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State House, Providence, RI - Rhode Island House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale, on behalf of the House Minority Caucus, is submitting legislation to help streamline some unfunded, costly state education mandates on Rhode Island school districts -- many of which do not directly enhance the core education mission or services provided to students. After listening to school committees, including the Warwick School Committee which provided a comprehensive list of concerning mandates, this legislation came into form. Eliminating certain unfunded mandates would provide fiscal autonomy to school districts, allowing local resources to fund learning programs and tools that better service student needs.
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State House, Providence, RI - The debacle surrounding Rhode Island’s Unified Health Infrastructure Project (UHIP), later rebranded as RIBridges which is a custom computer system, has once again highlighted the failure of state leadership and their ill-advised reliance on the contractor Deloitte. This latest catastrophe - a cyberattack compromising the personal information of 630,000 Rhode Islanders - demands immediate accountability and swift corrective action.
House Minority Leader Chippendale Comments On The Truck Toll Ruling By Federal Appeals Court12/9/2024
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State House, Providence – In response to Friday’s federal appeals court ruling that Rhode Island's suspended truck toll system is constitutional and can relaunch as long as daily toll caps that advantage in-state trucks are removed, House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale offers the following statement:
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Tara Granahan Wpro discusses the Federal Court decision on Truck Tolling in RI with Leader Michael Chippendale:
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State House, Providence – The Rhode Island House Republicans unanimously elected Michael W. Chippendale of Foster as House Minority Leader, and David J. Place of Burrillville as Minority Whip, to continue in their caucus leadership roles. They will help drive meaningful legislative reform and policy discussions at the State House.
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By House Minority Leader Michael W. Chippendale
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