Tag: Washington Bridge
Alviti defends RIDOT, blames private contractors for Washington Bridge failure
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. on Thursday defended the agency he has led since 2015 and layed blame for...
General Assembly leaders to put witnesses under oath at Washington Bridge...
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Senate President Valarie J. Lawson said a joint hearing on the 2023 failure of the Washington...
Does R.I. need more legislative hearings on Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s...
Democratic Statehouse leaders say they will schedule legislative hearings on Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s administration’s handling of the Washington Bridge shutdown in 2023.
The General...
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...
UNH Poll: Foulkes leading McKee in Democratic gubernatorial primary race
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s reelection campaign is off to a slow start.
The University of New Hampshire’s latest Ocean State Poll surveyed 737...
Salve poll: McKee, some other top R.I. elected officials viewed unfavorably
NEWPORT – New poll numbers released Wednesday continue a bad trend for Gov. Daniel J. McKee when it comes to public perception from local...
General Assembly approves ‘challenging’ $14.34B FY2026 state budget
PROVIDENCE – A $14.34 billion budget for fiscal 2026 is now awaiting Gov. Daniel J. McKee's signature.
A 32-4 vote in the Senate on June...
As funding shrinks, focus on training goes local
In response to unpredictable federal funding and constrained state budgets, officials at the nonprofit organization Skills for Rhode Island’s Future say they’re adapting their...
House approves $14.3B budget plan for FY 2026
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a $14.3 billion state budget plan for fiscal year 2026 by a 66-9 vote,...
Roberts named SBA’s R.I. Small Business Person of the Year
KAITLYN ROBERTS, CEO of Providence-based caterer Easy Entertaining Inc., has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration Rhode Island District’s 2025 Small Business Person...
