STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has pre-filed legislation that would create a statewide anti-hazing policy for Rhode Island public schools. Pre-filing is a process […]
STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives has approved legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) requiring soft shell helmet covers for high school football players. […]
STATE HOUSE — Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) for a Warwick RIAC seat, granting representation on the Rhode […]
STATE HOUSE — The RI House has OK’d legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) that would allow more passengers on public school transport vans. The […]
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) new bill would require reproductive tissue storage protocols for the state’s medical facilities. The Reproductive Tissue Safety and Storage […]
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara, chairman of the House Education Committee, is focusing […]
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara and Sen. Hanna M. Gallo have introduced legislation to […]
STATE HOUSE — House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick), Senate Majority Leader Ryan W. Pearson (D-Dist. 19, Cumberland, Lincoln) and Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) […]
STATE HOUSE — College Unbound presented Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) with its Doc’s Walk the Talk Award June 8 for his work as one of the […]
STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives has passed a resolution (2023-H 6317) introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) commemorating this week as National Infertility Awareness […]
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) announced a package of River […]
STATE HOUSE — Rhode Island youth’s mental health has worsened during the pandemic, and Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) proposes Medicaid reimbursement for school mental health – […]
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the RI Legislative Press and Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has asked the Department […]
Editor’s Note: The following report was provided by the RI Legislative Press and Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation that […]
Editor’s Note: The Following information was provided by the RI Legislative Press and Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — While cities and towns across the state are still reeling from the COVID-19 […]
STATE HOUSE — Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey’s (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) legislation (2021-S 0519) renaming the state airport “Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport” has passed the Senate and waits […]
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara’s (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) bill making it easier for school districts to raise money for field trips and dances passed the RI House of […]
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the RI Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) has […]
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the RI Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation […]
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) proposed bill, 2020-H 8078, would subsidize rare disease treatments through an insurer-contribution fueled reinsurance program. If passed, the bill […]
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) is calling upon the Department of Environmental Management to let the state’s shellfishers sell direct to consumers, in hopes […]
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston), chairman of the House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare, wants the Department of Education to establish remote learning […]
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara’s (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) bill making it easier for school districts to raise money for field trips and dances passed the RI House […]
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation that would create a prescription drug affordability board to protect Rhode Islanders from the high costs […]
PROVIDENCE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara’s (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) bill would make it easier for school districts to raise money for field trips and dances, which may help restore […]
WARWICK, RI — The Friends of Salter Grove (FoSG) and Rep. Joseph McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick) celebrated a new playground at Saltes Grove Park and a rebuilt causeway nearby, eliminating […]
STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives passed Rep. Joseph M. McNamara’s (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) bill extending the air quality monitoring program at T.F. Green Airport Thursday, which […]
PROVIDENCE — State Rep. Joseph McNamara (D-Warwick, Cranston) was elected chairman of the New England Board of Higher Education at the organization’s recent spring annual meeting, held March 11 at […]
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation intended to insure that solar industry professionals are governed by fair business practices. The act, (2019-H […]
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with information from the report and an embedded copy of the document. WARWICK, RI — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) […]
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation that would allow Rhode Islanders to text emergencies to 9-1-1. The bill (2019-H 5045) would direct the […]
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation establishing common statewide academic curriculum standards The act (2019-H 5008) would require the the commissioner […]
WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island Reads: The Campaign for 3rd Grade Reading, led by United Way of Rhode Island and Rhode Island KIDS COUNT — teamed up with Rhode Island Association for […]
Editor’s note: The following report was provided by the Legislative Press and Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — The House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare heard testimony on legislation submitted by […]
Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation that would that would increase the amount of money that the City of Warwick receives from the Rhode Island Airport Corporation.
STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives today passed legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) that would effectively require the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in […]
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation that would allow minors to […]
Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has re-introduced legislation that would require driver’s education courses to include lessons on what drivers should do if pulled over by a law enforcement officer, with elements added to require education of drivers’ rights.
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Information Bureau. PROVIDENCE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation that would require […]