RI politics
This Week in Politics: 06/22/09 – 06/26/09
The House Finance Committee approved a bill late Thursday night that would assess colleges and universities a fee for all their non-Rhode Island students. The “student impact fee” is valued at $150 per semester per student. It would be billed directly to universities and collected by cities and towns in order to cover municipal services [...]
This Week in Politics: 6/15/2009 – 6/19/2009
Rhode Island’s unemployment rate jumped sharply to 12.1 percent in May, up from 11.1 percent in April, according to a report issued Friday by the state Department of Labor and Training. The number of jobless Rhode Islanders increased by 5,800, to 68,500.
Democratic lawmakers in the House endorsed a $7.76-billion budget plan on Wednesday that preserves [...]
This Week in Politics: 6/1/09 – 6/5/09
Brown University and Johnson & Wales University are asking the General Assembly to give them first claim on nearly six acres of prime downtown real estate that will become available when the relocation of Route 195 is complete. House Majority Whip Peter F. Kilmartin, D-Pawtucket, has submitted legislation on behalf of the universities that would [...]
This Week in Politics: 5/25/09-5/29/09
House lawmakers approved legislation that could make Rhode Island the ninth state requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, a move supporters say could prevent voter fraud and strengthen the election process. After a heated floor debate that lasted more than 90 minutes, lawmakers approved the bill on Wednesday, May 27 in a [...]
