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Leader Michael Chippendale and Tara Granahan WPRO discuss the potential pay raises for RI State Department heads by Gov McKee. Besides constituents not seeing results in many of these core government functions, the timing couldn't be worse with our pensioners being ignored, our electricity and food bills skyrocketing, budget at an all time high, etc. -- if anything, we should be investing in an Office of an Inspector General to get accountability and transparency.
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Seeks to disincentivize corporate buy up of Rhode Island’s limited Housing Stock
State House, Providence – Currently, in the United States, private equity backed corporations such as American Homes 4 Rent and Innovation Homes are buying up single family homes at an alarming rate. While this is not a new phenomenon, given the current economic and housing market conditions, these buy ups have exacerbated many of the financial woes held not only by Rhode Islanders, but Americans nationwide.
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State House, Providence, RI – In response to a public statement by Governor Daniel McKee alluding to the possible influx of illegal migrants who entered the country bypassing our immigration laws, House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale and Senate Minority Leader Jessica de la Cruz requested a meeting with the Governor in early January of 2024. The purpose of the meeting was to seek clarification on the Governor’s plan should a large group of migrants arrive at our doorstep and a definitive answer or repudiation as to Rhode Island’s status as a “sanctuary state.”
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State House, Providence – The impact inflation is having on full service meal prices, compounded with the state’s meal and beverage tax, may be a disincentive to patrons from dining out—this on top of the recent transportation hurdles Rhode Islanders are facing with the Washington Bridge closure. These circumstances are hurting businesses as well as local economies.
house minority leader chippendale - house oversight hearing on the closing of the washington bridge2/13/2024
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Leader Michael Chippendale joined Tara Granahan WPRO to recap yesterday's House Oversight Hearing on the closing of the Washington Bridge.
It was frustrating trying to get the answers to the questions we had with the Director filibustering on every single exchange.
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It was built on an idealistic rather than a realistic foundation
State House, Providence – In response to growing concerns in regard to achieving the extraordinary mandates placed on Rhode Islanders listed within the 2021 Act on Climate, House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale submitted legislation to amend unreasonable deadlines and include cost metric considerations in the Act, to in an effort to help protect Rhode Island ratepayers.
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State House, Providence – Representative George Nardone (D 28, Coventry) is proposing to streamline professional credentialing in the State of Rhode Island in the upcoming legislative session. Occupational licensing can often impose high barriers to entry, making it harder to find work or to start a business in the Ocean State (LC004832). According to a report issued by the Institute for Justice, the average license for low- and moderate-income jobs in Rhode Island takes 287 days of education and experience to obtain the proper credentials. The return on investment for many of the licensed professions is not proportional to the income the job ultimately provides (for example cosmetology or hairdressing). Occupational licensing costs the state’s economy $675M and leads to nearly 7,000 fewer jobs, with Rhode Island ranking the second highest licensing burden in the New England Region (Massachusetts is higher). Approximately 17% of Rhode Island workers are licensed.
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