PROVIDENCE — A week ago when the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness announced it would hold a rally Tuesday at the State House, the plan was to call on state leaders to allocate $30 million in the state’s fiscal year 2025 budget in order to maintain current services for homeless people. But when dozens […] The post McKee proposes budget fix to cover gaps in providing homelessness services appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
PROVIDENCE — Bad news for sofas, good news for cats: Veterinarians in Rhode Island may soon be prohibited from declawing felines for nonmedical purposes. The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday voted 28 to 4 in support of legislation that would do just that. The bill sponsored by Melissa Murray, a Woonsocket Democrat, bans declawing cats […] The post R.I. Senate moves to ban declawing of cats appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Want to stream Rhode Island legislative hearings on the go? There’s an app for that. The Rhode Island General Assembly on Tuesday announced the debut of a new streaming app for its broadcast arm, Capitol TV. The free app, available on iPhones and Androids and smart TV devices like Firestick and Roku, lets users watch […] The post Rhode Island Capitol TV launches free app to stream legislative hearings appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
The council’s first Black member claims a fellow Democrat threatened her with hearings if she didn’t resign and yelled at her “like I was her slave.” Council president calls allegations “sensational, false, and malicious.”