Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed legislation last week to reapportion the state’s house and senate districts for the next ten years. The Rhode Island General Assembly passed the legislation a couple of days before sending it to the governor to.
Clean Water Champ
The Rhode Island Clean Water Association has honored State Rep. Arthur Handy as its 2021 Legislator of the Year.
The award recognizes outstanding legislative contributions to ensuring clean water for Rhode Island. Representative Handy was recognized for his sponsorship of and strong advocacy for the Resilient Rhode Island Act, which coordinated the state’s efforts to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions while advancing the public’s understanding of changes in sea level, severe weather events and critical infrastructure vulnerability.
“The Rhode Island Clean Water Association created the Clean Water Legislator of the Year Award to recognize all the hard work involved in getting substantial, effective legislation enacted in support of the water environment. The 2021 award was given to Representative Arthur Handy as the architect of the Resilient Rhode Island Act to address climate change, which is having a major impact on our clean water facilities,”