Rep. John Edwards Seeks to Reduce State Mandates for Cities, Towns
Rep. John Edwards says "... communities can no longer afford to overstretch their resources in order to comply with state mandates."
The following is from a State House press release: Rep. John G. Edwards (D-Dist.70, Portsmouth, Tiverton) has submitted a bill aimed at reducing the burden on cities and towns to comply with state mandates if they do not have enough funding. Reps. Daniel Patrick Reilly (R-Dist. 72, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth), Samuel A. Azzinaro (D-Dist. 37, Westerly), Jon D. Brien (D-Dist. 50, Woonsocket) and Scott J. Guthrie (D-Dist. 28, Coventry) are co-sponsoring the bill (2012-H 7073). “Our communities can no longer afford to overstretch their resources in order to comply with state mandates,” said Edwards. “We need some sort of compromise in place until the cities and towns are on better financial footing.” During any given fiscal year when …
Joe Sousa.
3:59 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
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