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House Finance Committee meets on Wednesday to hear staff briefing on RI Capital Plan Funds 

 

STATE HOUSE – The House Finance Committee will be meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, May 27 at 4 p.m. in Room 35 of the State House to hear a staff review of Rhode Island Capital Plan funds and the projects currently funded from them, as well as revisions proposed in the Governor’s budget. 

 

The meeting will be televised live on Capitol Television, which can be seen on Cox Channels 15 and 61, in high definition on Cox Channel 1061, on Full Channel on Channel 15 and on Channel 34 by Verizon subscribers. It will also be live streamed at http://ritv.devosvideo.com/show?video=cd679c40105a. 
 
No public testimony will be taken at this meeting nor will it be open to the public. Documents provided at the hearing will be made available on the General Assembly website:  http://www.rilegislature.gov/housefiscalreport/Pages/Home.aspx. 
 

 

For an electronic version of this and all press releases published by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau, please visit our website at www.rilegislature.gov/pre 

 

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