Tag: Scott Slater
Without state help, arts groups paint dire financial picture
FACING A FALL SEASON with little financial help from the state, arts and cultural organizations across Rhode Island are paring down operations, scrambling to...
AS220 exceeds $100K fundraising goal, says state still needs to support...
PROVIDENCE – Strong community support in a short amount of time resulted in AS220 surpassing its month-long fundraising goal at a time when state...
‘We need help right now’: AS220 seeking $100K by June 30...
PROVIDENCE – The financial picture that is being painted at AS220 is not a pretty one.
And the nonprofit that supports local youth artists on...
State marijuana growers making more campaign donations in hopes of cutting...
Spencer Blier was expelled from his first college for smoking weed, then spent the next decade as a perpetual University of Rhode Island student,...
Cannabis complications: Promising marijuana industry falling short of expectations
Dr. Jason Iannuccilli has invested a lot in his lab in the past year.
Like many entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, the co-founder of PureVita...
Households struggle as utility rate relief legislation stalls
A $54 energy bill rebate might not seem like much. But for Erika Gonzalez, every little bit helps.
Especially this year, with record rate hikes...
Protestors urge state regulators to deny winter energy rate hikes
WARWICK – Utility shutoffs. Homelessness. Even death.
These were among the dire predictions that local residents, advocacy groups and lawmakers warned would result from increases...
Business community accepts R.I. cannabis act
After years of fighting against the legalization of recreational marijuana use, many Rhode Island business leaders say they’re now satisfied with parts of the...
R.I. House to consider Providence pension obligation bond plan
PROVIDENCE – A plan to borrow half a billion dollars to shore up the city’s beleaguered pension fund moved one step closer to reality,...
R.I. lawmakers approve recreational marijuana, sales to start Dec. 1
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is poised to become the 19th state to legalize recreational marijuana, with state lawmakers in both chambers approving legislation Tuesday.
The...