Tag: R.I. Senate
Five Questions With: Tiara Mack
Tiara Mack | R.I. senator, D-Providence
1. In the primary, you beat longtime Democratic Sen. Harold Metts to become the first Black LGBTQ state...
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...
Senate OKs $12.75B state budget; now moves to Raimondo
PROVIDENCE — The Senate approved a $12.75 billion state budget Friday night, midway through the fiscal year, offering a bridge to another year and...
R.I. House approves $12.75B state budget for fiscal 2021
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House approved a $12.75 billion budget Wednesday afternoon, one that distributes federal pandemic aid and general fund revenues among existing...
Five Questions With Harold M. Metts
1. What would the Fair Chance bill you sponsored – which would create more opportunity for convicted felons to find employment on their release...
R.I. Senate passes bill requiring coverage of colorectal screening
PROVIDENCE – Legislation requiring insurers to provide full coverage for colorectal cancer screening passed the R.I. Senate on Thursday, and is now bound for...
Junkin hired as R.I. chief investment officer
PROVIDENCE – Andrew Junkin, a chartered financial analyst, has been hired as the state’s chief investment officer, effective June 22, the R.I. General Treasurer...
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,...
Lombardi bill would allow R.I. senators proxy vote during state of...
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Frank Lombardi, D-Cranston, has introduced legislation that would allow state senators the right to request permission to vote by proxy during...
R.I. House passes bill banning manufacture, sale of ‘ghost guns,’ untraceable...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House of Representatives passed legislation by Rep. Patricia Serpa, D-West Warwick, that effectively outlaws 3D-printed guns or other undetectable firearms.
The...
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