Tag: Joseph J. Solomon Jr.
Lawmakers propose legislation to protect image likeness rights for college athletes
PROVIDENCE – A pair of state lawmakers introduced legislation in the R.I. General Assembly that would allow collegiate athletes to personally profit from the...
McKee’s sales tax cut too small to matter much, some observers...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposal to cut the state's sales tax from 7% to 6.85% is getting a tepid reception from policy analysts and...
R.I. Senate approves bill protecting against financial exploitation of seniors
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate has passed legislation aimed at preventing financial exploitation of seniors, according to a news release.
The bill, approved by a...
Solomon receives Golden Paw Award from Animal Rescue Rhode Island
REP. JOSEPH J. SOLOMON JR., D-Warwick, has received the Golden Paw Award from Animal Rescue Rhode Island in South Kingstown. The annual award is...
School bond measures OK’d in 5 R.I. communities
PROVIDENCE – Voters in five cities and towns across Rhode Island overwhelmingly approved Tuesday new school bond measures to allocate funds for school repairs,...
Emerald Square Mall, Warwick Mall’s common area to close due to...
PROVIDENCE – Multiple local shopping malls are either being ordered to close or have their common areas clear of people in the wake of...
Raimondo reengineered Commerce RI, but its true test may be yet...
Few would dispute that Rhode Island is in better shape economically than it was five years ago when Gov. Gina M. Raimondo began her...
General Assembly approves its own business incentive program
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island lawmakers have inserted a new business incentive program into the state budget that would create a fund for private capital...
R.I. millennial lawmakers oppose congressional tax-cutting bill
PROVIDENCE – A host of millennial-age elected officials last week wrote a letter to federal lawmakers, urging the rejection of the congressional Republicans’ tax-cutting...
Five Questions With: Joseph J. Solomon Jr.
Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr., D-Warwick, late in the General Assembly session this year introduced legislation that would preserve the open space of the...
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