State Government
RI House passes Rules with reforms: All the video
The Rhode Island House of Representatives debated the rules by which the chamber will be governed for the next two years for nearly three hours Wednesday evening, in the end …
Blake Filippi
State Government
Performative Irony: House Committee on Rules makes a “small step” towards reform
Speaking to me on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives ahead of the House Committee on Rules vote on 5037A, the chair of the committee, Representative Arthur …
State Government
Reform Caucus makes its recommendations for House rules
The Reform Caucus, made up of the Democrats who opposed Representative Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston) as Speaker of the House yesterday, today unveiled their recommendations for changing the …
State Government
Protesters rock the House during Mattiello’s ascendancy to Speaker
As a vote was pushed through inside the chambers of the Rhode Island House to elect Representative Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston) to his second full term as Speaker, …
DACA
Maldonado bill to protect DREAMers heard in House Judiciary
Representative Shelby Maldonado‘s legislation, H7982, was heard in the House Committee on Judiciary late Tuesday evening. The legislation, the first of its kind in the country, is intended to “provide …
Immigration
Rep Maldonado introduces ‘first of its kind’ legislation to protect DACA recipients in Rhode Island
Representative Shelby Maldonado (Democrat, District 56, Central Falls) has introduced legislation, with bipartisan support, that will “continue the status quo relating to operator’s and chauffeur’s licenses and limited work authorization …
Energy
EFSB comes to Charlestown to discuss water, Invenergy denies residents water plan details
The Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) held a hearing in Charlestown Tuesday evening to hear public testimony about Invenergy‘s plan to build a $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil …