Rep. Scott Slater has proposed a way for the state to get started on awarding retail licences to "social-equity" applicants without making the full number of licenses available immediately.
PROVIDENCE Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday signed into law a nursing-home staffing mandate that loomed large over the 2020 elections amid an aggressive drive by the Services Employees International Union to oust any state lawmaker unwilling to commit.
While the nursing-home industry warned legislators the mandate would result in closures, advocates of the legislation said it would prevent residents from having to endure long waits for care and boost the wages of currently overstretched staff. Today we take a step forward for staff, residents and their families, McKee said during the signing ceremony outside the State House. Stronger staffing standards and [more] funding for direct care staff will help raise the bar on resident care in our state.