Tag: General Assembly
City Council approves Smiley’s plan to increase property tax cap in...
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday approved a resolution expressing support for Mayor Brett P. Smiley's effort to increase the total property tax...
Sports bettors have one app in R.I. More may be on...
Tens of thousands of college hoops fans were legally allowed to bet on the action as games for the first two rounds of the NCAA’s...
Payday lender opponents renew legislative effort
Advocates for payday lending reform celebrated lin 2023 when the House voted overwhelmingly for a bill they believed would finally curtail so-called “payday lenders,”...
PBN summit: Doubling down on social equity in R.I.’s cannabis industry
With the blowback against any public policies specifically tailored to a single demographic – whether racial, gender-based or otherwise, there are still vocal advocates...
Assembly leaders spar over federal reductions, income taxes at Chamber luncheon
PROVIDENCE – General Assembly leaders from the Democratic majority on Wednesday could not rule out the possibility of some tax hikes in order to...
On COVID anniversary, protestors renew call for nursing home standards legislation
It’s been five years, but registered nurse Stefania Silvestri can still recall the smell of plastic.
“I placed body after body in a bag, day...
Diossa: Relief program has forgiven $7M in medical debt for Rhode...
PROVIDENCE – More than $7 million in medical debt has been forgiven for Rhode Island residents through the state’s Medical Debt Relief Program, R.I....
Shekarchi unveils latest housing package
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi on Thursday announced a new package of legislation being filed to spur housing development and streamline the...
R.I. prepared if federal funds for decarbonization don’t materialize
Federal funds for decarbonization aren’t guaranteed anymore. Don’t worry, Rhode Island has a Plan B.
A years-in-the-making strategy for how Rhode Island will meet its...
Another year, another decarbonization bill. And more angst about a deadline.
A new report commissioned by the General Assembly offers a laundry list of problems – and up to $1.4 million in annual costs –...
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