Rhode Island Legislator Still Has Doubts That Casino Is Good Bet.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ......net gain for Rhode Island's booming gambling...clearly, for Rhode Island, why a casino...already in play, in Rhode Island, on Lottery-sponsored...informal survey of House Finance Committee members...full-fledged casino in Rhode Island. A vote to ...

Rhode Island House Backs Cigarette Tax Hike.

Providence Journal (Providence, Rhode Island) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  April 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ......director of the Rhode Island League of Cities...year that the House Finance Committee approved...members of the House Finance Committee went...of payments Rhode Island expects from...spending. The Rhode Island Public Expenditure...faulting the House ...

Rhode Island House Panel May Decide Fate of Casino-Gambling Bill.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ......vote today by the House Finance Committee could determine...casino gambling to Rhode Island. Officially, the committee...gambling study, led by House Finance Chairman Paul Sherlock...casino gambling in Rhode Island, said Rep. Victor...decade-long drive to open ...

Moviemakers say tax cuts will put spotlight on Rhode Island.

Providence Journal (Providence, RI);  April 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ......tax credits, Rhode Island could become...Corrente, a Rhode Island native who has...members of the House Finance Committee. Once...available in Rhode Island and that Rhode Island is film friendly...production in Rhode Island than you know what ...

Organized Labor Pushes Bill to Punish Wage Violators in Rhode Island.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  May 17, 1999 ;     492 words ......subcontractors. Testifying before the House Finance Committee yesterday, George Nee, secretary-treasurer of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, said the General...tolerate contractors who underpay Rhode Island workers. Employees...subcontractors, is unfair. The House Finance ...

Municipalities, Businesses Fight over Food Tax in Rhode Island.

Providence Journal (Providence, RI);  April 22, 2004 ;     360 words ......municipal leaders asked the House Finance Committee yesterday to keep...to use as they see fit. Rhode Island communities, which are facing...executive director of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns...very hard to bring people to Rhode Island every day and this ...

Tuition, fees to increase for U. Rhode Island students in 2007

University Wire;  March 2, 2006 ;     343 words ......KINGSTON, R.I. -- University of Rhode Island students can expect to see an...fees next year. URI, along with Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island, is expected to have its tuition...the state's spending plan. The Rhode Island Board of Governors ...

Rhode Island Lawmakers Pile on Spending as Budget Finalization Nears.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ......starting Tuesday, House leaders yesterday...hotel to serve the Rhode Island Convention Center...We've made the House Finance Committee and Senate...considered by the House Finance Committee as part...construct a new Rhode Island Training School...shows into the ...

Lottery Firm GTECH Holdings Corp. Has Winning Day in Rhode Island...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ......quick approval from a House panel yesterday, but...until next week. The House Finance Committee voted unanimously...rights to run the Rhode Island lottery for 20 years...Carcieri told the House Finance Committee. With the...hopes to increase its Rhode Island ...

Rhode Island House Committee Passes Law to Let Elderly Use Drug Benefit...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 1, 2003 ;     548 words ......PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The House Finance Committee passed legislation...was delighted with the House Finance Committee's action: We...Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. The change raises prescription...seniors to use RIPAE -- Rhode Island Pharmacy Assistance ...

Speaker of Rhode Island Legislature Wants Harrah's to Show Hand on Casino...

Providence Journal (Providence, RI);  June 16, 2004 ;     700+ words ......executives will be back in the State House today, at the request of House...time has come for the people of Rhode Island to vote on the issue as to whether...anticipation of a new offer, the House Finance Committee has scheduled a hearing...While Harrah's is coming back to ...

State budget may pinch Rhode Island scholarships

University Wire;  March 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ......KINGSTON, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance...provide scholarships to Rhode Island residents and pay...the program. At a House Finance Committee meeting...aid to about 12,900 Rhode Island students who receive...Hurry said. The House ...

MAYOR CICILLINE, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TO TESTIFY BEFORE RHODE ISLAND...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 5, 2007 ;     230 words ......Superintendent Dr. Donnie Evans are scheduled to testify before the Rhode Island House Finance Committee Thursday, April 5 at 1 p.m. in hearing room...study, conducted concurrently and led by Gary Sasse of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC), arrived at the same...

Rhode Island taxes rising, now seventh in the country.

Providence Journal (Providence, RI);  July 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Rhode Island Compares -- shows that Rhode Island's overall state-and-local tax burden...executive director. For example: In 1995, Rhode Island had the 14th highest tax burden; now...now it ranks 11th. In other words, Rhode Island's state-and-local tax burden has ...

Rhode Island Budget Restores Some Aid to Schools.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Jun. 22--PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House Finance Committee late last night approved...federal tax package approved in May. House and Senate leaders shied away from...of swaying minds. But leaders of Rhode Island's public-employee unions breathed...National Education Association of ...