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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. […]
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STATE HOUSE — The Senate passed Sen. Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey’s (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) special election bill for filling vacancies for secretary of state, attorney general and general treasurer. […]
STATE HOUSE – Sen. Leonidas P. Raptakis (D-Dist. 33, Coventry, East Greenwich, West Greenwich) has reintroduced several bills to stiffen penalties for repeat offenders of driving while under the influence […]
Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has re-introduced legislation that would require driver’s education courses to include lessons on what drivers should do if pulled over by a law enforcement officer, with elements added to require education of drivers’ rights.
Rep. Evan P. Shanley (D-Dist. 24, Warwick) has introduced legislation that would require businesses to disclose personal information of internet users in Rhode Island collected on websites.
The Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation introduced by Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) and Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Warwick) that would mandate the notification of parents of schoolchildren when sex offenders are living near school bus stops.
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. […]
RHODE ISLAND — Rhode Island officials have roundly condemned President Donald J. Trump’s Friday executive order suspending all refugees from entry to the country for 120 days, specifically barring Syrian refugees and blocking entry to citizens of seven Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
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 […]
Revenge Porn and sextortion are on the cusp of being made illegal as the General Assembly’s twin Senate and House bills prohibiting the practice make their way to Gov. Gina Raimondo’s desk.
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 […]
Rep. Eileen Naughton (D-Dist. 21, Warwick) and Rep. Joseph McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick) were honored for their support of legislation supporting family caregivers in Rhode Island Wednesday with AARP Capitol Caregiver certificates of appreciation from at the State House.
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.
Speaker of the House Nicholas A. Mattiello (D-Dist. 15, Cranston) and Rep. Patricia A. Serpa (D-Dist 27, West Warwick, Coventry, Warwick) have received the Humane Society’s 2015 Humane State Legislator Award. The award was given during a ceremony in the speaker’s office.
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.
Gov. Gina Raimondo signed the CARE Act into law Aug. 12, which will keep family caregivers informed about their loved ones’ medical treatment.
Warwick, RI – A year after the $29.9 million Apponaug Circulator Project broke ground, some business owners say construction-generated traffic is harming their livelihoods as the Mayor’s office and one State Representative look for […]
Warwick, RI – The RI House of Representatives has approved Rep.Patricia A. Serpa’s (D-Dist 27, West Warwick, Coventry, Warwick) bill requiring convicted first- or second-degree murderers (not sentenced to life) to serve […]
