Tag: R.I. House
R.I. House passes bill to increase public access to shoreline
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...
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
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...
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
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,...
Bill to make Real Jobs Rhode Island permanent clears Senate
PROVIDENCE – The state Senate on Tuesday passed a measure to make the Real Jobs Rhode Island program permanent. The measure now moves to...
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...
Unemployment benefit changes advance in General Assembly
PROVIDENCE – Legislation aimed at getting people back to part-time work advanced in both chambers of the General Assembly on Tuesday.
The Senate bill, sponsored by...
Bill to protect R.I. Statehouse lawn moves forward
PROVIDENCE – A House committee on Tuesday recommended approval for a bill that will discourage development of the green area known as the Statehouse...
House members to begin meeting in person at Vets Memorial Jan....
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker-nominee K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, said Tuesday that the House will convene in person by renting out the Veterans Memorial Auditorium...
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