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Rhode Island’s Electronic Monitoring in Nursing and Assisted Facilities Act
Rhode Island’s Electronic Monitoring in Nursing and Assisted Facilities Act (the “Act”) will become effective January 30, ...
R.I. Assembly begins 2025 session, reelecting Shekarchi and Ruggerio as leaders
In opening remarks, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi warned of the looming $300 million deficit, which is paired with ...
R.I. ethics panel postpones vote on reforming gifts from lobbyists
Government watchdogs will have to wait and see whether the Rhode Island Ethics Commission pursues proposed changes to state ...
Nursing home advocates wanted lawmakers to override a McKee veto. Here's why that won't happen.
The Raise the Bar Coalition is now calling on the General Assembly "to expedite passage of the Workforce Standards Board bill ...
Will vanity plates be coming back to Rhode Island?
Back in 2020, Sean Carroll took the state to court after the DMV requested he turn in his plates in response to an anonymous ...
Governor Healey orders systemwide inspections of shelters after undocumented immigrant’s arrest on gun, drug charges
Healey’s order followed the arrest late last month of an undocumented immigrant from the Dominican Republic. Revere police ...
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Federal courts won’t refer Clarence Thomas for DOJ investigation
The federal courts will not refer complaints that Justice Clarence Thomas violated ethics laws to the Department of Justice for investigation. The national policymaking body for the federal courts on ...
What RI's top state officers want in 2025? Here's what they said.
All three of these proposals top the wish lists of one or more of Rhode Island's general officers heading into the 2025 legislative session. All reflect revived efforts to push previously introduced ...