Tag: Tiara Mack
R.I. adopts Juneteenth as state holiday beginning in 2024
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has become the 29th state to officially establish Juneteenth as a state holiday.
The holiday, Juneteenth National Freedom Day, will be...
Lawyers only constant in ever-evolving General Assembly
Farmers were a powerful voting bloc in Rhode Island in the early days of statehood and ruled the General Assembly.
That’s because the structure of...
McKee opposes GA bills taxing high-income earners
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday said he opposes legislation in the General Assembly that would raise personal income taxes on the...
Five Questions With: Tiara Mack
Tiara Mack | R.I. senator, D-Providence
1. In the primary, you beat longtime Democratic Sen. Harold Metts to become the first Black LGBTQ state...
Pandemic, progressives, new House leadership could put twist on contentious issues
The 2021 legislative session is shaping up to be another severe departure from the norm, with a temporary change of venue for both chambers,...
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