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STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode …
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2/21/24
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Last Spring the U.S. House of Representatives’ powerful Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a Hearing on a tall stack of individual bills actually authored by the …
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By SHEILA RESSEGER
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11/8/23
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The General Assembly approved legislation (2023-S 1099, 2023-H 5108A) sponsored by Sen. Tiara Mack and Rep. Joseph J. Solomon, Jr. which would increase the amount of costs for repairs that a tenant …
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6/21/23
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The Senate approved legislation (2023-S 0444) sponsored by Sen. Tiara Mack (D-Dist. 6, Providence) which would establish “Juneteenth National Freedom Day” as a state holiday, to be held …
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5/31/23
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The Senate today passed legislation (2023-S 0722A) sponsored by Sen. Jonathon Acosta (D-Dist. 16, Central Falls, Pawtucket) which would implement appropriate disability language within Rhode …
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5/17/23
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It made perfect sense that the Meadowbrook Terrace housing complex was the site for an event last Thursday to highlight General Assembly passage of ten housing bills and allocation of $250 million in …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/16/22
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By DEVAN LALAS
It’s June 30, 2022, at the time of this writing. Practically halfway through the year. The 181st out of the 365th day of the year. Yet, according to the Gun Violence Archive, …
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7/5/22
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By ALEX MALM
The State House was filled with those on both sides of the issue last Friday as the House had a rare Friday session to vote on various gun legislation. The three bills voted on …
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6/14/22
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By PAM SCHIFF
Few of life’s simpler pleasures beat sitting on a park bench looking at the water, listening to the birds sing and seeing children run and ride bikes.
Now, because of the …
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6/7/22
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By ALEX MALM
Sen. Joshua Miller and state Rep. Scott Slater introduced amendments to legislation that would legalize regulation marijuana; the Senate Judiciary Committee and House Finance …
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5/17/22
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By EMMA BARTLETT
Cranston’s city planning commission voted April 5 to send a letter to the state opposing legislation that would prohibit single-family residential zoning in municipalities …
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4/26/22
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T
he economic pains caused by the pandemic have been visible throughout society throughout the past two years. Food insecurity and housing insecurity are ongoing issues of concern, all of which …
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4/13/22
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Harrison Tuttle, the executive director for the Black Lives Matters RI PAC, and a Cranston resident announced in the fall that he would be a General Assembly candidate this year with the Rhode Island …
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By ALEX MALM
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3/3/22
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and JOHN HOWELL
The interview was over, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarci and Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey were on their way out of the office. They paused to chat about the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/28/21
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By IAN DONNIS Redistricting issue heats up RI One of the first rhetorical shots of the 2022 legislative campaign season was fired last week when some progressives objected to Smith Hill leaders' picks for the General Assembly redistricting commission.
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8/18/21
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