Statement by General Treasurer Seth Magaziner on FY2017 Budget Funding for...
(Source: State of Rhode Island) PROVIDENCE, RI -- General Treasurer Seth Magaziner today provided the following statement regarding funding in the signed FY2017 State...
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 ArticleRaimondo Launches Working Group to Improve Criminal Justice System, Reduce...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Rhode Island) Press Releases Raimondo Launches Working Group to Improve Criminal Justice System, Reduce Costs PROVIDENCE, R.I. - As part of her...
View ArticleGovernor Raimondo Makes Second Major Jobs Announcement This Week, Virgin...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Rhode Island) Global company Virgin Pulse, part of Sir Richard Branson's famed Virgin Group, will expand its operation in downtown Providence by more...
View ArticleUnemployment Taxes Cut for First Time in 25 Years (State of Rhode Island)
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Rhode Island Employers to Save About $30 Million a Year PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Further improving Rhode Island's business climate and strengthening support for the state's...
View ArticleUnemployment Taxes Cut for First Time in 25 Years (The Office of the Governor...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Rhode Island) Rhode Island Employers to Save About $30 Million a Year PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Further improving Rhode Island's business climate and...
View ArticleRaimondo Signs Ambitious Package of Bills Aimed at Preventing Overdoses and...
(Source: State of Rhode Island) PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed, Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Joshua Miller,...
View ArticleRaimondo Signs Ambitious Package of Bills Aimed at Preventing Overdoses and...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Rhode Island) PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed, Senate Health and Human Services...
View ArticleMichigan bills regulate, make legal daily fantasy sports
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers want to regulate the fast-growing paid fantasy sports industry while leaving alone traditional private leagues in which money may change hands among friends....
View ArticleA.T. Cross to Expand in Rhode Island (State of Rhode Island)
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Board of Directors tonight approved approximately $1.9 million in tax credits and incentives to...
View ArticleRaimondo Announces New Construction Projects and R&D Support (State of Rhode...
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Board of Directors last evening approved incentive agreements for over $9 million in tax credits and...
View ArticleDemocratic majority grows in new Rhode Island legislature
A state legislature with one of the most lopsided Democratic majorities in the country opened its 2017 session Tuesday with the swearing-in of lawmakers and the election of a House speaker and Senate...
View ArticleAttorney General Loretta E. Lynch Hosts the 64th Annual Attorney General’s...
(Source: Office of the Attorney General) Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch recognized 376 Justice Department employees for their distinguished public service today at the 64 Annual Attorney General's...
View ArticleTrump’s Deadly Legacy: The First Six Months, Timeline of US Policy Changes,...
Note: With few exceptions, sources are from mainstream media. January 20, 2017 Trump Inauguration (Friday): – Trump signs first executive action canceling Obama’s FHA mortgage rate premium cuts...
View ArticleRhode Island lawmakers return to work, pass dozens of bills
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island lawmakers passed dozens of bills Tuesday, including legislation to mandate paid time off for workers who call in sick and to require anyone subject to a domestic...
View ArticleRaimondo's Jobs Plan: Skills that Matter, Jobs that Pay (State of Rhode Island)
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Proposal Invests in Growth to Build a New Rhode Island Economy PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo today submitted her Fiscal Year 2017 budget. Rhode Island...
View ArticleRhode Island pot legalization proponents push for vote
Rhode Island state legislators hoping to legalize recreational marijuana say they have enough support to pass a bill if it comes to a vote this spring in the Democrat-controlled General Assembly. Rep....
View ArticleRhode Island Democrat Leaders Ramp Up Criticism Of Failed Governor Gina Raimondo
With Democrat governor Gina Raimondo's failures continuing to pile up, leaders of her own party have been quick to voice their displeasure in recent weeks. House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, Attorney...
View ArticleRaimondo, Paiva Weed, Grebien Welcome LaunchCode to Help Rhode Islanders...
(Source: State of Rhode Island) PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo today welcomed LaunchCode, a tech talent placement nonprofit and Real Jobs RI job-training partner, to Rhode Island. She...
View ArticleRaimondo, Paiva Weed, Grebien Welcome LaunchCode to Help Rhode Islanders...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Rhode Island) PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo today welcomed LaunchCode, a tech talent placement nonprofit and Real Jobs RI job-training...
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