Providence Foundation voices concerns, asks for more time on city TSA reform
Updated at 2:01 p.m. on May 19, 2021.
CLIFF WOOD, executive director of The Providence Foundation, has asked the Providence City Council to hold off on approving changes to its tax stabilization agreement policies. / PBN file PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
PROVIDENCE – As the City Council prepares to take its second, and final, vote on more stringent requirements for developers whose projects receive city tax breaks, a local civic group representing prominent business leaders is asking lawmakers to take a step back.
The Providence Foundation in a press release on Tuesday outlined a host of concerns with the proposed Tax Stabilization Investment Act, calling for further consideration of how changes such as wage and apprenticeship requirements and expanded council review might impede development and the benefits projects bring to the city.
Political Scene: Competing for spotlight, Magaziner is everywhere
Seth Magaziner can t count on all of the free news coverage that competitor
Dan McKee gets, as governor, every time he opens his mouth, signs a bill or holds a press conference to announce the next step in Rhode Island s re-opening.
So he s become: Mr. Everywhere.
If there is a legislative press conference, a photo op with a high-profile Rhode Island labor leader or a chance to tout his progressive credentials, Democrat Magaziner is there.
By his staff s count, he has this year alone testified remotely or sent written testimony on 74 bills and budget proposals, ranging from the proposed plastic bag ban to Medicaid coverage for doulas to an assault weapons ban.
Providence City Council gives first approval to revised TSA proposal
May 6, 2021 11:02 am
PROVIDENCE – Compromise legislation imposing wage standards for larger development projects that receive city tax breaks while exempting smaller-dollar projects received the initial green light.
May 5, 2021 10:05 pm
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. through its lender partners helped 1,593 families purchase their first houses in 2020, with a.
Updated at 7:12 p.m. on May 6, 2021.
The PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL gave initial approval on legislation that creates wage standards for large development projects that receive property tax breaks. The Hotel Hive Providence project, pictured here, is one of the projects that has received a tax break from the city. / COURTESY ABDO DEVELOPMENT
PROVIDENCE In 2019, the private company staffing the state-subsidized Rhode Island Convention Center and the Dunkin Donuts Center paid $11.8 million to 858 people, including five who share the last name of the Laborers International Union general secretary-treasurer Armand E. Sabitoni.
The list includes Kathleen Masino, the wife of Sabitoni s second in command, LIUNA Vice President and Assistant New England Regional Manager Vincent R. Masino, as the $111,855-a-year director of food and beverage operations.
In fact, the first-ever release of the payroll of this quasi-public arm of state government is a who s who of sons, nephews, in-laws and others who share the family names of key players in the labor movement, past and present:
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