STATE HOUSE — On Tuesday, the General Assembly passed legislation introduced by Rep. Joshua J. Giraldo (D-Dist. 56, Central Falls) and Sen. Joshua Miller (D-Dist. 28, Cranston, Providence) allowing overdose […]
WASHINGTON, DC — As Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA, Dist. 23) uses conservative lawmakers’ refusal to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling to negotiate $4.5 trillion in GOP budget cuts, Sen. Jack […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced $1.5 million in federal funds to expand CODAC headquarters and train and equip the state’s first responders to administer […]
STATE HOUSE — Legislation establishing guidelines for the diversion program within the Superior Court, offering an alternative to judicial conviction for addiction and mental health-related offenses, has been signed into […]
CRANSTON, R.I. — There were 320 drug overdose deaths in 2017 as Rhode Island’s fatality rate in the opioid epidemic fell from 9th to 11th highest, a statistic CODAC Behavioral […]
WARWICK, RI — Lt. Governor Dan McKee joined Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian and the mayors of five other Rhode Island communities during a Monday press conference to announce a pending lawsuit against […]