Tag: R.I. Senate
TCI program family leave extended, but can workers afford to use...
Employees in Rhode Island needing to care for a newborn or a seriously ill spouse or child will be getting more paid time off...
Howlett appointed president of AARP Rhode Island
ELIZABETH HOWLETT, a former elected official who served both in the R.I. Senate and two terms as the state’s lieutenant governor, was recently appointed...
R.I. Senate OKs commission to explore creation of medical school at...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate approved a resolution establishing a 21-member commission to explore the possibility of creating a medical school at the University...
Lawmakers close out session with legislative flurry
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly officially recessed early Friday but not before putting a number of new laws and amendments on the books.
While a...
Senate to take up $13.9B state budget Thursday
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate on Thursday has scheduled a floor vote on the $13.9 billion fiscal 2025 state budget, the final deliberation before...
House passes $13.9B fiscal 2025 budget
PROVIDENCE – House lawmakers on Friday voted 69-5 to approve a $13.9 billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
The spending...
McKee nominates BankRI CEO Tsonos to R.I. Commerce board
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island CEO and President William C. Tsonos has been nominated by Gov. Daniel J. McKee to serve on the R.I....
R.I. Life Science Hub looking for interim president while CEO search...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Life Science Hub is forgoing its previous “aggressive” goal of selecting a CEO this month and is instead planning to...
RIPEC: General Assembly needs to pare spending growth
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Expenditure Council urges the General Assembly to show fiscal restraint as the state faces looming deficits that could exceed...
Future of R.I.’s health equity zones unclear amid funding gap
In 2015, Rhode Island pioneered the Health Equity Zone Initiative, a community-focused program meant to help fill gaps in health care. But now the...
