Tag: Brian Patrick Kennedy
Kennedy introduces legislation to regulate data centers in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker Pro Tempore Brian Patrick Kennedy, D-Hopkinton, has introduced legislation aimed at regulating data centers in Rhode Island in an effort...
R.I. creating trade commission with Ireland
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will establish a trade commission with Ireland, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Daniel J. McKee Wednesday.
The legislation,...
State lawmakers form 9-member commission to study beach erosion
PROVIDENCE – A new committee is turning its attention toward the state’s beaches to find solutions for the beach erosion that has been plaguing...
Legislation to cap copays for diabetes supplies, equipment passes Senate
PROVIDENCE – The Senate has approved legislation that would limit insured patients’ copays for supplies and equipment used to treat diabetes.
The bill, sponsored by...
R.I. dam dangers remain, but awareness rises
Plans to remove a deteriorating dam along the Pawcatuck River in Westerly and Hopkinton have riverfront residents in both towns upset that lower water...
R.I. House passes bill to cap insulin copays
PROVIDENCE – Legislation proposing a limit on copayments for prescription insulin passed in the state’s House of Representatives last week.
The measure (2021-H 5196Aaa) would...
Cross-border differences in sales-tax policy create headaches
The rise of interstate e-commerce is magnifying long-standing differences in sales-tax laws among various states, forcing retailers with far-flung customers to adhere to 50...
Raimondo, McKee urge passage of utility reform bill following Newport gas...
NEWPORT – Following a multiday gas-service interruption on Aquidneck Island in January that left thousands without heat, legislation has been proposed to allow the...
In regulation, the small things add up fast
The pervasiveness of state-imposed regulations has been a topic of contention for years among the business community in Rhode Island.
“Manufacturing employers there are...
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