Breeze Airways Making TF Green its ‘Home Base’
By: Rob Borkowski on August 10, 2022 in Business, News to You, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI – T. F. Green International Airport will soon be home base for Breeze Airways, bringing 250 full-time jobs supporting 20 non-stop routes stemming from the city, and an […]
Assembly OKs Hospital Merger Review Update
By: Rob Borkowski on June 23, 2022 in News to You
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE – The General Assembly has approved legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Michael […]
Senate OKs Bill to Fill Executive Office Vacancies
By: Rob Borkowski on March 9, 2022 in News to You
STATE HOUSE — The Senate has passed legislation introduced by Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) that would establish a procedure for filling executive office vacancies in […]
General Assembly: Tax Exemptions for Buildings Under Construction Continue
By: Rob Borkowski on July 1, 2021 in News to You
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly has passed legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Michael […]
Assembly OKs Renaming Airport “Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport”
By: Rob Borkowski on May 26, 2021 in Business, News to You
STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly passed legislation Wednesday by Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) and House Speaker Pro Tempore Brian Patrick Kennedy (D-Dist. 38, Hopkinton, Westerly) […]
Senate OKs McCaffrey Bill Opening Marriage Solemnization
By: Rob Borkowski on February 23, 2021 in News to You
STATE HOUSE —The RI Senate has passed legislation introduced by Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) authorizing the governor to designate any adult to solemnize a marriage. […]
Shekarchi Named Speaker, McCaffery Senate Leader
By: Rob Borkowski on November 7, 2020 in Election 2020, News to You
WARWICK — RI’s House of Representatives have named Warwick’s Rep. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23 Speaker and its Senate re-elected Sen. Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29) majority leader, the former voicing […]
McCaffrey Aims to End Restaurant Plastic Straw Use
By: Rob Borkowski on February 8, 2019 in News to You
STATE HOUSE — Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick)’s bill (2019-S 0202) would end use of plastic straws in restaurants. If passed, the bill would prohibit food […]
RIAG Bills for Stricter Drunk Driving Penalties before Senate Judiciary Today
By: Rob Borkowski on March 15, 2016 in All Politics Are Local, News to You
Today, the RI Senate Judiciary Committee will consider two bills authored by RI Attorney General Peter Kilmartin doubling penalties for killing or injuring while driving drunk from and extending the “look back” period on repeat alcohol-related offenses from five years to 10 years.