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Rhode Islanders approve $400 million in bond questions Published Wed Mar 03 2021 22:54:16 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) Rhode Islanders approved $400 million in bond measures in Tuesday’s special election to fund projects ranging from affordable housing to facilities upgrades for higher education. by Julia Moro The bond questions asked Rhode Islanders to borrow millions of dollars for various projects.  Michael DiBiase, CEO of Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council says the state will benefit in the long-term by investing in infrastructure, childcare, the environme...

Wednesday, March 03, 2021   View Larger + Rhode Island voters approved all seven questions on Tuesday's ballot to approve $400 million in borrowing.  With just around roughly 100,000 voters weighing in on each question, the turnout was less than a fifth of that for the Presidential race in the November election in Rhode Island, when 517,757 votes were cast.  RESULTS

Daily News staff Mirroring the outcome statewide, a majority of voters across Newport County supported all seven ballot questions in Tuesday's special election. Of the seven bond referendums, Newport County voters were most overly supportive of funding transportation projects. All six communities approved Question 4 to provide $71.1 million in funds to the Department of Transportation for road and bridge reconstruction of Rhode Island’s deficient roads and bridges, with at least 80% of voters in favor of the bond request. Leading the way among Newport County towns was Newport with 86.9% of...

Tuesday, March 02, 2021   View Larger + Today is election day in RI -- the Special Referenda Election and polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.