As legislative session enters final weeks, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund commissions a poll that zeroes in on North Providence and Warwick the communities where Senate President Ruggerio and House Speaker Shekarchi live.
“No one should be forced to breathe secondhand smoke while on the job, period,” CEASE Rhode Island co-leader Vanessa Baker said. “For the Senate president to blame casino workers for ‘agreeing’ to this job is a slap in the face to the hundreds of workers who are the backbone of the casino industry.”
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In a special edition of the Rhode Island Report podcast, House Speaker Shekarchi and Senate President Ruggerio offer strong indications of what legislation is likely to succeed or fail as the Assembly heads into its final weeks.