New Medical Waste Law May Not Apply to Local Site
WARWICK, RI — A new state law may have stopped a controversial medical waste incinerator from being built on Division Road just south of Showcase Cinemas Warwick, though the company […]
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Unjust Imprisonment Compensation Passes General Assembly
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly has passed legislation introduced by Rep. Patricia Serpa (D-Dist. […]
House Judiciary Committee Sends Reproductive Privacy Act to Floor Vote
STATE HOUSE — The RI General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee has passed the Reproductive Privacy Act enshrining the protections of a woman’s right to an abortion established in the U.S. Supreme […]
Former Sen. Walaska Dies, Leaves Legacy of Hope for Terminally Ill
WARWICK, RI  — Former Senator William Walaska, 70, a member of the RI Senate for 22 years, a champion of access to off-label medicines for people with terminal illness, died […]
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. […]
Several Bills Sponsored by Rep. Naughton Become Law
Editor’s note: The following is a release from the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — Four bills introduced by Rep. Eileen S. Naughton (D-Dist. 21, Warwick) became state […]
Serpa Bill Aims to Replace Lab Licenses’ Public Health Protections
When Helene Lewis of Newport died in 1993 of cervical cancer after Newport Hospital mis-diagnosed four of her pap smears over eight years, protections against future mistakes were written into Rhode Island licensure criteria for lab professionals.
Naughton, Amore Bill Would Restore Cosmetology Instructor Licenses
This year’s budget eliminated several professional license requirements, a streamlining effort cosmetology instructors say opened them to unfair competition and unregulated training, but Reps. Eilleen Naughton (D-Dist. 21 Warwick) and Gregg M. Amore (D – Dist. 25, East Providence) aim to restore license protections for barbers, hairdressers, cosmeticians, manicurists and estheticians.
General Assembly Passes Good Samaritan Overdose Act
The House has approved the Senate version of the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act (2016-S 2002), introduced by Sen. Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick), exempting anyone administering an opioid antagonist to prevent a drug overdose from liability.
McCaffrey: Saving Overdose Victims Comes First as Senate OKs ‘Good Samaritan’ Act
The Senate approved a bill reinstating the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act (2016-S 2002) today, introduced by Sen. Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick).
Governor Signs McNamara, McCaffrey Law Moving High-Risk Sex Offenders Further From Schools
Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed legislation sponsored by Warwick legislators in the House and Senate that moves high-risk sex offenders another 700 feet further away from schools.
Warwick Pols’ Bills Raising Minimum Wage to $9.60 Move Forward
Bills introduced by Rep. David A. Bennett(D-Dist. 20, Warwick, Cranston) and Sen. Erin P. Lynch (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) increasing minimum wage 60 cents to $9.60, the fourth hike in as many years, are moving forward with the support of General Assembly leadership.
Raimondo, Mattiello Back Shekarchi Jobs Tax Credit Bill
Warwick, RI –Â House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello (D-Dist. 15, Cranston) and Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced their support for Joseph Shekarchi’s (D- 23, Warwick) plan to encourage job growth with […]
