News FeedApr 232 min readThe Bills On Smith HillThe issues that will define the rest of Rhode Island’s legislative sessionIs restoration of COLAs a top budget priority? RI retirees hope so.Bills would allow lawsuits for civil rights violationsRI lawmakers pass bill on stricter DUI penaltiesLawmakers push for more tax credits on movies made in RIPAST LEGISLATION HEADLINESHow does RI's 'open records' law shield state secrets? Political Scene counts the waysAdvocates Say Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Need to GoRep. Morgan Introduces Stop Ignoring My Bills Act'Vague and overly broad': Judge strikes down RI's child erotica law as unconstitutionalThe customs, quirks and unspoken rules that really decide how bills become law in RIThis bill would decriminalize possessing small amounts of hard drugs in RI. Does it have support?1 of 19 gun safety bills moves to the RI Senate floor, assault weapon ban stallsSenate committee advances firearm storage legislationGun reform advocates push for assault weapons ban, firearm storage billRI faith leaders implore state 'leaders to lead' with assault-weapons ban and safe storage lawKen Kossak: Right to bear arms ingrained in US, state constitutionsRI lawmakers launch new initiative to bolster health care access, affordabilityHow the Senate wants to fix RI's broken health care systemThis bill would legalize assisted suicide in RI, but it faces strong headwindsOyster farm opponents push for ban on commercial use of Sapowet CoveAshes to ashes, dirt to dirt? Human composting again up for debate in Rhode Island.Carey: Why not an inspector general?Mass. Senate passes bill to ban declawing of cats Rhode Island still has hundreds of millions of unspent COVID fundsLawmakers begin New Year’s push for stricter DUI lawsWhy RI's GOP are still calling for a state inspector generalState House Republican leaders talk inspector general, RIPTARhode Island's ban on single-use plastic bags begins Jan. 1What to know from the first day of RI's legislative sessionLEOBOR, housing, and fewer federal funds face RI lawmakers in new legislative sessionRI on track to finish budget year with $98M surplusShould RI roll back Raimondo pension reforms? What union leaders want.
The issues that will define the rest of Rhode Island’s legislative sessionIs restoration of COLAs a top budget priority? RI retirees hope so.Bills would allow lawsuits for civil rights violationsRI lawmakers pass bill on stricter DUI penaltiesLawmakers push for more tax credits on movies made in RIPAST LEGISLATION HEADLINESHow does RI's 'open records' law shield state secrets? Political Scene counts the waysAdvocates Say Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Need to GoRep. Morgan Introduces Stop Ignoring My Bills Act'Vague and overly broad': Judge strikes down RI's child erotica law as unconstitutionalThe customs, quirks and unspoken rules that really decide how bills become law in RIThis bill would decriminalize possessing small amounts of hard drugs in RI. Does it have support?1 of 19 gun safety bills moves to the RI Senate floor, assault weapon ban stallsSenate committee advances firearm storage legislationGun reform advocates push for assault weapons ban, firearm storage billRI faith leaders implore state 'leaders to lead' with assault-weapons ban and safe storage lawKen Kossak: Right to bear arms ingrained in US, state constitutionsRI lawmakers launch new initiative to bolster health care access, affordabilityHow the Senate wants to fix RI's broken health care systemThis bill would legalize assisted suicide in RI, but it faces strong headwindsOyster farm opponents push for ban on commercial use of Sapowet CoveAshes to ashes, dirt to dirt? Human composting again up for debate in Rhode Island.Carey: Why not an inspector general?Mass. Senate passes bill to ban declawing of cats Rhode Island still has hundreds of millions of unspent COVID fundsLawmakers begin New Year’s push for stricter DUI lawsWhy RI's GOP are still calling for a state inspector generalState House Republican leaders talk inspector general, RIPTARhode Island's ban on single-use plastic bags begins Jan. 1What to know from the first day of RI's legislative sessionLEOBOR, housing, and fewer federal funds face RI lawmakers in new legislative sessionRI on track to finish budget year with $98M surplusShould RI roll back Raimondo pension reforms? What union leaders want.