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![[CREDIT: RI State House] Sen. Peter A. Appollonio Jr. (D-Dist. 29, Warwick)'s bill authorizes the DOH director to approve back-logged license applications.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RI-Sen.-Peter-appollonio-1-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
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 […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Rhode Island State House is located at 82 Smith St. Providence.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RI-State-House.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Potowomut Fire Station, built in 2015 on the site of the former Potowomut School.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Potowomut-Nov.-16-1-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
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 […]
![{U.S. Senate photo by Dan Rios] The NDAA conference committee alternates between the two chambers. This year, on Nov. 29, SASC Chairman Reed ‘passed the gavel’ to HASC Chairman Rogers, who chaired the conference meeting.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Reed-Collins-Pass-Gavel_NDAA-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
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’ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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.
