Tag: Sam Bell
Music, dancing: Restaurant owners say they need a change in Providence
Providence City Council President Rachel M. Miller has put on hold a proposal to loosen music and dancing restrictions at restaurants citywide after some...
Senate approves $13.9B state budget
PROVIDENCE – By a 34-1 vote, the Senate around midnight approved a $13.9 billion fiscal 2025 budget, the final deliberation before the spending package...
Senate confirms Salisbury for permanent director for Department of Corrections
Wayne Salisbury Jr. will continue to direct the R.I. Department of Corrections, the Senate confirmed in a 32-4 vote Thursday afternoon.
Voting against Gov. Daniel...
SETTING SITES HIGHER: Will $40M initiative aimed at creating more pad-ready...
When Burrillville officials unveiled plans to create a second industrial park in the rural town in the early 2000s to bring in jobs and...
R.I. Senate confirms Larkin as R.I. health director
The R.I. Department of Health has a new permanent director after nearly 28 months with temporary leaders.
Dr. Jerome “Jerry” Larkin will lead the state’s...
Turnout cracks 5% as R.I. primary voters back Biden and Trump
Rhode Island’s lackluster presidential contest fizzled to a close Tuesday, with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump declared winners by the Associated Press 10 minutes after...
McKee: I-195 land being considered for RIPTA terminal site
Does the R.I. Public Transit Authority have a new contender for an improved, centralized bus depot? Gov. Daniel J. McKee certainly thinks so.
State officials...
McKee fires staffer for anti-Israeli statements
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee fired one of his Statehouse staffers after it was discovered the employee posted pro-Palestinian political opinions online, WPRI-TV...
Bathroom dispute highlights uncertainty about Kennedy Plaza’s future
The public bathrooms in Kennedy Plaza have become the latest touchstone over what should happen at the transit hub in downtown Providence.
Closed to the...
Raimondo’s Cabinet appointment garners mostly positive reaction from local leaders
PROVIDENCE – Elected and politically tied officials, company executives and nonprofit leaders on Friday offered both congratulations and criticism to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo...
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