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04/25/2018 |
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04/12/2018 |
Rep. Craven’s revenge porn and sextortion legislation passes House
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Rep. Robert E. Craven’s (D-Dist. 32, North Kingstown) legislation (2018-H 7452A) that criminalizes revenge porn and sextortion was passed by the House of Representatives tonight. The legislation is a compromise between the General Assembly, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin and Governor Gina Raimondo after similar legislation was passed in 2016 but was vetoed by Governor Raimondo for First Amendment concerns.
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04/12/2018 |
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04/12/2018 |
Rep. Craven’s bill banning ‘bump stocks’ on semi-automatic guns passes House
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Rep. Robert E. Craven’s (D-Dist. 32, North Kingstown) legislation (2018-H 7075Aaa) banning “bump stocks” on semi-automatic firearms was passed by the House of Representatives tonight. “Bump stocks” are attachments to semi-automatic weapons that allow the shooter to fire at a much more increased rate of fire, effectively modifying a semi-automatic gun into an automatic weapon.
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04/12/2018 |
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04/12/2018 |
Sandra Cano sworn into Rhode Island Senate
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Sen. Sandra Cano was sworn into the Rhode Island Senate today at a ceremony in the Senate Lounge at the State House. Senator Cano is the first Colombian-American to be elected to the Rhode Island Senate.
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04/10/2018 |
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04/03/2018 |
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03/22/2018 |
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03/15/2018 |
Tanzi files bill to raise tobacco purchase age to 21
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Saying the state must do more to address smoking as the serious threat to public health that it is, Rep. Teresa Tanzi introduced legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Rhode Island from 18 to 21.
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03/14/2018 |
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03/08/2018 |
Senator DiPalma and Representative Marshall to introduce legislation to strengthen the Hospital Conversion Act
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Sen. Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Middletown, Little Compton, Newport, Tiverton) and Rep. Kenneth A. Marshall (D-Dist. 68, Bristol, Warren) are expected to introduce legislation this week to strengthen Rhode Island’s Hospital Conversion Act (HCA) - the law governing hospital mergers and acquisitions in Rhode Island. Both lawmakers have expressed concern over the proposed acquisition of Care New England by Partners HealthCare and that the current HCA is not strong enough to support a proper review of entities proposing acquisitions from adjacent states.
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02/27/2018 |
Miller, Knight submit assault weapon ban
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Legislation, supported by R.I. Coalition Against Gun Violence, also includes ban on high-capacity magazines
STATE HOUSE – Sen. Joshua Miller and Rep. Jason Knight are introducing legislation to ban assault weapons, like the one used in the Feb. 14 mass shooting in Parkland, Fla, and other tragic mass shootings in the last several months and years. The bill also bans high-capacity magazines.
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02/23/2018 |
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02/20/2018 |
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