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The Rhode Island State House, where the House of Representatives on Friday evening was debating a record state budget proposal of $14.13 billion. Extending the lead-paint registration requirement
The House passed along the bill to the Senate on Nov. 19, however, there’s just a short time left in the legislative session, so it’s unclear if a vote will be scheduled in time.
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee -- joined by Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and other elected leaders and advocates -- recently passed legislative and budget initiatives ...
The State of Rhode Island General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. A bicameral body, it is composed of the lower Rhode Island House of Representatives with 75 representatives, and the upper Rhode Island Senate with 38 senators. Members are elected in the general election immediately preceding the beginning of ...
In May 2021, the RI House of Representatives passed a pathway to the $15 minimum wage which will gradually increase the minimum wage from its current $11.50 an hour to $15 by January 1, 2025. [ 14 ] In the 2021 legislative session, Morales introduced several bills related to labor rights.
The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, the upper house being the Rhode Island Senate. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two-year terms from 75 districts of equal population.
When it comes to financial scams, seniors are among the most frequent targets -- to the tune of $2.9 billion in lost money a year in the United States, according to the U.S. Senate Special ...
William John Murphy (born January 4, 1963) is an American attorney and was a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 26th District from 1993 to 2011. He served as the 221st Speaker of the House from January 7, 2003, to February 11, 2010, when he handed over the gavel to his majority leader, Gordon D. Fox.