Archive for February 1st, 2010
Gov. Patrick reaches out to Haiti
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has signed an executive order to help state workers with ties to Haiti. The order allows state workers to donate vacation days and personal leave time to co-workers with family in or from the country, which was devastated by a 7.0 earthquake last month. Patrick says emergency officials [...]
RI trash wars
Rhode Island’s trash heap battle isn’t over just yet. The Providence Journal reports former pig farmer and trash man Louis Vinagro has to pay $500,000 in penalties over a second trash pile. Vinagro already agreed to pay a nearly $2 million settlement to the EPA in a separate dispute. Now state officials say he [...]
RI budget plan out tomorrow
Business tax credits are on the way with Governor Carcieri’s new budget. The Governor plans to unveil his proposal tomorrow. It’s expected to include a tax credit for businesses that hire Rhode Island workers and tax relief for small businesses. It’s all part of an effort to spur growth and cut down on a nearly [...]
More Rhode Islanders on Medicaid
Rhode Island’s Medicaid programs are straining under the tough economy. The Providence Journal reports the Medicaid rolls grew by more than a thousand people in the second half of last year. Now state officials are raising their cost estimates by 17 million dollars – an amount the Carcieri administration hopes to make up with midyear [...]
