Gov. Gina Raimondo gave her first State of the State address last night, unveiling her first budget. Explore the governor’s budget online. As she told…
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Gov. Gina Raimondo’s 2016 Budget Address
Here’s the full text of Gov. Gina Raimondo’s budget address, given Thursday evening in the Statehouse. Speaker Mattiello, Senate President Paiva Weed,…
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Business Leaders React Coolly To Raimondo’s Mininum Wage Proposal
Business leaders are expressing concerns about Governor Gina Raimondo’s proposal to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, effective in 2016….
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Raimondo Calls On General Assembly To Hike Minimum Wage To $10.10
During an appearance Monday at United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 328, Governor Gina Raimondo called on the General Assembly to raise Rhode…
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Pension Could Be On The Chopping Block For Former Lawmaker Martineau
The state Retirement Board is slated Wednesday to consider revoking a pension for a former legislative leader convicted of corruption. Gerard Martineau…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Talk about a full Rhode Island. Gordon Fox pleads guilty, Gerry Martineau wants his legislative pension, the state Supreme Court green-lights an April…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Raimondo's Budget Challenges And Secrecy
Gov. Gina Raimondo is scheduled to release her first state budget on Thursday. Part of the challenge is to slash a projected $190 million deficit. So…
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State Suing Rhode Island Recycled Metals For Alleged Pollution Of Narragansett Bay
The state is suing a scrap metal yard on the Providence waterfront, at the upper Narragansett Bay, for alleged environmental violations. This is not the…
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The Bottom Line: Deepwater Wind CEO On Financing For Block Island Wind Farm
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment The Bottom Line. This week…