Tag: Valarie Lawson
House OKs bill prohibiting auto insurers from charging higher rates to...
PROVIDENCE – The House of Representatives has approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Arthur Handy, D-Cranston, to prohibit auto insurers from charging policyholders more solely...
R.I. business groups worry about effects of extending paid family...
While there is widespread support for bills in the General Assembly that would double the amount of paid family leave offered in Rhode Island...
Five Questions With: Dr. Amy Nunn
Dr. Amy Nunn, director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, is heading NourishRI’s campaign to levy a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks. Revenue...
Sugary drinks tax benefits R.I.’s vulnerable
Equitable access to healthy food is one of the most important values driving my work as the general manager of Urban Greens Food Co-op....