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Ethics panel: Warwick lawmaker can propose pension boost for State Police

Sen. Todd Patalano told the state ethics panel Tuesday that his three-decade career with the Cranston Police Department makes him an ideal sponsor for...
SPECIAL DRINK: Katie Hamilton, bartender at Fleur Providence in the Omni Providence Hotel, serves a mango lemon spritz made with lemonade infused with THC. The restaurant is one of a limited number of the locations in Rhode Island licensed to sell beverages containing hemp-derived THC, and consumer demand is growing, Hamilton said. 
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R.I. hashing out rules for hemp-infused beverages

Derek Gould, chief marketing officer of Monarch Emulsions LLC, says that while craft beer and spirit brands continue to roll out their own hemp-infused...

After winning over House for second year, fate of election deepfakes...

ChatGPT was hardly a household name when Rep. Jacquelyn Baginski first pitched state regulations limiting artificial intelligence in elections in January 2024. Seventeen months later, the AI-powered...

Cannabis, liquor retailers at odds over proposed rules on hemp-derived THC...

No one complained when state regulators quietly allowed hemp-derived THC beverages to be sold in Rhode Island’s liquor stores late last summer. But now that state lawmakers...

Federal judge rejects FTC’s bid to ban noncompete agreements

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission that would have made it easier for employees to...

With Washington Bridge RFPs now out, lawmakers continue push for transparency

The R.I.  Department of Transportation has launched the search for construction firms to tear down and rebuild the westbound Washington Bridge — with a...

Cranston gazebo project kicks off Knightsville redevelopment campaign

CRANSTON – City officials and state lawmakers recently marked the beginning of a redevelopment campaign in the Knightsville area of Cranston, starting with the...

McKee signs 2 bills to aid local restaurants

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday signed two pieces of legislation designed to help restaurants navigate the continuing impact of the COVID-19...
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