Rhode Island faces a big financial gap as Governor Gina Raimondo prepares to unveil her first budget Thursday. State law requires a balanced spending…
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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…
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Trash Incineration Debate Emerges Again
Lawmakers have put the breaks on legislation that could put trash incineration on the table at the Central Landfill. A committee voted to hold the bill…
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Pawtucket Wants State Financial Incentives If PawSox Get State Help Moving To Providence
If the state gives financial incentives to Providence to move the Pawtucket Red Sox from McCoy Stadium to a new stadium to be built on the Providence…
