Budget trimming decision leads to state squandering resources It is prime real estate, in a place where parking spots are a coveted perk: the lower lot adjacent to the Rhode Island State House, where the majority of state representatives and senators are assigned a spot. But it is not the easiest place to maneuver. And […]
Charter School head cited for chaining emergency exits while children in class’ It is just after 7 a.m. and students are starting to arrive for the day at the New England Laborer’s Construction Career Academy in Cranston. The charter school was created 10 years ago and rents space in a converted jewelry manufacturing building across […]
RI D.O.T. points finger at contractor in Barrignton Bridge debaucle. Contractor says delays, cost overages cuased by D.O.T.’s lack of initiative For years, motorists in the East Bay wondered if the new Barrington Bridge would ever be finished. After all, it was years behind schedule and more than double the original $10 million cost. In […]
Fall River Mayor Flanagan faces potential recall, after promoting Michael Coogan, a man facing charges in Rhode Island for allegations of doing business as an unlicensed contractor Fall River Mayor William Flanagan won his first re-election bid by a comfortable margin in November, after admitting during the campaign he had made some mistakes in his […]
As we head into 2012, the Hummel Report brings you new information on some of the investigations from 2011, and in one case a story we first brought you two years ago. In December of 2009, we told you about cracks in the brand new $15-million, taxpayer-funded, Warren Bridge — finished months behind schedule and […]
Angel Taveras had heard it all before. Taveras is a nice guy. A smart guy. But he’s not tough enough. Certainly not tough enough to deal with unions in Providence that for decades had played hardball in negotiations; particularly the firefighters, that for eight years made life miserable for Mayor Taveras’ predecessor, David Cicilline. The […]