Keyword: budget
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City in line for budget bonus, RIAC board seat
On the face of it, Mayor Frank Picozzi got what he wanted from legislators and then some this year. But now, after being told by Gov. Dan McKee that he favored giving the city a voice on the 7-member … more
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New budget tackles rising costs by investing in families, children, seniors
Around kitchen tables in every community, people are talking about higher prices and fewer available services. Whether at the grocery store or the doctor’s office, whether through higher rent … more
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City Council amends budget, boosts taxes 1.97%
By a 6-3 vote, the Warwick City Council approved an amended version of Mayor Frank Picozzi’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget last Thursday, which Picozzi said he would sign. The amended budget … more
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Managing Medicaid spending growth is RI’s greatest budget challenge
No state program poses a greater fiscal challenge to Rhode Island than its Medicaid program, which provides indispensable healthcare services to over one in three Rhode Islanders, including our most … more
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Schools big driver of proposed 1.5% tax increase
Nobody cares for taxes and lots of people love schools. In recent  years voters have supported schools on numerous occasions, the most recent being the 2022 General Election with approval … more
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Bridge troubles highlight need for a long-term funding solution
The prospect of repairing or fully replacing the Washington Bridge has created greater urgency to address Rhode Island’s diminishing ability to pay for its transportation infrastructure. … more
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RI BUDGET CHALLENGES, Part 2
Adopted in 2010, Rhode Island’s funding formula for education — the primary mechanism for delivering state education aid to local communities—was moderately successful in increasing … more
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School finance committee outlines budget hearings
The Warwick School Committee’s Finance Subcommittee’s first meeting since Galligan took over as chair was one that he hopes is emblematic of future subcommittee meetings throughout all of … more
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Gov’s budget short changes city $800K, says Schaefer
City Finance Director Peder Schaefer has a nose for numbers. When they aren’t what he expects them to be he starts digging. He did that last week as he reviewed the governor’s budget … more
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Will annual budget deficits become the norm again?
STORY OF THE WEEK: The Rhode Island General Assembly returned to business last week, with the usual feeling of something akin to students returning to the classroom for the first day of school. House … more
New budget a big step forward for RI, Warwick
One of our most important duties as elected officials is to thoughtfully allocate state resources to move Rhode Island forward. This year the legislature heard hundreds of hours of public testimony … more
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HER PASSION: Teacher of the year, Milissa O’Neil spoke of her passion for teaching in accepting her recognition at Tuesday’s School Committee Meeting. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Schools trim $1.4M from budget, recognize teacher of year
By a 4-1 vote Tuesday Warwick School Committee approved a revised budget for fiscal year 2024 cutting $1.4 million in expenditures. The committee started off recognizing   Oakland Beach … more
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EMPTY GALLERY: Warwick resident Ann Sheridan suggested the city increase its charge for rescue runs and that before building new schools, the School Department concentrate in improving education. Only a handful of residents attended the meeting where the council approved a $353.2 million budge and a tax increase. (Warwick Beacon photos)
More spending, more taxes
With only minor changes that won’t affect higher taxes for residential or commercial property owners, the City Council approved the mayor’s proposed $353.2 million budget Thursday night … more
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INTO THE DETAILS: Mayor Frank Picozzi scrutinizes the administration’s budget during Monday’s hearing.
Council whisks through budget review
The document that will set the financial course for the fiscal year starting July 1 and unquestionably higher tax bills – the 2023-24 city budget – was reviewed by the City Council Monday … more
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Another reckless budget in Warwick
To the Editor, Over the last twenty years (including the 2024 proposed budget) Warwick taxpayers will have paid $71.5 million more in property taxes, of which forty-five percent or $32.2 million … more
Mayor proposes $353.2M budget
Yesterday Mayor Frank Picozzi forwarded City Council members the outline for a proposed $353.2 million budget representing a 3.56 percent increase in spending that projects an expected increase in … more
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School budget review stops before it starts
School Committee Chair David Testa had planned to go to Mayor Frank Picozzi on Tuesday with a school budget request less than the $6.5 million in additional funds proposed by the superintendent and … more
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Budget gives extra state aid to schools… but do they get to keep it?
As the administration drafted the budget for the upcoming fiscal year,  Mayor Frank Picozzi and school administrators made a verbal agreement that any state aid in addition to the amount … more
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Council approves mayor’s non tax increase budget
By ALEX MALM   For a third straight year there will be no tax increase in Warwick after the City Council voted Thursday 7-2 in favor of Mayor Frank Picozzi’s $341.1 million budget … more
LOOKING OVER NOTES: Superintendent Lynn Dambruch along with members of the School Committee and the district administration looked over their notes before they presented to the City Council their proposed $178.6 million budget. The Council is expected to take a vote on the budget Thursday. Pictured left to right: Director of Elementary Education Patricia Cousineau, Director of Curriculum Lisa Schultz, Assistant Superintendent Bill McCaffrey, School Committee Chair Judy Cobden, Dambruch, and Finance Director Tim McGrath. (Warwick Beacon Photo)
Superintendent defends budget ahead of Council vote
By ALEX MALM Superintendent Lynn Dambruch was flanked by members of her Administration and the School Committee in the Council Chambers Monday night as the department defended its  proposed … more
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