Tag: Statehouse
Report: State seal on $70K rug at Statehouse repaired at no...
PROVIDENCE – The new $70,000 rug that arrived at the Statehouse in February with mistakes on the two state seals woven into the floor...
Providence mayoral race’s first forum brings Democratic party fault lines into...
Rhode Island’s capital of Providence often serves as shorthand for the state itself. A four-candidate forum for the city’s mayoral race held April 22...
R.I. ramps up homebuilding as affordability crisis lingers, latest state snapshot...
Rhode Island’s push to build new homes has gained traction over the last year, but the affordability of existing housing stock still remains a...
As Smithfield moves to ban data centers, lawmakers debate how to...
There’s no concrete proposal yet for a data center in Smithfield.
But there is a ghost town.
A 2010 inventory of Smithfield’s historic sites described a settlement known...
Ex-cabinet member Jim Thorsen tells his side of Philadelphia story
Former state administration director Jim Thorsen swore under oath to the Rhode Island Ethics Commission Tuesday that he never saw the croissants and cold...
Legislation would regulate data centers in R.I.
Changing attitudes toward data centers used by tech companies to support artificial intelligence and cloud computing are coming into focus at the Statehouse.
A year...
Report: New $70K rug in Statehouse has wrong state seal, will...
PROVIDENCE – A new rug inside the Statehouse has a seal of disapproval, according to a report by WPRI-TV CBS 12.
A new rug that cost...
ACLU: Statehouse rotunda will be open to protesters during McKee address
PROVIDENCE – The Statehouse rotunda and first floor will be open to protestors during Gov. Daniel J. McKee's State of the State address on...
State Archives to exhibit copies for Declaration of Independence on July...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. State Archives is celebrating the Fourth of July with a public viewing of the state’s three copies of the Declaration...
Report: Bill that would allow Providence to exceed state’s 4% tax...
PROVIDENCE – The House Committee on Municipal Government and Housing approved a bill that would allow for a one-year increase to the city's property...
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