Statewide Bag-Ban Bill Seen as Ploy to Undo Local Bans
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As local bag bans gain momentum in Rhode Island, there is concern that a proposed statewide ban could wipe them out and eventually end bag bans for good.
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Senate Committee Scheduled to Hear Raw-Milk Bill
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PROVIDENCE — According to the Statehouse press office, this week will likely be the last before the General Assembly wraps up the 2017 session. Advocates and opponents of legislation, therefore, are urging public action on outstanding bills.
Read MoreHouse Passes Budget Without Restoring Environmental Cuts
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PROVIDENCE — Any effort to reinstate environmental programs and funds removed from the fiscal 2018 budget didn’t happen — publicly, at least — during an unusually short session June 22 to pass the spending bill in the House of Representatives.
Read MoreAdvocacy Groups Urge Public to Help Save Environmental Funding in Rhode Island Budget
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PROVIDENCE — Some 20 environmental groups are imploring their supporters to contact their members of the House ahead of its marathon budget vote and ask them to restore $12.5 million to Rhode Island's energy-efficiency program.
Read MoreDrama in Quest to Rid Rhode Island of Battery Cages
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PROVIDENCE — The bill banning battery cages is on the same path it followed the previous two years: moving through the House and dying in the Senate.
Read MoreSenate Hears Bill to Derail Burrillville Power Plant
/PROVIDENCE — A bill that could halt the fossil-fuel power plant proposed for Burrillville was met with skepticism at a recent Senate hearing.
Read MoreHome Building Bills Move Quickly Through Assembly
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PROVIDENCE — Several key environmental bills are on the cusp of passing or running out of time as the General Assembly draws to a close for the summer.
Read MoreR.I. Builders On Their Way to Getting Faster Approvals
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PROVIDENCE — The House is scheduled to vote May 31 on a bill that speeds up approvals for new home construction. H5475 cleared the House Committee on Municipal Government after a financial penalty for missing an approval deadline was removed the bill.
Read MoreR.I. Builders Want to Speed Up Approval Process
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PROVIDENCE — As the General Assembly enters its final phase of lawmaking for 2017, hearings and votes are on tap for important bills this week.
Read MoreEnergy Bills Address Transition Away From Fossil Fuels
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PROVIDENCE — The legislative effort to stop the fossil-fuel power plant proposed for Burrillvile and reverse Rhode Island’s dependence on imported fossil fuels met resistance and downright contempt during a recent Statehouse hearing.
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