Tag: R.I. General Assembly
Lawmakers propose legislation to protect image likeness rights for college athletes
PROVIDENCE – A pair of state lawmakers introduced legislation in the R.I. General Assembly that would allow collegiate athletes to personally profit from the...
Independent state audit says R.I. has strong financial result in fiscal...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of the Auditor General has completed its audit of the state government's financial state for fiscal 2023 and says...
Five Questions With: Heather Singleton
Heather Singleton | Interim CEO and president, Rhode Island Hospitality Association
1. What issues does RIHA hope the General Assembly addresses in 2024? We...
Is pension reform a ‘lose-lose’ proposition? State panel is going to...
Twelve years is a long time to harbor resentment.
Ask the 28,000 retirees in the state pension system, who are struggling to keep up with...
New R.I. food bank status report shows food insecurity has worsened
PROVIDENCE – With the COVID-19 pandemic fading in the rearview mirror, there was a belief that food insecurity would decrease with people returning to...
Five Questions With: Steven Feinberg
Steven Feinberg | Executive director, R.I. Film and Television Office
1. How has the writers strike affected film production in Rhode Island? The...
Preservation Society of Newport County names Shekarchi, Ruggerio preservation champions
NEWPORT – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-North Providence, were recently named the 2023 Preservation Champions of...
RICAS results show educational improvement, but more work needed
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education on Wednesday released its latest Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System exam results, which show year-to-year improved student...
RIPEC awarded for tax proposal
JUSTINE OLIVA is the manager of research for the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, which recently received an award for outstanding policy achievement from...
Construction on new Central Falls High School slated to start in...
CENTRAL FALLS – The city’s high school, the oldest in Rhode Island, has been showing its age for many years.
Mayor Maria Rivera, who graduated...