Tag: Sen. Lou DiPalma
McKee signs assault weapons ban into law
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday signed a bill banning the manufacture, purchase, sale, and transfer of several types of semiautomatic and...
Assault weapons ban clears R.I. House
PROVIDENCE – The House on Thursday approved legislation that would ban the manufacture, purchase, sale, transfer and possession of several types of semiautomatic and...
Lawmakers close out session with legislative flurry
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly officially recessed early Friday but not before putting a number of new laws and amendments on the books.
While a...
Senate approves $13.9B state budget
PROVIDENCE – By a 34-1 vote, the Senate around midnight approved a $13.9 billion fiscal 2025 budget, the final deliberation before the spending package...
Senate to take up $13.9B state budget Thursday
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate on Thursday has scheduled a floor vote on the $13.9 billion fiscal 2025 state budget, the final deliberation before...
Citizens tax proposal resurrected in waning days of legislative session
PROVIDENCE – Just when you thought it was out for this year, lawmakers showed Citizens Bank leaders they were indeed listening on their request...
Summit: R.I. has all the ingredients to develop a successful life...
PROVIDENCE – When Robert Coughlin was running for a seat in the Mass. House of Representatives he was hit with a curveball: his newborn...
R.I. Life Science Hub to host inaugural summit Tuesday
PROVIDENCE – While the search for a leader continues, the R.I. Life Science Hub is getting ready to host its inaugural summit Tuesday.
Neil Steinberg,...
Group seeks barriers to prevent suicides from major bridges
A suicide prevention advocacy group in Rhode Island is calling on the agency that operates and maintains the state's major bridges to put up...
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