New State Hospital Facility Not Included In House Budget

(Burrillville, RI)--The Rhode Island House is not including funding for a new building at the state hospital campus in Burrillville in its version of the state budget.The Finance Committee passed the budget to the full House on Thursday minus the 65-million-dollar request previously made by Governor Dan McKee.House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi says the future of the state hospital is of great concern to many lawmakers, and that he expects that McKee will present a formal plan soon.

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