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![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RI-State-House.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
STATE HOUSE — The RI House has again OK’d legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) that would allow more passengers on public school transport vans. […]
STATE HOUSE — Wednesday, the House Education Committee passed legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) to include parent input in school evaluations. The measure now […]
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story reported the bill to restore a $500,000 payment to Warwick for airport services from RIAC, ended by the FAA, died in the senate. […]
![[CREDIT: RIAC] The RI House has passed legislation establishing a Warwick RIAC seat on the airport corporation's board of directors. The bill heads to the Senate, where a companion bill has been introduced.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Warwick-RIAC-seat-TF-Green-Airport.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
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 […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence. Rep. Solomon's bills increase catalytic converter theft penalties & create an interstate compact.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RI-State-House-190.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives approved Rep. Joseph M. McNamara’s bill re-establishing the Sheila C. “Skip” Nowell Academy, focusing on the diverse needs of pregnant and parenting teens, […]
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 […]
![[CREDIT: BASF] A map of Pawtuxet River sediment testing that will determine additional presence of olychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in sediments along the banks.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Pawtuxet-Testing-Plan.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — There are PCBs and VOCs in Pawtuxet River sediment thanks to the […]
![[CREDIT: RI Legislative Press and Information Bureau] Legislative leaders join Gov. Dan McKee for a ceremonial signing of legislation creating the Hope Scholarship Wednesday at Rhode Island College.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Hope-Scholarship-Signing-Oct.-12-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
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) […]
![[CREDIT: LPPIB] College Unbound President Dennis Littky presented Rep. Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) with the "Doc's Walk the Talk" Award for his work as a member of the organization’s founding Board of Directors.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/McNamara-College-Unbound-Docs-Walk-the-Talk-Award-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
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 — School psychological services provided by social workers and certified psychologists will be covered by Medicaid thanks to a law passed in the House and Senate June 15. […]
STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly has passed the Rhode Island Hope Scholarship Pilot Program Act introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) and Senate Majority Leader […]
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 report was provided by the the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara’s (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) new dental premium […]
![[CREDIT: City of Warwick] At top, the current proposal for a contractor storage facility at 175 Post Road. Below, Planner Tom Kravitz's proposal to increase conservation space in the plan.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Construction-Storage-Proposal-175-Post-Road-1-140x140.png?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — City Planner Tom Kravitz figured he’d found a reasonable compromise between owners proposing a 65,000 sq. ft. contractor storage facility at 175 Post Road and members of […]
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 […]
STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly today approved legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) and Sen. Sandra Cano (D-Dist. 8, Pawtucket) that accounts for COVID-related […]
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. The RI House has passed a bill prohibiting development on State House grounds and open […]
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE —The House of Representatives has passed a teacher dismissal disclosure bill requiring private and […]
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE —The House of Representatives today passed legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara […]
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE —The House Committee on Education heard testimony Wednesday on legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. […]
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 — The House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) Tuesday that calls for statewide school standards in personal finance. The […]
STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives has passed legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) fining drivers who endanger pedestrians and cyclists on roads. The […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The RI State House. RIDOH warns COVID-19 masks are a must as spread is likely outside the home. Gov. Raimondo also announced RI will be expanding COVID-19 Tests.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RI-State-House-COVID-19-small-business-aid-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced a bill requiring schools to adopt COVID learning recovery plans.
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 […]
![[CREDIT: NIAID RML] This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus particles give coronaviruses their name.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CORVID-19-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
PROVIDENCE — RI Commissioner of Education Angélica M. Infante-Green has ordered RI school districts to develop remote-learning instruction plans, due March 19. Infante-Green instructed school districts to submit the plans […]
STATE HOUSE — Sen. Hanna M. Gallo (D-Dist. 27, Cranston, West Warwick)’s legislation allowing school committees to budget field trips has passed the RI Senate. The legislation would guarantee that all […]
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 […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Rep. Joseph McNamara, (D-Dist 19) explains improvements in safety and accessibility at the Salter Grove causeway.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Salters-Grove-McNamara-video-140x140.png?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
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 General Assembly has passed the Rhode Island Utility Fair Share Roadway Repair Act, which requires utility companies’ repairs to roads they perform underground work on to […]
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 […]
