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R.I. House, Senate to vote on 'Dynamo House' bills
By Philip MarceloProvidence Journal photo / Bob ThayerThree R.I. colleges working to develop the nearly 250,000 square foot property -- Brown University, the University of Rhode Island, and Rhode...
View ArticleVehicles banned from sand trail at East Beach/Ninigret
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- To help protect endangered piping plovers, public access to the East Beach/Ninigret Conservation Area Sand Trail will be restricted to pedestrian traffic for the...
View ArticleRI Senate to vote on bill to block use of welfare benefits for alcohol,...
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Welfare recipients would not be able to use their benefits at casinos, tattoo parlors, gun shops, cruise ships, liquor stores or adult-oriented venues such as strip...
View ArticleVideo: Providence residents speak out for neighborhood peace
By News staffProvidence Journal video by Andrew DickermanResidents of Providence's South Side came together Monday to express their anger at the gun violence in the city and show solidarity in the hope...
View ArticlePanel to vote Tuesday on bill to allow RI driver's licenses for undocumented...
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to get special driver's licenses is headed for a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, the final day of...
View ArticleRhode Island Senate passes minimum-wage increase
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A bill that raises Rhode Island's minimum wage by 25 cents, to $8 an hour, cleared the state Senate on Monday night and is headed for the governor's signature. The...
View ArticleRI House, Senate panels approve new version of 'Choose Life' license plate
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Legislation supported by anti-abortion proponents to allow a "Choose Life' license plate in Rhode Island passed both the House and Senate Monday night. The Senate...
View ArticleRI Assembly passes bill creating special license plate for anti-abortion group
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Legislation supported by anti-abortion proponents to allow a "Choose Life" license plate in Rhode Island passed both the House and Senate Monday night. The Senate...
View ArticleRI boxer Balletto in critical condition following trampoline accident at home
By Richard C. DujardinCRANSTON, R.I. -- Gary Balletto, who retired from a successful career in professional boxing to open his own training gym in the Silver Lake section of Providence, has been...
View ArticleMacBeth loses fight to change legislation on Cumberland fire districts
By Bruce LandisPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rep. Karen L. MacBeth, D-Cumberland, fought a long and bitter fight late Monday to change legislation providing for the merger of four of her town's fire districts...
View ArticleRetired RI Family Court magistrate to get special license plate
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. --State lawmakers in both chambers Monday night approved legislation to create a special license plate emblazoned with the state seal for retired Family Court magistrate...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Swarm of bees stops traffic in Providence
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: Starting this month, the annual salary for most members of the part-time state legislature rises from $14,185.96 to $14,639.90. 5 years ago today: The Turk's Head...
View ArticleR.I. Senate to consider bill allowing home-based childcare providers to...
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A bill to allow about 660 licensed home-based childcare providers to unionize cleared the Senate Labor Committee Tuesday evening and now heads to the Senate floor. The...
View ArticleSenate approves Hittner as R.I. health insurance commissioner
By Felice FreyerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved Dr. Kathleen C. Hittner, an anesthesiologist and former hospital executive, as the state's next health insurance...
View ArticleBill expanding application of TDI benefits passes RI House
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Legislation expanding temporary disability benefits to residents who need to leave work to care for a newborn or a sick relative took another step towards final passage...
View ArticleIn turnabout, RI officials considering small toll on Sakonnet River Bridge
By Bruce LandisPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State officials trying to avoid a funding crisis centered on the state's big bridges are considering putting a toll on the Sakonnet River Bridge after all, but a...
View ArticleBryant asks Chafee to veto bill making it reimburse Smithfield for emergency...
By Richard C. DujardinSMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Bryant University is calling on Governor Chafee to veto legislation that would require the school to reimburse the town for the actual costs of police, fire...
View ArticleCompeting R.I. economic development plans of Fox, Paiva Weed in limbo
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. - As day turned to night on the final day of Rhode Island's 2013 legislative session, the fate of many of the economic development-related bills that House Speaker...
View ArticleRI House Finance Committee approves 10-cent toll on Sakonnet River Bridge
By Bruce LandisPROVIDENCE - The House Finance Committee has passed a bill that would restore tolls to the Sakonnet River Bridge, but limit them to 10 cents until April 1. The vote was 12 to 1, with...
View ArticleRI Assembly passes National Popular Vote bill
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Legislation that would give all four of the state's electoral votes to whoever won the popular vote nationwide in a presidential election, regardless of whether the...
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