House members to begin meeting in person at Vets Memorial Jan. 5
R.I. HOUSE SPEAKER nominee K. Joseph Shekarchi confirmed Tuesday that the House will convene in January at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. / PBN FILE PHOTO PROVIDENCE – House Speaker-nominee K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, said Tuesday that the House will convene in person by renting out the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence beginning on Jan. 5. The auditorium, which House members used Dec. 16 to pass a skinny $12.75 billion fiscal year 2021 state budget, cost about $8,000 for the several…
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GOV. GINA M. Raimondo announced Tuesday that Rhode Island has used all of its $1.25 billion in CARES Act funds. / COURTESY R.I. CAPITOL TV PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is on track to spend every dollar of the state s $1.25 billion slice of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funds, and before the Dec. 30 deadline, said Gov. Gina M. Raimondo Tuesday during her weekly coronavirus press conference. On Monday evening, Congress passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package…
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State Senate to hold session at RIC through June, with a $524K price tag
THE RHODE ISLAND Senate rented out Sapinsley Hall at Rhode Island College last week to pass the budget, which is the same space the Senate plans to convene into the new year. / PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island House and Senate met last week to pass an overdue budget, but each gathered in-person in off-site locations outside of the Statehouse. While the House met at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium Dec. 9, the same venue which Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has held her weekly coronavirus briefings since the beginning…