RI Senate Will Allow Raises for McKee Cabinet Members

Senate allows McKee cabinet pay raises to take effect, marking split with House

A second floor hallway at the Rhode Island State House outside the Senate Chamber looking toward Smith Street is shown. (Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)Eleven members of Gov. Dan McKee’s cabinet will see their salaries increase Sunday, after the Rhode Island Senate declined to stop the pay bumps from taking effect. Senate President Valarie Lawson announced the news Thursday afternoon, one hour before the chamber’s scheduled floor session …

RI Senate will allow raises for McKee cabinet members

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Rhode Island Senate leaders announced Thursday they will give the green light for Gov. Dan McKee's controversial cabinet raises, declining to join the House in passing a measure to block the pay hikes. The House voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass a resolution disapproving of the raises, which, if also passed by the Senate, would have prevented the salary increases. House Speaker Joe Shekarchi said while the cost of t…

Rhode Island Senate won't block governor's proposed pay raises

Rhode Island's Senate president said Thursday that the chamber won't move to block the governor's proposed pay raises for his department heads.

Rhode Island house votes to deny $80,000 in McKee cabinet member raises

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island House passed a resolution to deny raises for 11 of governor Dan McKee’s cabinet members. The proposed raises are for directors of state executive departments, including Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Aliviti. The proposed pay bumps add up to over $80,000. House majority leader, Representative Christopher Blaze-Jewski explained why a resolution needed to be introduced to vote on…

McKee rejects call for higher taxes on RI's richest - TPR: The Public's Radio

State revenue in Rhode Island is running about $80 million ahead of expectations for the fiscal year starting July first. Does that make it less likely that state leaders will support a broad-based tax increase, or how about a tax increase for the wealthiest Rhode Islanders? The Public’s Radio political reporter Ian Donnis sat down […] The post McKee rejects call for higher taxes on RI’s richest appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.