Senate OKs Public Shore Access Law
STATE HOUSE — The Senate passed legislation introduced by Sen. Mark McKenney (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) Thursday setting public access area of the shore at 10 ft. landward from the recognizable […]
STATE HOUSE — The Senate passed legislation introduced by Sen. Mark McKenney (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) Thursday setting public access area of the shore at 10 ft. landward from the recognizable […]
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 […]
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 — The Senate introduced a package of eight bills limiting prescription price Wednesday, allowing Canadian imports, creating market transparency and limiting patients’ costs. The eight-bill package was announced […]
The three members of Warwick’s state Senate delegation unanimously voted on May 24 in favor of two gun control bills, one that bans bump stocks and similar modifications and another commonly known as the ‘red flag’ bill.
With the third of six RI Senate hearings on the Pawtucket Red Sox $83 Million proposal for a new stadium at Slater Mill scheduled for tonight at URI, the RI Central Chamber of Commerce is weighing in with their support.
STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly has passed legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Warwick) and Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) that […]
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 […]
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.
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).