Tag: R.I. Senate
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...
R.I. House to consider Providence pension obligation bond plan
PROVIDENCE – A plan to borrow half a billion dollars to shore up the city’s beleaguered pension fund moved one step closer to reality,...
R.I. lawmakers approve recreational marijuana, sales to start Dec. 1
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is poised to become the 19th state to legalize recreational marijuana, with state lawmakers in both chambers approving legislation Tuesday.
The...
R.I. Senate passes bill requiring insurers to cover biomarker cancer testing
PROVIDENCE – Legislation requiring all Rhode Island health insurance plans to cover biomarker testing for cancer treatment has passed the R.I. Senate.
Sponsored by Sen....
Bill to place moratorium on for-profit hospital ownership transactions clears R.I....
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate Thursday approved legislation that would amend the Hospital Conversion Act to impose a one-year moratorium on hospital ownership transactions...
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...
‘Stolen valor’ bill clears state Senate
PROVIDENCE – The state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill allowing prosecution of those who falsely represent themselves as a member of the military...
Bill to create program for medication redistribution passes R.I. House
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents who are not able to afford the prescription medication that they need may soon be able to fill their...
Cimini confirmed as R.I. Office of Healthy Aging director
PROVIDENCE – The state Senate on Tuesday confirmed Maria E. Cimini as director of the R.I. Office of Healthy Aging.
Cimini assumes the permanent role...
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,...
