Washington Bridge Reporting Legislation Signed By Governor GOVERNOR DAN MC KEE STATE HOUSE — Legislation from Senate Majority Whip Valarie J. Lawson and House Majority Whip Katherine S. Kazarian requiring regular monthly updates from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation on the state of the Washington Bridge was signed Friday by the governor. “This legislation […]
DOES RI NEED AN INSPECTOR GENERAL? Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro to Testify in House Finance in Support of H7027 – A Bill to Create a RI Inspector Genera MICHAEL CHIPPENDALE State House, Providence – Today (Wednesday, May 22, 2024) the Massachusetts Inspector General will be testifying in House Finance at the Rise, in support […]
Extending Trump Tax Cuts Would Add $4.6 Trillion to the Deficit, CBO Finds Washington, D.C.—According to the latest report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), extending the Trump tax cuts for the next 10 years—as Republicans have proposed—would add $4.6 trillion to the deficit. The report, written at the urging of Senator Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman […]
FARM FRESH RI VISIT TO SKYDOG Last week, we had the pleasure of virtually connecting with Katherine Fotiades who, along with her partner Mark Phillips, runs Skydog Farm. We talked about the impact of education, the importance of community engagement, and ideas for the future. The Story of Skydog Farm Skydog Farm has been producing locally […]
Massachusetts and Rhode Island Legislators celebrate partial reopening of South Attleboro Train Station STATE HOUSE — Sen. Meghan E. Kallman and Massachusetts State Representative Jim K. Hawkins will be present during the morning of Monday, May 20, starting at 6:45 a.m. to see the first trains leave the South Attleboro Train Station after a three-year […]
Mosquito Story Slam – Mother Nature Bass River Arts Campus Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 07:30 PM Price: $25 Register Sign-up for storytellers is at 7pm. Tell a true 5-minute story all about Mother Nature’s unique impact on your life or come to enjoy the storytelling of others. The Mosquito’s mission is to celebrate and […]
Urgent Action Needed to Support Rhode Island’s Youth with Mental Health and Behavioral Needs By Senators Sandra Cano, Alana DiMario, Louis DiPalma, Valarie Lawson and Joshua Miller “We are not meeting our shared obligation to some of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable children,” we wrote in 2021, in an opinion piece intended to highlight the urgent need to […]
How Is The Rhinoceros Faring? Kim Wahnke May 16, 2024 Dear EarthTalk: How are the world’s rhino populations faring these days?– A.K., Montreal, Quebec The rhinoceros, famous for its impressive size and striking horns, is one of the biggest land mammals in the world. Once widespread, the species has now become a symbol of catastrophic population […]
