Tag: Rep. Scott A. Slater
Wiley Center backs new legislation to cap energy bills for low-income...
PROVIDENCE – The George Wiley Center, a statewide energy justice and anti-poverty nonprofit organization, is backing proposed legislation that would cap energy bills for...
Report: 11,649 R.I. kids lost Medicaid coverage during recent renewal
PROVIDENCE – Thousands of Rhode Island children lost their Medicaid coverage during the recent renewal process, according to a report by Rhode Island KIDS...
McKee signs bills establishing Juneteenth state holiday, cannabis marketing
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island billboards advertising recreational marijuana will soon be donning images of homegrown buds, thanks to a new law that local pot...
Employers still harboring concerns over marijuana legislation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island employers say lawmakers have heard their pleas by adding greater employer protections in legislation to legalize marijuana in the state,...
GA bill reignites debate to legalize recreational marijuana in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Democratic legislative leaders say they are intent on passing legislation this year to legalize adult recreational marijuana use in the Ocean State....
Senate finance panel approves $13.1B FY2022 budget
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate Committee on Finance approved a $13.1 billion fiscal year 2022 budget on Wednesday with a unanimous 12-0 vote.
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Senate committee approves amended cannabis legislation
PROVIDENCE – The Senate Committee on the Judiciary voted in favor of passing amended legislation that would legalize, tax, and regulate cannabis in the...
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