daniel J. McKee...
Shekarchi plans more housing legislation in 2024
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi will again make housing production one of his top priorities when the 2024 legislative session begins on...
R.I. Department of Housing hires Flannery as deputy secretary
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Housing on Tuesday announced the hiring of Deborah Flannery as the agency's first deputy secretary of housing, to...
