Under The Dome – June 19, 2017
It’s All About the Budget At close to 1:00am Friday morning, the House Finance Committee passed a FY2018 budget capping out at $9.2 billion. As promised, the bill contained no
Under The Dome – June 13, 2017
Proposal to Change Corporate Tax Payment Schedule Floated An idea for changing the Corporate Estimated Tax schedule is being floated for input. Under current law, companies pay 40% of their
Under The Dome – June 6, 2017
Car Excise Tax Proposal Scheduled for Hearing Tuesday will be a big day at the State House as the Finance Committee hears testimony on H.6267, An Act Relating to
Under The Dome – May 30, 2017
Committees Pass Bills For months legislative committees have been holding hearings on bills. While a few have passed already, a bulk of the legislation that passes does so at this
Under The Dome – May 23, 2017
New Bill Filed to Address Woonsocket Tax Code H.6226 (link below) was filed last week. Currently, the City of Woonsocket has three classes of property rates: 1) tangible personal property
Under The Dome – May 15, 2017
AN UPDATE FROM THE STATE HOUSE Revenue Estimating Conference Reveals Challenge for Legislature A marathon meeting of the State’s Revenue Estimating Conference resulted in an agreement that the State of
Under The Dome – May 8, 2017
Call To Action!!! The Chamber needs your help now! Please contact your State Representative and State Senator to tell them you OPPOSE the passage of H.5413 and S.290. These bills
Under The Dome – May 1, 2017
Governor Raimondo Holds RI Promise Conference Call Governor Raimondo held a RI business community conference call with Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam participating as her guest. The state of Tennessee has
Under The Dome – April 17, 2017
An Update from the State House Last week ended “phase two” of the legislative session. Most bills are filed, a majority of the legislation has received a first hearing, and
Under The Dome – March 18, 2017
Chamber Opposes Packaging Bill H.7896, An Act Relating to Health and Safety – Producer Responsibility Program for Printed Paper and Packaging. The legislation states, as its purpose, “to have a