Tag: Sen. Valarie J. Lawson
R.I. becomes first state to limit grocery self-checkout lanes
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has become the first state in the country to impose a statewide staffing requirement on grocery store self-checkout lanes after...
Senate’s 2026 health care package includes funding for a URI medical...
PROVIDENCE – Senate leaders on Thursday introduced a 17-bill package that includes funding for the development of a medical school at the University of...
General Assembly leaders to put witnesses under oath at Washington Bridge...
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Senate President Valarie J. Lawson said a joint hearing on the 2023 failure of the Washington...
Latest state revenue projections improve over November 2024 estimates
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's revenue projections have been adjusted upward over previous estimates by nearly $80 million for the current and next fiscal years,...
Lawson elected R.I. Senate president; Ciccone named majority leader
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate on Tuesday elected Valarie J. Lawson as its president, succeeding Dominick J. Ruggerio, who had served in the leadership...
East Providence joins Blackstone Valley Tourism Council to launch tourism campaign
EAST PROVIDENCE – The city of East Providence has joined forces with the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council to embark on a $500,000 tourism campaign...
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