Local Rep. Kenneth Marshall was given a new assignment in the Rhode Island House.
Marshall appointed to shared services commission Rep. Kenneth A. Marshall (D-Dist. 68, Bristol, Warren) has been appointed to the Joint Commission on Shared Municipal Services, House Speaker Gordon D. Fox announced recently. The permanent panel has been working since last year to help find ways for cities and towns to cut costs by sharing municipal services. “It’s a great honor that the speaker has expressed confidence in my municipal background and chosen me to serve in this capacity," Marshall said in a statement. "I’m looking forward to putting my experience to use in finding ways to address the implementation challenges of the sharing of municipal services so our towns and cities can reap its benefits.” Marshall is serving his first …
The budget includes a plan to transfer of the Sakonnet River Bridge to the Bridge and Turnpike Authority., which wouldmean tolls on the new Sakonnet or the Mount Hope Bridge.
The Senate voted 30 to 7 on Monday to approve an $8.1 billion state spending plan, of which $3.3 billion is supported with state revenues. The budget invests in additional school funding, includes restorations to selected human services programs, such as those supporting the developmentally disabled, and protects the tourism and hospitality industry from tax increases, such as a 25-percent increase in the meals and beverage tax as proposed in the governor’s budget plan. The amended bill does not alter the governor’s proposal to transfer control of the Sakonnet River Bridge to the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RIBTA). The legislation (2012-H 7323Aaa), which passed the House early Friday morning, is now headed for the governor…
Mrs. B
1:30 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
We have democrats representing the East Bay but as you see they have to follow the beat of their democrat leadership (Fox/ Paiva-Weed) or be on the outside looking in. General Assembly's motto is "Go along to get along." more ›