claim: "the legislature was never given the opportunity to debate or vote on loaning $75 million to 38 studios."
author: dennis algiere
evidence_1: "the legislature was never given the opportunity to debate or vote on loaning $75  million to 38 studios." — politifact rhode island on friday, june 1st, 2012.
evidence_2: of six rhode island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, "three  companies got 90 percent of that -- cvs and two companies not ... "the  legislature was never given the opportunity to debate or vote on loaning $75  million to 38 studios.
evidence_3: "the legislature was never given the opportunity to debate or vote on loaning $75  million to 38 studios." — politifact rhode island on friday, june 1st, 2012.
evidence_4: mar 3, 2017 ... developing: 38 studios state police documents released, questions remain  ... the documents unveil that many of the legislators who were interviewed ...  closed that his company would only receive $49 million rather than the full $75  million. also, he claims he was never asked for any bribes while his ...
evidence_5: sep 29, 2014 ... “i was only off by one on the final vote,” says mattiello, who prides himself on ...  be the man who controls rhode island's legislative agenda and exerts a strong ...  while politically unpopular, repaying $75 million in state-backed bonds for ...  mattiello says that he suspects defendants in the state's 38 studios ...