Year In Review: RI General Assembly
A wrap-up of the 2011 session, up to the Assembly's adjournment on July 1.
Here are the highlights from news and events that took place in the General Assembly this year. This will be the final edition of summaries from the General Assembly this year, as the Assembly has recessed, although it is expected to return to session later in the year to address the state’s pension crisis. For more information on any of these items visit http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/News/. BUDGET The $7.7 billion 2012 state budget reduced the state’s structural deficit without a major sales tax expansion and gave municipalities new tools for reducing costs, including a measure allowing them to require Medicare enrollment by eligible municipal retirees. It ends new longevity bonuses for state employees and addresses the state’s unfunded …
