COVENTRY, RI — Residents from Kent County, including a few from Warwick, filled Coventry High School’s auditorium Sunday afternoon for a town hall meeting with Sen. Jack Reed,(D-RI), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Andrea Penardo and Aline Sweeney hold a sign urging a move to a single-payer healthcare system as their own alternative to Obamacare at Coventry High School during a Congressional Town Hall meeting with Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Jim Langevin.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CHS-Town-Hall-Congressmen1-200x150.jpg "Reed, Langevin, Whitehouse Meet With Kent County Residents at Coventry High")
Secret Service, WPD Investigation Charges Three in ID Theft Scheme Secret Service, WPD Investigation Charges Three in ID Theft Scheme
WPD Arrests Homeless Man in Shooting of Woman Through Glass Front Door WPD Arrests Homeless Man in Shooting of Woman Through Glass Front Door
Rhode Island Foundation Grants $30,000 for Warwick improvements Rhode Island Foundation Grants $30,000 for Warwick improvements
Officer Stops, Arrests Driver for Marijuana Possession, Dealing Officer Stops, Arrests Driver for Marijuana Possession, Dealing
Officer Charges Driver, Asleep at Traffic Light, With DUI Officer Charges Driver, Asleep at Traffic Light, With DUI
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McCaffrey Elected RI Senate Majority Leader as Ruggerio Takes Senate President Post
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE, Providence – The Rhode Island Senate unanimously elected Dominick J. Ruggerio (D – Dist. […]
Mental Health Advocacy Group Honors Shekarchi for Police Training Law
House Majority Leader K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) will be awarded for “Excellence in Advocacy by an Elected Official” by the National Council for Behavioral Health for recently passed […]
Vella-Wilkinson Bill Grants State Benefits to Gay Vets Discharged ‘Undesirable’
Rhode Island, site of one of the first recorded controversies involving homosexuals in the military in Newport in 1919, may grant state benefits for gay veterans discharged under the military’s […]
House OKs McNamara Bill Banning New ‘Pink’ Opioid Drug
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives has passed legislation introduced byRep. Joseph M. McNamara […]
Shanley Bill Allows Tenants to Break Leases Over Secondhand Smoke
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Evan P. Shanley (D-Dist. 24, Warwick) has introduced a bill that would allow tenants of multi-unit buildings to break their lease if landlords don’t remedy secondhand […]
House OKs McNamara Bill for School Building Safety Assessment Deadlines
STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives has passed legislation introduced byRep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) that would establish time guidelines for the assessment of school building […]
Kilmartin Among 16 AGs Filing Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Refugee, Immigration Ban
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin invoked the Ocean State’s history of religious tolerance in joining 15 attorneys general who announced the filing of an amicus […]
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RI Sen. Michael McCaffrey](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mccaffrey2.jpg "RI Senate Passes McCaffrey Bills Reforming Parole System")
RI Senate Passes McCaffrey Bills Reforming Parole System
STATE HOUSE — As part of its continuing efforts at justice reinvestment, the Rhode Island Senate today passed several bills introduced by Sen. Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) that […]
Serpa Calls for Release of 38 Studios Investigation Documents
STATE HOUSE — Now that the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation has agreed to a $16-million proposed settlement in the state’s 38 Studios lawsuit with Hilltop Securities Inc.,Rep. Patricia Serpa (D-Dist. […]
Americans Still Waiting for Garland’s Supreme Court Nomination Hearing
The Senate is not required to approve the President’s appointment outright, but it is bound to hold hearings in a reasonable attempt to vet the nominee. The denial of even […]
![[CREDIT: US Rep. David Cicilline] US Rep. David Cicilline speaks to the crowd at the RI State House protesting Donald Trump's refugee ban on Sunday.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Cicilline-Statehouse-200x150.png "RI Officials Oppose Trump’s ‘Immoral,’ ‘Unconstitutional’ Refugee, Travel Ban")
RI Officials Oppose Trump’s ‘Immoral,’ ‘Unconstitutional’ Refugee, Travel Ban
RHODE ISLAND — Rhode Island officials have roundly condemned President Donald J. Trump’s Friday executive order suspending all refugees from entry to the country for 120 days, specifically barring Syrian […]
