East Providence Google dollars are intended for pensions, not public coffers
EAST PROVIDENCE — The Google case settlement money freed up to East Providence by the United States Department of Justice Friday, Jan. 11, is for use to fund the city’s police pension liability, not to fill the public coffers. That is the understanding of all involved, including City Council President James Briden. Mr. Briden, who [...]
Read More →East Providence Police union hopes Google money spurs contract negotiations
EAST PROVIDENCE — The decision Friday, Jan. 11, by federal authorities to release a significant portion of the city’s Google settlement money for use towards filling the gaping hole in the law enforcement pension fund could spur a larger agreement between East Providence and the police union. At least that’s the hope of rep Kevin [...]
Read More →Whitehouse, Reed announce East Providence can use Google money
NORTH PROVIDENCE — At the urging of U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed to allow the cities of East Providence and North Providence to use a portion of their share of a $500 million federal settlement with Google to help plug gaps in each city’s law [...]
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Google has recently released it’s answer to the social media giant Facebook with it’s own social platform Google+. Similar to Facebook, Google+ allows you to share your thoughts, photos and videos with friends and other personal connections but in a clean, streamlined interface. Features are limited now with more options becoming available with the full [...]
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