Posts Tagged ‘Governor Raimondo’
RI Lt. Gov. McKee & RI Small Business Coalition urge more relief to small businesses
Lt. Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Small Business Coalition today sent letters to Governor Gina Raimondo and members of the Rhode Island General Assembly urging a collaborative effort to provide additional relief to small businesses before the state’s CARES Act funds expire on December 30, 2020. Requests include immediately allocating an additional $75M…
Read MoreRI House Republicans move to restore “Checks and Balances” in Governor’s State of Emergency
From the Caucus: Rhode Island House Republicans will submit legislation to ensure proper checks and balances on the Governor’s powers during a declared State of Emergency. These measures address the gaping holes in our emergency statutes that have been exposed by the past eight months of government by executive order with scarce legislative involvement. The…
Read MoreRhode Island an outlier in release of pandemic relief funds, reconvening legislature, and not doing a state budget
Rhode Island is an outlier in not releasing pandemic relief funds, not convening legislature, and not doing a state budget. A comparison of the 5 New England states for release of relief funds, only: Rhode Island 24% Connecticut 71% New Hampshire 80% Vermont 100% Maine 55% Of these five states, only RI has not passed…
Read MoreProvidence. No haven.
Photo: Statue of Roger Williams overlooking his Providence – by Dodge House In 1636, Roger Williams, a reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from Massachusetts named the capital city of Rhode Island, Providence. It’s meaning an area “in honor of God’s merciful Providence which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him…
Read MoreVeterans group files complaint with Veterans Affairs Inspector General against RI Governor Raimondo
“Sadly, the Governor’s unresponsive actions to protect our Veterans left Veterans forced to take this unprecedented complaint against the Governor”, said John A. Cianci, Department Commander, Italian American War Veterans of Rhode Island. The Governor’s RIDOH policy on May 23, 2020, which allows employers the option for asymptomatic health care workers to work (Exhibit 1,…
Read MoreNot all RI houses of worship are ready to open. And a legal challenge.
Updated: May 27th: This is an updated story from the day President Trump announced that houses of worship could open immediately. In RI, they are sent to be able to open on May 30th. Declaring houses of worship throughout America “essential”, President Trump made a surprise appearance at the White House press room at approximately…
Read MoreTo be able to ask a question, that is the issue
By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com, contributing writer, health I began writing this on Thursday evening, April 9, as I was catching up on the incessant, noisy overflow of Twitter chatter in a time of pandemic. I discovered that Steve Ahlquist from UpriseRI had tagged me in a post regarding the evolving policy on how questions were…
Read MoreNews Media & House/Senate Minority Caucuses make requests of Governor Raimondo
(Photo: Gov. Raimondo & First Gentleman hold children’s talk this week) Two groups are calling upon Governor Raimondo to open up the crisis management bunker to bring in the media and the RI Legislature. Currently, Governor Raimondo has daily availabilities at 1pm where she speaks from a podium in a room with 4 or 5…
Read MoreRead: RI State of the State & Republican Response
State of the State Address Raimondo’s 2020 State of the State Speaker Mattiello, Senate President Ruggerio, members of the House and Senate; members of the Judiciary; my Cabinet, my wonderful family; and my fellow Rhode Islanders. Tonight, I stand before you truly optimistic about our future. In the past few years, we’ve dug our way…
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