Tag: R.I. General Assembly
Construction on new Central Falls High School slated to start in...
CENTRAL FALLS – The city’s high school, the oldest in Rhode Island, has been showing its age for many years.
Mayor Maria Rivera, who graduated...
New R.I. law will require no-cost coverage for epinephrine injectors
STATEHOUSE – A new law will require health insurers in Rhode Island to cover the full cost of life-saving epinephrine injectors, commonly known by...
Obamacare consumer protections enacted in state law
PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers have taken steps to enact many of the consumer protections of the federal Affordable Care Act in state law, in...
RIC to offer Hope Scholarship this fall
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College’s new state-funded pilot scholarship program will launch this fall.
The state college announced Friday that the Hope Scholarship, first introduced...
Key House panel OKs $14B budget plan that drops proposed sales...
PROVIDENCE – The House Finance Committee on Friday quickly approved a record $14 billion state budget for next fiscal year that includes millions of...
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Nonprofits ask for $28M from state budget for 160 apartments in...
EAST PROVIDENCE – A group of four nonprofits called the Taunton Avenue Collaborative recently made requests to members of the General Assembly to set...
Pawtucket Sen. Cano to run for Congress
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s latest congressional race grew by one candidate on Monday.
Sen. Sandra Cano, D-Pawtucket, announced that she is running to succeed Rep....
Smiley makes first moves to boost city income from colleges, hospitals
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett Smiley is making good on his campaign promise to bring in more tax revenue from the universities and hospitals that...
KIDS COUNT: Racial disparities remain in R.I. education
PROVIDENCE – Racial and ethnic disparities still exist in various aspects in education across all grades in Rhode Island, according to Rhode Island KIDS...
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