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RIPTA faces 90 layoffs, 20% service cut even with funding in proposed House budget
RIPTA faces an $18 million budget gap despite a proposed $15 million increase in funding from state lawmakers. A consultant's ...
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Transit advocates lament looming RIPTA service cuts
Transit advocates in Rhode Island are concerned about looming service cuts to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.
'It is essential': Riders and advocates plea for a lifeline for RIPTA
The statewide bus system was given $15M to plug a budget deficit last year on the condition of an efficiency study that still ...
What's in RI's proposed $14.3B budget? Help for primary care, RIPTA funds and 'Taylor Swift tax'
The proposed tax and spending plan would raise Medicaid rates to inject $45M into primary care, $38M into hospitals and $12M ...
RIPTA may have to lay off 300 employees, reduce service if budget gap isn't filled
The agency released its layoff estimate two days after RIPTA management told lawmakers that they had not identified any way ...
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Providence police: RIPTA employee stabbed co-worker over relationship with ex-girlfriend
An altercation between two RIPTA employees Wednesday night resulted in a stabbing incident, according to a statement from ...
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RIPTA faces 90 layoffs, 20% service cut even with funding in proposed House budget
RIPTA faces an $18 million budget gap despite a proposed $15 million increase in funding from state lawmakers. A consultant's report suggests cutting 20% of bus trips and laying off 90 employees ...