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State officials would break up the Kennedy Plaza depot in Providence and create smaller hubs around the city, using bond money voters approved six years ago.
September 8 -
The governor said the group will craft recommendations to build economic resiliency and curb costs to prepare for a post-coronavirus future.
August 31 -
House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello has filed bills calling for a referendum on boosting the state's reserve balance to 10% of annual general revenue over a decade.
August 4 -
In 15 years at Wilshire Consulting, he worked with public and corporate pension funds, foundations, endowments and insurance companies.
June 25 -
The supplemental spending bill is unorthodox in normal times yet an increasingly common tactic among states during the coronavirus pandemic.
June 22 -
States that are projecting fiscal 2021 revenue declines of more than 15% include California, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Vermont.
June 5 -
The Ocean State activated a dormant disaster board for emergency borrowing, a tool not available for other states in the region.
April 3 -
An obscure board authorized in 1973 and categorized as "military affairs and defense" approved Gov. Gina Raimondo's request despite questions about constitutionality.
March 27 -
The Disaster Emergency Funding Board, authorized in 1973, will consider Gov. Gina Raimondo's request for up to $300 million short term borrowing.
March 25 -
Rhode Island's governor is asking lawmakers to forward $269 million worth of initiatives to voters.
January 17