Jeff Neal State Quotations

If this ruling were to stand, low-level federal bureaucrats in Washington would have the power to decide what parts of the Ocean State should and shouldn't be under control of Rhode Island citizens.

It is my understanding that the housing in Middletown is privately owned and managed. It is not owned or managed by the state of Rhode Island.

It had been lingering for years. It needed to be done, and everyone around the state was wondering for years when we'd get around to taking the bridge down.

While they seem to be willing to pay the cost of housing hurricane victims, it is not clear that FEMA would agree to make long-term payments to the state to house the homeless in these apartments.

Right now, the governor believes the state police are working through some of the management problems at the state fire marshal's office, and he wants to give them a chance to determine how the office is operated and recommend changes that are needed.

In the end, any vehicle that the governor uses will have to receive the approval of the state police.