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Big year for ‘big business’
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s proposed state budget for next year puts big business in the spotlight. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/28/13

Chafee’s budget keeps nursing-school project alive
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s inclusion in his state budget for next year of $500,000 to design a new downtown Providence advanced-nursing school was done without fanfare. The provision wasn’t even included in his published budget highlights or his state-of-the-state address. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/4/13

R.I. to receive $3.2M in federal aid for Sandy recovery
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday that Rhode Island is slated to receive $3.24 million in disaster relief funding to rebuild following the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in the fall. more
| 2/6/13
Legislators promise collaboration, perspective in 2013 at GPCC lunch
Collaboration, perspective and planning were the watchwords at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 Legislative Luncheon, where more than 650 people gathered at the R.I. Convention Center on Wednesday to hear the state’s legislators discuss economic development, tax policy and the state’s business climate. more
Mollis: Assembly mostly followed meetings law
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly complied with the state Open Meetings law 96 percent of the time last year, according to Secretary of State’s A. Ralph Mollis’ office. more
2/11/13
State still working with firms implicated in suit
The fraud and misconduct alleged in Rhode Island’s lawsuit against the architects of the 38 Studios LLC loan guarantee haven’t stopped the state from doing business with some of the firms implicated. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/11/13

White House: Sequestration projected to cost R.I. $39M
Rhode Island programs and payrolls are expected to lose more than $39 million to the automatic sequestration cuts threatening to take place on March 1, according to a report released by the White House on Sunday detailing how the deep spending cuts will affect every state in the country. more
| 2/25/13
Common Cause looks to close ethics loophole
PROVIDENCE – Government watchdog group Common Cause Rhode Island is working to close a loophole in state ethics rules that makes lawmakers immune to ethics complaints, The Associated Press reported last week. more
2/25/13
Med.-marijuana advocates get new union ally
Medical-marijuana advocates lobbying Congress got powerful new allies last week to help them make the case for getting federal prosecutors to back off: labor leaders. more
Bloomberg News | 3/4/13
I-195 Commission sets schedule for development plan pitches
Two groups interested in building on the former Interstate-195 land will pitch their ideas to the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission this month. more
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