Governor Lincoln D. Chafee Unveils First Budget in Address to General Assembly
March 08, 2011
March 08, 2011
PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 8 -- Gov. Lincoln Chafee, I-R.I., issued the following news release:
Speaking before a joint session of the General Assembly tonight, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee unveiled his administration's first budget, using as his theme "A Path to Prosperity." The $7.661-billion budget introduced tonight has several main objectives, including:
To fully close the $295 million deficit projected for FY 2012, and to reduce the state's chronic struct . . .
Speaking before a joint session of the General Assembly tonight, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee unveiled his administration's first budget, using as his theme "A Path to Prosperity." The $7.661-billion budget introduced tonight has several main objectives, including:
To fully close the $295 million deficit projected for FY 2012, and to reduce the state's chronic struct . . .