Ruggerio introduces ‘Harold M. Metts School Safety Act’
Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio (D-Dist. 4, North Providence, Providence) has introduced legislation (
2021-S 0073) to prohibit the possession of firearms on school grounds. Named in honor of its longtime champion in the Senate, The Harold M. Metts School Safety Act of 2021 would allow only peace officers, retired law enforcement officers, and persons under contract to provide school security to carry a firearm on school grounds. Rep. Katherine S. Kazarian (D-Dist. 63, East Providence) will introduce similar legislation in the House.
Senate Finance Committee meets to hear pandemic response funding updates
The Senate Finance Committee met virtually to hear updates on federal funding for pandemic response. The committee heard from the Department of Administration on funding updates regarding the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; December 2020 stimulus changes to CARES funding and
Statehouse to be quiet on Inauguration Day amid security concerns
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THE R.I. HOUSE has passed a resolution that allows, among other things, remote committee votes and limited proxy voting during emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES PROVIDENCE – While Inauguration Day will welcome a new president in Washington, D.C., with the swearing in of Joseph Biden as the nation’s 46th president on Jan. 20, the Statehouse will remain quiet - at least inside. Larry Berman, a spokesman for House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, said the General Assembly, which has been meeting…
Ruggerio submits bill to pause for-profit hospital conversions for one year
R.I. SENATE PRESIDENT Dominick J. Ruggerio has submitted a bill that would pause hospital conversions in Rhode Island for one year if the acquiree or acquirer was
a for-profit entity. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO PROVIDENCE – Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio on Tuesday said he s filed legislation that would impose a one-year moratorium on hospital conversions involving for-profit corporations. “The questions swirling around the financial instability of [Our Lady of Fatima Hospital] and [Roger Williams Medical Center] stem in no small part from their for-profit status,” said Ruggerio in…
Raimondo says yes to Biden Cabinet position
Congratulations pour in as governor changes her personal Twitter profile to include âNominee for Commerce Secretaryâ
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated January 7, 2021, 9:29 p.m.
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PROVIDENCE â Governor Gina M. Raimondo on Thursday night made it official, acknowledging that she said âyesâ when President-elect Joe Biden asked her to be his Secretary of Commerce.
âRhode Island may be small, but our economy is mighty on the strength of our small businesses and innovative technologies,â Raimondo tweeted. âAs Secretary of Commerce, I will harness that same American ingenuity to create good-paying union jobs and build our economy back better than ever before.â
THE REACTION TO Gov. Gina M. Raimondo being selected as President-elect Joe Biden s secretary of commerce has been mostly positive. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO PROVIDENCE – Elected and politically tied officials, company executives and nonprofit leaders on Friday offered both congratulations and criticism to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on her nomination by the Biden administration to be secretary of Commerce. Raimondo, who was first elected governor of Rhode Island in 2014 – the state’s first woman governor – will…
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