A $13.6 billion state budget passed the finance committee in the Rhode Island House late Thursday, sending it to the chamber floor for a vote next week.… MORE
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3 gun reform bills clear a key committee in Rhode Island
Three gun reform bills that gained momentum after mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, cleared a key committee in the Rhode Island House on Thursday.… MORE
Partly treated sewage found running into Blackstone River
Environmental officials are urging residents to avoid a stretch of the Blackstone River after finding that sewage was leaking into the river from a wastewater treatment plant on Sunday.… MORE
Rallies, events keyed to gun issues intensify as the end of the legislative session nears
Both sides in the gun debate rallied this week as the General Assembly entered what traditionally is the final month of its session with several pieces of gun-related legislation still unresolved.… MORE
High school students walk out in protest of gun policies
High school students walked out of school in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Wednesday and rallied at city hall to protest inaction in Congress and at many state capitols on gun control.… MORE
Seaside towns offer free beach passes to Native Americans
Seaside communities in New England are providing free beach access to Native Americans as the summer season kicks off this Memorial Day weekend.… MORE
US making COVID antiviral drug more available at test sites
The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season.… MORE
Governor signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana
Rhode Island’s governor signed legislation Wednesday making the state the 19th in the nation to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, an issue that some lawmakers have been working on for years.… MORE
Fauci urges college grads to stand against disinformation
Dr. Anthony Fauci urged graduates of Roger Williams University on Friday to fight what he called the “normalization of untruths,” which has become a growing and more troubling problem during the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
Census review helps explain why RI did not lose a Congressional seat
Around 1 in 20 residents in Arkansas and Tennessee were missed during the 2020 census, and four other U.S. states had significant undercounts of their populations which could short-change them of federal funding in the current decade, according to figures from a survey the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday.… MORE
