Tag: R.I. General Assembly
Identical bills to change elder financial exploitation law OK’d by House,...
PROVIDENCE – Each chamber of the General Assembly recently approved its own bill lowering the age for residents to be considered victims of elder...
Five Questions With: Richard Godfrey
Richard Godfrey |Â Executive director, Roger Williams University interdisciplinary Real Estate Program
1. What do you hope students will learn from your new interdisciplinary real...
Providence City Council backs pension obligation bond
PROVIDENCE – A pitch to borrow more than $500 million to funnel into the city’s pension system now rests with state lawmakers, after receiving...
GA bill on Providence pension bond introduced ahead of City Council...
PROVIDENCE - A proposal to borrow more than $500 million to fix the city’s beleaguered pension system is gaining traction among city and state...
Providence committee backs $515M pension obligation bond
PROVIDENCE - A committee of city lawmakers threw their weight behind a proposal to borrow up to $515 million to shore up the city’s...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, Jan. 2022
1. Former Ann & Hope property in Warwick sells for $7M POSTED ONLINE: JAN. 10. A former section of the now-closed Ann & Hope curtain and...
R.I. announces $12M in ARPA funds for housing grants
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and state leaders announced Wednesday that the state is making $12 million available for grant opportunities to fund...
New $300M statewide school construction bond measure introduced
PROVIDENCE – Legislation to expand a major statewide investment in constructing new and refurbishing public school buildings was introduced on Thursday at the Statehouse.
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URI says tuition and fee increases are on par with inflation
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island says its proposed tuition rate and fee increases for the 2023 fiscal year are related to...
State controller: FY 21 budget year ends $51M above expected surplus
PROVIDENCE – Higher income and sales tax revenue combined with federal emergency management reimbursements boosted the state’s fiscal 2021 surplus to $332 million as...
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