Tag: Rhode Island Promise
More students won’t push bottom line for CCRI
WARWICK – Passage of the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship led more than 1,400 first-time, full-time students to enroll at the Community College of Rhode...
Tuition, fees up at Rhode Island colleges, universities
In the fall, Rhode Island’s public-college students will find their education a little more expensive. The fiscal year 2018 state budget included across-the-board tuition...
Opinion: High-quality child care: availability and affordability
A new school year began last week and education is top of mind for many families across Rhode Island, particularly the skyrocketing cost of...
R.I. Promise recipients should stay
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program is a good idea. By providing Community College of Rhode Island students with two years...
CCRI hosts R.I. Promise enrollment days
WARWICK - On August 10 and 17 the Community College of Rhode Island will host information sessions for prospective students looking to enroll through...
Unbalanced priorities, poor leadership in balanced budget
In dealing with $134 million in red ink from fiscal years 2017 and 2018, the state’s elected leaders have generated a strong – and...
Rhode Island lawmakers unveil $9B state budget for fiscal 2018
(Updated: 12:52 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a revised $9.2 billion budget for fiscal 2018, which includes broad-based spending cuts and new expenditures...
Mattiello introduces bill to end car tax
PROVIDENCE - House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello introduced legislation Tuesday that would end the Rhode Island excise tax on automobiles by fiscal 2024. The...
Raimondo considers altering free tuition proposal
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said Tuesday she will consider changing her proposal for two years of free state tuition, to make it less...
Five Questions With: Nick Inglis
Nick Inglis is the president of the Information Coalition and co-founder of the Information Governance Conference, held annually in Providence. Inglis answers PBN’s questions...
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