Rhode Island’s House GOP caucus asserted Wednesday that the state’s housing financing agency spends too much on administrative costs and not enough to create housing. An analysis unveiled by the caucus during a Statehouse news conference shows that RIHousing has 2.13 employees per 10,000 residents compared with 0.51 for its counterpart agency in Massachusetts. When […]
Michael Chippendale
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RI House GOP leader raps ‘culture of secrecy’ on cost for pallet shelter
Rhode Island House GOP Leader Michael Chippendale says Gov. Dan McKee’s administration is stonewalling the release of public records explaining why the Echo Village pallet shelter in Providence wound up costing close to $5 million. Chippendale used an image of a Winnebago on social media last month to make a point — how pallet shelters […]
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Political Roundtable: Chippendale On Raimondo’s Spending Priorities, Legalizing Marijuana & State Spending
RI House Minority Whip Michael Chippendale (R-Foster) joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss Gov. Gina Raimondo’s spending priorities, her proposal to legalize marijuana for adults, and how Rhode Island can cut its spending.
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Bonus Q&A: Chippendale On RI’s Under-Performing Schools, ‘Reform Democrats,’ Abortion Legislation & More
RI House Whip Michael Chippendale (R-Foster) stopped by our studio to discuss a range of issues related to the new legislative session, including the state’s under-performing public schools and the impact of ‘Reform Democrats.’
