Over the years, former Rhode Island House Speaker William J. Murphy has reliably shielded the payday loan industry and Thursday night was no exception during a hearing on a bill to reform payday loan practices. Murphy is paid $30,000 a year from the parent company of quick lending firm Advance America, to defend the loan company on Smith Hill. By Alexander Castro https://lnkd.in/eqNJeUFX
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March 15, 2023, marked the start of something good for Rhode Island. It's the day Rhode Island Current launched! Thanks to all our readers for their support and good wishes on our second anniversary! And we have a video narrated by Nancy Lavin with appearances by Christopher Shea and Alexander Castro to celebrate!
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Brown University announces temporary staff hiring freeze, salary freeze for the president’s cabinet, voluntary freeze for other top administrators and discretionary spending cuts. By Alexander Castro https://lnkd.in/e468h32C
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Over a dozen bus Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) drivers packed into a State House basement hearing room Tuesday night to watch their new CEO make the case for state lawmakers to plug a $32.6 million deficit facing the agency in the upcoming fiscal year. By Christopher Shea https://lnkd.in/e4Q5kGH9
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Unionized long-term care workers blast Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed budget and his opposition to Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board during COVID anniversary observance at Rhode Island State House Tuesday. By Alexander Castro https://lnkd.in/em3Nq6_8
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The Johnston Town Council on Monday voted unanimously to file an action in Providence County Superior Court to seize 31 acres on George Waterman Road site from a developer by eminent domain in what may be a first for the state in blocking an affordable housing construction project. The town obtained an appraisal that determined the land's fair market value was $775,000. By Christopher Shea https://lnkd.in/e-rKRYv2
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Four LGBTQ+ and Latino arts groups filed suit against NEA Thursday in federal court in Providence, claiming new grant application requirements banning the promotion of "gender ideology” imposed by the Trump administration violate the First Amendment. By Alexander Castro https://lnkd.in/eATpmgPC
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Two bills to gradually raise Rhode Island's minimum wage for employees who make tips seemed unappetizing to the many restaurateurs who showed up to testify Wednesday at the State House, some of whom relayed a sense of déjà vu at having testified on similar bills in the past. By Alexander Castro https://lnkd.in/eTbZBYHZ
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Rhode Island Energy is on the hook to credit ratepayers nearly $8 million to make up for an alleged fraud scheme by its predecessor under a settlement agreement approved Wednesday by the Public Utilities Commission. By Christopher Shea https://lnkd.in/eFxjQeEn
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority — which faces a $32.6 million shortfall in Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget — missed the March 1 deadline to complete an independent efficiency study as mandated in the state’s fiscal 2025 budget. It hasn't even started the study yet. By Christopher Shea https://lnkd.in/eYVD2rFH