Tag: R.I. Senate
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...
Senate again approves bill to prohibit housing discrimination by income source
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate has approved a bill that would prohibit landlords from using a lawful source of income as a basis for...
Statewide plastic bag ban bill filed in R.I. Senate
PROVIDENCE – The statewide ban on single-use plastic bags is back before the legislature under a new bill filed in the R.I. Senate on...
R.I. General Assembly passes $10B FY2020 budget
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate voted to approve a $10 billion fiscal year 2020 state budget late Thursday evening in a 30-8 vote. The...
Five Questions With: Dawn Euer
Sen. Dawn Euer, D-Newport, is the sponsor of legislation that recently moved through the Senate, which would require real estate disclosures of home energy...
Opinion: Legislative inaction on wages hurts R.I. workers, businesses
Despite solid proposals to raise the state’s lowest wage, Rhode Island’s state budget looks set to take effect without even a modest increase. Gov....
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