Tag: RIPEC
Speaker Mattiello leads the House in bidding goodbye to a beloved, conservative lobbyist
"Every important initiative that I have worked on, John Simmons has been at the center of," said Speaker Nicholas Mattiello. "He...
No guarantees and plenty of risks associated with Elorza’s water monetization plan
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is still trying to “monetize” the Providence Water Supply, including Scituate Reservoir. At issue is Senate bill S2838 and House...
Global Warming Solutions Act brings teeth to combating climate change in Rhode Island
The Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture heard testimony Wednesday evening on the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), Senate Bill 2747, introduced by Senator...
Mayor Elorza presses his case for monetizing Providence Water in Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is still trying to "monetize" the Providence Water Supply, including Scituate Reservoir. At issue is Senate bill S2838 and House...
Keable submits legislation to revamp Energy Facilities Siting Board
"We have been told repeatedly to 'trust the process,'" said Representative Cale Keable (Democrat, District 47, Burrillville, Glocester), but, "some people in Burrillville and...
Unraveling Providence Water no sure bet for Providence solvency issues
After the confirmation of attorney Charles Ruggerio to the Narraganset Bay Commission (NBC), the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture began the "coincidental" hearing...
Rhode Island’s annual battle for increasing the minimum wage stacked against workers
I was late getting to room 212 at the Rhode Island State House, where the Senate Committee on Labor, chaired by Senator Paul Fogarty...
Rhode Island is the only New England state relying on anti-labor, ALEC-inspired preemption clauses
No other state in New England has passed even one preemptive labor law. Rhode Island has passed two. Writing for the Economic Policy Institute, Marni von...