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RHODE ISLAND SENATE leaders introduced an economic development package of bills Wednesday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

R.I. Senate leaders introduce economic development bills

Government 03/14/2019

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Senate leaders introduced a package of bills aimed at improving economic development, education, housing availability and workforce development Wednesday, including...

Five Questions With: Joshua Miller

Health Services 07/02/2018

Sen. Joshua Miller, D-Cranston, is chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, a member of the Senate Committee on Environment &...

T.F. Green Airport name will stay the same, for now

Government 06/29/2018

WARWICK – Despite passage of bills by the House and Senate to change the name of T.F. Green Airport to include “Rhode Island,” the...

The House Finance committee is expected to review Pawtucket Red Sox ballpark legislation Tuesday./PAWTUCKET REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

House committee reviews PawSox ballpark, no vote taken

Economic Activity 06/19/2018

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House Finance Committee took up the Pawtucket Red Sox ballpark bill Tuesday night, following late-session revisions that have sought to...

Bill would expand EFSB, make power-plant approvals tougher

Government 06/01/2018

PROVIDENCE – The House on May 16 passed a bill that would make it more difficult for future power plants to get approved by...

Senate passes ‘red flag’ bill, bump stock ban

Government 06/01/2018

PROVIDENCE – The Senate approved two bills May 24 aimed at preventing gun violence and mass shootings. The “red flag” law sponsored by Sen. Maryellen...

SEN. CYNTHIA COYNE, D-Barrington, has sponsored a bill that would require property sellers to provide written disclosure if the property has been used for marijuana cultivation. / COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY

New bill would require property sellers disclose marijuana cultivation history

Government 05/31/2018

PROVIDENCE – Real estate disclosures, required of sellers, are designed to let prospective buyers know the known history of a property and potential pitfalls...

SEN. HAROLD M. METTS, D-Providence, has reintroduced a bill that would prohibit landlords from using the source of income as a reason to exclude tenants or potential tenants. / COURTESY R.I. SENATE

Five Questions With: Harold M. Metts

Government 03/08/2018

Sen. Harold M. Metts, D-Providence, has reintroduced a bill that would prohibit landlords from using the source of income as a reason to exclude...

WHILE THE R.I. SENATE has passed legislation that creates the financing framework for a new stadium for the Pawtucket Red Sox, the House has yet to give an indication that it will vote on the deal to build the Ballpark at Slater Mill complex.

Should the R.I. House put the Pawtucket Red Sox deal passed...

Government 03/04/2018

Another week, another PawSox controversy. Build Rhode Island, a labor/management support organization in the construction trades, commissioned and then released a poll gauging public...