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Good Morning! Today is Friday, December 29, 2023.

⚓ With the start of Rhode Island’s legislative session just a few days away, we reached out, as we have these past few years, to the area’s legislative delegation with a brief survey looking at their initiatives in the past session and what they hope to accomplish in the 2024 session.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be running their responses. We began yesterday with state Rep. Alex Finkelman (D-Dist. 74, Jamestown, Middletown) – Legislative Outlook: Rep. Alex Finkelman.

Today, we bring you some thoughts and reactions from Rep. Lauren Carson (D-Dist. 75, Newport) – Legislative Outlook: Representative Lauren Carson.

⚖️ Rhode Island is set to implement several new laws in 2024, including a plastic bag ban, minimum wage increase, and state ID cards for undocumented residents. Read more – Rhode Island’s New Laws for 2024: Plastic bag ban, minimum wage hike.

🎊 On tap this weekend: New Year’s Eve, Polar Plunge, Lobster Plunge, and more! Get the full rundown – What’s Up in Newport this weekend: Dec. 29 – Jan. 1.

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WHAT’S UP TODAY

WEATHER

  • Today: There is a chance of rain between 10 am and 4 pm. Patchy fog between 11 am and noon. Otherwise, it is mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Light and variable wind becoming southwest at 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts to less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain after 4 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 42. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Extended Forecasts: 7-Day Weather Forecast & 3-day Surf Forecast

MARINE FORECAST

  • Today: Variable winds less than 5 km become SW around 6 km in the afternoon. A chance of rain, mainly before 11 am. Patchy fog between 11 am and noon. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight: WSW wind 5 to 7 kt. A slight chance of rain after 4 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Coastal Water Temperature: 44°F.

SUN, MOON, & TIDE

  • Sunrise: 7:11 am | Sunset: 4:23 pm | 9 hours and 12 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 9:13 am & 9:36 pm | Low tide at 1:59 am & 3:01 pm.
  • Moon: Waning Gibbous. 16.6 days, 96% lighting.

THINGS TO DO

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  • No local meetings are scheduled.
  • See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.

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Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...

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