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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY has passed a bill temporarily suspending the limit on the number of days retired public school teachers and administrators can substitute without losing post-retirement benefits. The measure now heads to Gov. Daniel J. McKee's desk. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Bill allowing retired educators to substitute longer awaits McKee’s signature

Education 03/21/2023

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly has passed legislation that would temporarily suspend the limit on the number of days retired public school teachers and...

McKee signs 100% renewable electricity bill into law

Economic Activity 06/29/2022

PROVIDENCE – Landmark legislation making Rhode Island the first state nationwide to require 100% renewable electricity within the next decade was signed into law...

R.I. Senate OKs $13.6B state budget

Economic Activity 06/23/2022

PROVIDENCE – The state Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a $13.6 billion budget for fiscal 2023 that prioritizes health care, affordable housing and several...

R.I. poised to ban single-use plastic bags at retail checkout

Economy 06/22/2022

PROVIDENCE - Kate Weymouth, a former Barrington Town Council member, has been waiting for years to see Rhode Island follow her community and finally...

THE R.I. HOUSE OF REPRESENATIVES passed a bill on Thursday, June 2, 2022, to provide increased, more easily-defined access to the shores of Rhode Island. But Senate leadership doesn’t seem interested in passing its own version of the legislation before it could be signed into law by the governor. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE

R.I. House passes bill to increase public access to shoreline

Government 06/03/2022

PROVIDENCE – A bill providing increased, more easily defined access to the shores of Rhode Island was passed by the state House of Representatives...

R.I. Senate, House approve legislation adding electronic, real-time payments to state...

Financial Services 06/02/2022

PROVIDENCE – Paper checks and mail-order money transfers have gone by the wayside. These days, it’s all about digital payments, made in real time between...

Providence pension bond pitch clears R.I. House

Economic Activity 06/01/2022

PROVIDENCE – As interest rates rise, the window of opportunity is closing on the city's pitch to borrow half a billion dollars to pay...

Recreational marijuana bill on fast track to passage after key GA...

Economic Activity 05/18/2022

PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers are fast-tracking a proposal to legalize and sell recreational marijuana, with committees in both chambers of the R.I. General Assembly approving...

R.I. Senate passes bill extending postpartum Medicaid coverage for low-income women

Government 05/01/2022

PROVIDENCE – Legislation aimed at improving the health of low-income new mothers has passed in the R.I. Senate. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Maryellen Goodwin,...