Tag: Joshua Miller
Push again on in R.I. to legalize recreational marijuana use
PROVIDENCE - The push to legalize recreational marijuana is officially back on in the Ocean State, with the introduction in the Senate of a...
Helping Providence’s downtown is boost for the entire state
Providence is the engine that drives Rhode Island’s economy. And the downtown is the capital city’s heartbeat.
It’s been that way since a transformation that...
R.I. Senate passes bill requiring insurers to cover telemedicine
PROVIDENCE – Legislation that requires permanent coverage of telemedicine visits by health insurance companies has been approved by the R.I. Senate.
The measure, 2020-S 2525,...
Pandemic adds obstacles to fight against cancer
Paul Adam didn’t think cancer would strike so close to home again.
Because of his work as vice state lead ambassador of the American Cancer...
New R.I. law expands support for overdose, mental health patients
PROVIDENCE – Patients hospitalized in Rhode Island for an overdose or mental health emergency may now receive further support after their discharge, thanks to...
Providence latest to ban plastic bags
Ocean State Sandwich Co., a downtown Providence restaurant, uses the ubiquitous, pale white, single-use plastic bags for most takeout customers.
But owner Eric Handwerger and...
Miller, McNamara seek state-level Affordable Care Act protections
PROVIDENCE – Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Joshua Miller, D-Cranston, and House Health, Education and Welfare Committee Chairman Joseph M. McNamara, D-Warwick,...
Five Questions With: Joshua Miller
Sen. Joshua Miller, D-Cranston, is chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, a member of the Senate Committee on Environment &...
Optometrists, vision-test app makers don’t see eye to eye
Local optometrists are arguing for “standard of care” regulation of online vision tests for corrective lens prescription renewals, rules branded protectionist by manufacturers, pitting...
Feds toughen marijuana stance
When Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently signaled that federal prosecutors may once again enforce U.S. law in prosecuting people involved in the cultivation, distribution...
