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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the opening minutes of the House budget debate, House Finance Chairman Steven Costantino announced that the leadership had decided to preserve the endangered office of the state health insurance commissioner.

The announcement came after days of lobbying by the Rhode Island Medical Society, low-income advocacy groups, Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts and others to keep Health Insurance Commission Christopher Koller, who has been battling health-insurance rate hikes.

Costantino announced a long list of other changes, including the restoration of $2 million to the state's Economic Development Corporation.

 Tags  house budget Rhode Island House of Representatives

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Huh? said:

Heaven forbid we actually cut state government.

Link | June 24, 2009 7:44 PM
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