Candidates take swipes at each other over issues such as the debt ceiling deal, corporate donors, a family super PAC, and endorsements, while choosing between Del’s and Mr. Lemon.
Pennsylvania and Rhode Island Senates and Houses of Representatives will open their June 19 and 20 sessions respectively in Harrisburg and Providence with Hindu mantras, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture.
Senator Tiara Mack of Rhode Island is currently in the thick of that journey to be re-elected for the District 6 seat in the state's senate. On July 4, Mack took to TikTok in an effort to gain voters by posting a "thirst trap" video of her twerking upside down on a sandy beach on Block Island.
RI Senate votes to exit marriage business
PROVIDENCE Rhode Island Senators voted Tuesday to exit the marriage solemnization business.
State law allows a long list of people to perform marriages from clergy members and state judges to town wardens on Block Island, but a special law must be passed to allow anyone else to perform a wedding.
A favorite uncle. A friend. An out-of-state judge. The occasional legislator. Among the special officiants requested this year: Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin and former Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian.
Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey and House Majority Whip Katherine Kazarian both introduced bills to get lawmakers out of the decision-making, and not for the first time. But this year, the drive appears to be picking up steam.