RI Senate OKs Medical Licensing Backlog Bill
By: Rob Borkowski on May 12, 2025 in Business, News to You
STATE HOUSE — The Senate today approved legislation introduced by Sen. Peter A. Appollonio Jr. (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) to address the state’s medical licensing backlog, authorizing the Department of Health […]
Senate OKs Bill Banning Employer Mandatory Meetings
By: Rob Borkowski on April 10, 2025 in Business, News to You, State
STATE HOUSE — The Senate today approved legislation that would protect employees’ workplace First Amendment rights to refuse mandatory meetings. The bill (2025-S 0126A), introduced by Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain […]
Warwick Schools Budget Commission OK’d By Senate
By: Rob Borkowski on March 13, 2025 in News to You, State
STATE HOUSE — The Senate today passed legislation introduced by Sen. Mark McKenney (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) that would allow the city to create a Warwick Schools Budget Commission. The bill […]
Social Security Fairness Act Wins 76 Senate Votes, Passes
By: Rob Borkowski on December 21, 2024 in News to You
WASHINGTON, DC – The Social Security Fairness Act, co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed, has passed the Senate, and is on track to nix the government pension offset (GPO) and windfall elimination […]
Warwick RIAC Seat Bill Dies in Senate
By: Rob Borkowski on June 18, 2024 in Business, News to You
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story reported the bill to restore a $500,000 payment to Warwick for airport services from RIAC, ended by the FAA, died in the senate. […]
House OKs Safe Firearm Storage Bill
By: Rob Borkowski on May 29, 2024 in Uncategorized
STATE HOUSE – The House of Representatives today approved the safe firearm storage legislation sponsored by Rep. Justine Caldwell and Sen. Pamela J. Lauria to require safe storage of firearms […]
New WFD Emergency Center $530K Up for House Approval
By: Rob Borkowski on March 7, 2024 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI) reports a second round of federal community project funding, including a new $530K WFD Emergency Center, will be up for a vote […]
Reed: National Security Hinges on Speedy Reconciling of NDAA
By: Rob Borkowski on November 30, 2023 in National, News to You
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), said Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and China’s intent and ability to challenge United States’ […]
Senate OKs Bill to Fill Executive Office Vacancies
By: Rob Borkowski on March 9, 2022 in News to You
STATE HOUSE — The Senate has passed legislation introduced by Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) that would establish a procedure for filling executive office vacancies in […]
COVID-19 Recession Lifeline Rests With Senate Republicans
By: Rob Borkowski on December 28, 2020 in COVID-19, News to You
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House just passed the recession lifeline CASH Act increasing pandemic stimulus payments to Americans to $2,000 as President Donald J. Trump claims he wants, and […]
Reed, Whitehouse Join Call for TRIO Academic Aid
By: Rob Borkowski on May 21, 2020 in COVID-19, Schools
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with dozens of Senate colleagues seeking new funding for the federal TRIO academic aid programs […]
Reed Warns Congress Against Hasty Waiver Allowing Mattis as Secretary of Defense
By: Rob Borkowski on December 9, 2016 in All Politics Are Local
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, voiced respect for RI native retired Army Lt.General James N. Mattis (ret.), but cautioned against rushing a waiver allowing him to serve as President Elect Donald Trump’s
US Senate Passes Military Construction / Veterans Affairs Bill
By: Rob Borkowski on November 11, 2015 in All Politics Are Local, News to You
The US Senate approved the fiscal year 2016 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill last night, adding $2 billion in support for veteran services.