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RIPTA faces 90 layoffs, 20% service cut even with funding in proposed House budget
Even with $15 million in new funding proposed by lawmakers, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority would need to cut up to ...
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 statewide bus system faces a $32 million deficit for next year, and Gov. Dan McKee's state budget is silent on how to ...
'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 ...
Police: RIPTA employee stabbed at headquarters; suspect arrested
An investigation is underway after a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) employee was stabbed Wednesday night in ...
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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 ...
RIPTA employee charged, accused of stabbing coworker over ex-girlfriend
A Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) employee is facing charges after police say he stabbed a coworker during an argument outside the agency.
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RIPTA wants to hear from riders and residents on where a new transit line should go
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority wants to jumpstart one of the top priorities of its four-year-old master plan for public transportation in the state: the creation of a new high-capacity ...