STATE HOUSE –Sen. Dawn Euer and Rep. Alex Finkelman have introduced legislation that would allow the town of Jamestown to give a tax break to volunteer firefighters. “Our neighbors on the […]
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House OKs Carson bill to support environmental justice in implementation of Act on Climate
STATE HOUSE – The House of Representatives today approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Lauren H. Carson to help ensure the implementation of environmental justice provisions of the Act on Climate, […]
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Lt. Governor candidate State Rep. Ruggiero joins What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation
State Rep. Deb Ruggiero, who announced last week that she was running for lieutenant governor, joins What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Monday at 1 p.m. Note – […]
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Aquidneck Island Climate Caucus to meet virtually Sunday, marking the first anniversary of Act on Climate
Sunday is the first anniversary of the signing of Rhode Island’s landmark Act on Climate, and the Aquidneck Island Climate Caucus, led by Rep. Lauren H. Carson and Rep. Terri […]
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Rep. Ruggiero bill would create an incident response team for cybersecurity breaches at state agencies
Sometime between Aug. 3 and 5 last year, a hacker stole a sensitive file from the computer of a payroll clerk at the offices of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. But […]
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Opinion: 2022 Legislative Session an opportunity for transformational change
As the Rhode Island Senate convenes this month, I plan for us to embark upon a transformational session for our state. The federal relief funds distributed to Rhode Island offer […]
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Rhode Island Legislators return to State House on Tuesday
The House and the Senate will return to session Tuesday at the State House to finish up several matters from the 2021 session and begin the 2022 session. Both the […]
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Gubernatorial race shaping up to be an Ivy League competition
The Ivy League will be on full display in Rhode Island’s Democratic gubernatorial primary election – Brown, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Yale. This week’s announcement by Helena Foulkes, a former CVS […]
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Representative Ruggiero sponsors bill for 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030
Rep. Deborah Ruggiero (D-Dist. 74, Jamestown, Middletown) is sponsoring legislation to require that 100 percent of Rhode Island’s electricity sold at retail comes from renewable sources by 2030. “As the […]
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Legislation sponsored by Rep. McGaw would prevent approval of carbon-polluting power plants
Legislation sponsored by Rep. Michelle E. McGaw would require the state’s Energy Facility Siting Board to deny applications for power plants that would have adverse effects on Rhode Island’s ability to […]
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Letter To The Editor – Rep. Carson: Thank you, Newport
Thank you, Newport, for your continued support of my efforts and hard work in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. I will not let you down. Even though I ran unopposed […]