Rhode Island finance committee delays anticipated vote on PawSox deal

Rhode Island's House of Representatives Finance Committee has pushed back a hotly anticipated vote on a stadium deal for the Pawtucket Red Sox, as the state attempts to prevent the team's potential move to Worcester.

The Finance Committee was scheduled to vote on the measure, which has the support of House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, on Thursday afternoon.

But when the committee convened an hour and a half after its planned start time, Rep. Marvin Abney said the bill was still being worked on and would not be considered until later tonight.

"We're still in the process of making sure we've got all the I's dotted and T's crossed on all of the bills that we're working on," said Abney, the committee chair.

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