Posts Tagged ‘RI League of Cities and Towns’
New officers for R.I. League of Cities and Towns. Municipal awards presented.
Photo: Mayor Bob DaSilva, provided by RI League of Cities and Towns The Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns elected East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva as its president and a new slate of officers at its 56thannual meeting in September. “I am honored to have been selected by my fellow mayors, town managers and…
Read MoreRI League of Cities and Towns weighs in on Housing bills
Jordan Day, Associate Director of the RI League of Cities and Towns provided testimony on the following bills – part of a 12-bill package to deal with the housing “crisis” in Rhode Island: Bills: House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing – March 16, 2023H6081 – An Act Relating to Towns and Cities – Low-…
Read MoreRI League of Cities and Towns: Local burden of recreational marijuana justifies local control
The Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns announces its position on proposals for the legalization of adult recreational use marijuana today. This comes ahead of the House Finance Committee’s hearing scheduled for Thursday, April 29th on Article 11 of the Governor’s budget (the legalization of adult recreational use marijuana). “What we have heard overwhelmingly…
Read MoreState, Feds Withholding Millions from RI Cities and Towns
Federal Relief Funds shared to date by the State with R.I. Municipalities: $0.00 – but that’s not all… Rhode Island is only one of three states not to provide financial assistance to local governments to combat COVID-19 and address its financial impacts, the R.I. League of Cities and Towns revealed today. Combined with other municipal…
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