Shekarchi, Neronha: DPUC Should Investigate KCWA
STATE HOUSE — A RI Senate resolution asked RI’s Auditor General for a Kent County Water Authority audit after unusually large bills, but Speaker Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) and […]
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RI House Hosts Military & Veterans Outreach March 21
STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives will host its third annual Military and Veterans Outreach Day Thursday, March 21, at 2 p.m., organized by Rep. Camille F.J. Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. […]
House OKs Traffic Stop Etiquette Lessons for Drivers Ed
Last week, the House of Representatives today passed legislation introduced byRep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) requiring driver’s education courses to include lessons on what drivers should do if pulled over by a law enforcement officer.
House OKs McNamara Bill Banning New ‘Pink’ Opioid Drug
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives has passed legislation introduced byRep. Joseph M. McNamara […]
Senate OKs Walaska Bill Expanding Renewable Energy Growth Program
Warwick, RI — Sen. William A. Walaska (D-Dist. 30, Warwick)’s bill extending the Renewable Energy Growth Program through 2029 passed the Senate today along with two other clean energy bills, all of […]
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.
House OKs RhodeWorks Plan 52-21; Trillo, Solomon Vote ‘No’
The RI House voted 52-21 to approve the RhodeWorks truck tolling plan (H-7409) raising more than $300 million to repair state roads after an eight-hour long debate Wednesday, with Joe Trillo (R-Dist. 24) and Joe Solomon Jr. (D-Dist. 22) the only two Warwick reps voting against.
