Senate president rules out special session for toll proposal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed dug in her heels Tuesday over the possibility of a special session in the fall. Paiva Weed, a Newport Democrat, ruled out returning then to...
View ArticleRI's 5 things: Oversight chairwoman, pension suit
By ERIKA NIEDOWSKI Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - From the naming of a new leader for the legislative committee looking at the 38 Studios debacle to another lawsuit challenging the state's...
View ArticleTruck Toll Excluded from Rhode Island's Budget, For Now
Tweet Print This The Rhode Island General Assembly might postpone consideration of the governor’s controversial "Rhode Works" road and bridge plan until later this year, the press secretary for state...
View ArticleRhode Island's State and Congressional Leaders Celebrate 10,000 Job Milestone...
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases Rhode Island's State and Congressional Leaders Celebrate 10,000 Job Milestone at Quonset Business Park Quonset, R.I. - The Quonset Development Corporation...
View ArticleGovernor says she won't investigate Cranston bridge closure
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Gov. Gina Raimondo says she won't order an investigation into a bridge closure near the state House...
View ArticleRhode Island's State and Congressional Leaders Celebrate 10,000 Job Milestone...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Rhode Island) Press Releases Rhode Island's State and Congressional Leaders Celebrate 10,000 Job Milestone at Quonset Business Park Quonset, R.I. -...
View ArticleRaimondo Signs First Budget: Recognizes Leadership of Mattiello, Paiva Weed...
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed, today signed the...
View ArticleUnusual Alliances Emerge In Rhode Island Governor's Race
APAlan Fung (left) and Gina Raimondo (right). See Also (Reuters) - In Rhode Island, the next governor could be a Democrat preferred by Wall Street or a Republican favored by rank-and-file union...
View ArticleGovernor Chafee Signs FY 2015 Budget (The Office of the Governor of the State...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Rhode Island) Press Releases Providence, R.I. - In a ceremony today at the State House, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee signed into law the FY 2015...
View Article>Health exchanges' finances face test in 2nd year
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The federal government shelled out billions of dollars to get health insurance marketplaces going in the 14 states that opted to run their own. Now they must act like true...
View ArticleGovernor Chafee Signs FY 2015 Budget (State of Rhode Island)
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases In a ceremony today at the State House, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee signed into law the FY 2015 Budget, Bill No. 7133 SUB A as amended relating to making...
View ArticleRaimondo, Mattiello, Shekarchi Focus on Job Creation (State of Rhode Island)
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo today joined House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Warwick Representative K. Joseph Shekarchi to highlight...
View ArticleRaimondo, Mattiello, Shekarchi Focus on Job Creation (The Office of the...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Rhode Island) Press Releases PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo today joined House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Warwick Representative...
View ArticleRaimondo Signs First Budget: Recognizes Leadership of Mattiello, Paiva Weed...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Rhode Island) Press Releases PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Senate President M....
View ArticleHealth exchanges' finances face test in 2nd year
PROVIDENCE, R.I. The federal government shelled out billions of dollars to get health insurance marketplaces going in the 14 states that opted to run their own. Now they must act like true marketplaces...
View ArticleEconomic development plan on hold in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. A state-mandated economic development plan years in the making is on hold in Rhode Island after critics called the draft flawed and the House speaker requested more time to review it....
View ArticleLegislative session ending without House vote on tolls
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island legislative session is ending without a House vote on Gov. Gina Raimondo's proposal to create a new toll on large commercial trucks to fund bridge repairs....
View ArticleRaimondo to join faith leaders backing anti-poverty drive
PROVIDENCE, R.I. On her first full day in office, Gov. Gina Raimondo will join speakers from Rhode Island's faith community who are...
View ArticleRhode Island speaker says no action likely on truck toll
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The fate of Gov. Gina Raimondo's proposal to create a new toll on large commercial trucks rests with one person — House Speaker...
View ArticleRPT-Upside-down politics in Rhode Island governor's race
(Repeats Saturday story with no changes to text.) By Hilary Russ n">Nov 3 (Reuters) - In Rhode Island, the next governor could be a Democrat preferred by Wall Street or a Republican favored by...
View ArticleRhode Island lawmakers push to exempt retirement income from state tax
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Top lawmakers are pushing to exempt Social Security, pensions and other retirement income from the state income tax as a way to stop seniors from leaving Rhode Island, though how far...
View ArticleIn The 2014 Rhode Island Governor's Race, 'It's Upside Down Politics'
By Hilary Russ Nov 3 (Reuters) - In Rhode Island, the next governor could be a Democrat preferred by Wall Street or a Republican favored by rank-and-file union members. "It's upside down politics in...
View ArticleUpside-down politics in Rhode Island governor's race
n">Nov 1 (Reuters) - In Rhode Island, the next governor could be a Democrat preferred by Wall Street or a Republican favored by rank-and-file union members. "It's upside down politics in Rhode...
View ArticleRaimondo, Mattiello, Lynch and Bennett Mark Passage of Legislation to Make...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Rhode Island) Press Releases Raimondo, Mattiello, Lynch and Bennett Mark Passage of Legislation to Make Work Pay PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Gina M....
View ArticleGov. Raimondo aims to lower Medicaid costs, improve services
Gov. Gina Raimondo established a working group she says will reinvent Medicaid by cutting costs and improving services in the state. Raimondo signed an executive order after announcing the formation of...
View ArticleHouse committee approves $8.67 billion state budget
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Lawmakers soon will vote on an $8.67 billion state budget proposal designed to help existing Rhode Island businesses and attract new industry, following an endorsement by a key...
View ArticleRaimondo, Mattiello, Paiva Weed Announce 10-year RhodeWorks Plan to Invest in...
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases Raimondo, Mattiello, Paiva Weed Announce 10-year RhodeWorks Plan to Invest in State's Highways and Other Transportation Infrastructure PROVIDENCE, RI -...
View ArticleRaimondo, Mattiello, Paiva Weed Announce 10-year RhodeWorks Plan to Invest in...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Rhode Island) Press Releases Raimondo, Mattiello, Paiva Weed Announce 10-year RhodeWorks Plan to Invest in State's Highways and Other Transportation...
View ArticleGovernor-elect Raimondo, Speaker Mattiello, Senate President Paiva Weed Meet,...
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases Governor-elect Raimondo, Speaker Mattiello, Senate President Paiva Weed Meet, Pledge Cooperation PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Since her election, Governor-elect...
View ArticleEconomy, jobs top the state's legislative agenda
Legislative leaders say the top priority for the new session is reviving the state's listless economy and lowering a persistently high unemployment rate. It's the same focus they have had for several...
View ArticleGovernor-elect Raimondo faces daunting to-do list
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Gina Raimondo will inherit a daunting list of problems when she is sworn into office in January as Rhode Island's 75th governor: continued high unemployment, a huge projected hole in...
View ArticleRaimondo faces a daunting to-do list
Gina Raimondo will inherit a daunting list of problems when is sworn into office in January as Rhode Island's 75th governor: continued high unemployment, a huge projected hole in the next state budget,...
View ArticleExcessive overtime drives up R.I. fire costs
Thank you Charlie Antwerp for asking the question "Why must firefighters in R.I. receive more money?" (letter, June 15). I appreciate that he directly asked Gov. Gina Raimondo and House Speaker...
View ArticleRhode Island governor focused on economy in 1st 100 days
Gov. Gina Raimondo vowed in her inaugural address that she would think differently and act urgently to stop the state's decline. In her first 100 days in office, many said she's kept that promise....
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