Tag: Valarie Lawson
Federal budget cuts create one big not so beautiful mess in...
The human and financial costs of federal funding cuts are coming into focus for Rhode Island – and it’s not a pretty picture.
Tens of...
What cutting R.I. veterans services 7.5% would look like
Things look dire upon an initial glance at the R.I. Office of Veterans Services’ fiscal year 2027 budget request.
The office suggests that to meet...
McKee: Bring on another Washington Bridge oversight hearing
Gov. Daniel J. McKee is urging legislative leaders to hold an oversight hearing on his administration’s handling of the Washington Bridge closure after a...
Stefano Famiglietti wins Senate District 4 seat in special election
Democrat Stefano Famiglietti, a lawyer and North Providence town councilor, will represent R.I. Senate District 4 for the next 15 months after winning a...
R.I. lawmakers shelve bottle bill, calling for DEM study
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s push for a bottle redemption program has stalled after state lawmakers on June 16 called for more study of the...
Hoping for the best, planning for the worst: R.I. FY26 budget...
Health care may have received top billing in the revised $14.3 billion fiscal year 2026 budget lawmakers unveiled late Tuesday night, but the silent star...
Ethics panel: R.I. Senate President Valarie Lawson can lead Chamber despite...
Rhode Island’s ethics code does not explicitly prevent Senate President Valarie Lawson from leading the Chamber while also heading one of the state teachers...
R.I. overspent on film tax credits in 2022, creating unexpected $3.2M...
From “The Gilded Age” to “Hocus Pocus 2,” Rhode Island has played a starring role in a growing number of TV shows, movies, commercials...
Ciccone can vote on assault weapons ban, other gun bills, R.I....
Senate Majority Leader Frank Ciccone’s side business selling guns out of his house does not prevent him from discussing and voting on an assault-style weapons...
Senate allows McKee cabinet pay raises, marking split with House
Eleven members of Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s cabinet will see their salaries increase Sunday, after the R.I. Senate declined to stop the pay bumps...
