Tag: R.I. Senate
R.I. Senate confirms Steinberg as life sciences hub’s board chair
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Life Sciences Hub board officially has its leader in place.
The R.I. Senate on Thursday unanimously approved former Rhode Island...
Senate leadership seeks statewide property tax relief
PROVIDENCE – Among the priorities for Senate leaders in the 2024 legislative session that begins on Jan. 2. is simplifying the property tax exemption...
Justice Assistance names R.I. Sen. Bissaillon new CEO
CRANSTON – Justice Assistance has found its successor for its soon-to-be retiring founding CEO, and the organization’s new leader is a familiar face around...
Sen. Miller charged with malicious damage of property
CRANSTON – A prominent state lawmaker is facing charges for allegedly damaging a resident’s vehicle at the Garden City Center.
Sen. Joshua Miller, D-Cranston, was...
McKee signs record $14B state budget for FY 2024
PROVIDENCE – Flanked by state officials and a birthday cake gifted by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Friday signed...
Senate approves record $14B state budget
PROVIDENCE – It’s all over but the signing.
By a 32-4 vote, the R.I. Senate on Thursday approved a $14 billion fiscal 2024 budget, a...
R.I. Senate confirms cannabis regulatory panel
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed three members to the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, which will be charged with crafting...
House OKs bill that would require insurers to cover the cost...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would require health insurers to cover the full cost of epinephrine injectors,...
Pawtucket marijuana dispensary removes billboards along I-95
PROVIDENCE – A Pawtucket marijuana dispensary has removed the three advertising billboards it had erected along Interstate 95, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Monday.
The R.I....
R.I. tax income from recreational cannabis trails projections by 25%
Rhode Island’s budding recreational marijuana industry has a marketing problem. Just ask Jonathan Leighton, general manager of Mother Earth Wellness.
“Most people in Rhode Island...
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