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11/07/2025
Speaker Shekarchi appoints Rep. McEntee as chairwoman of House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee (D-Dist. 33, South Kingstown, Narragansett) has been appointed by Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi as the new chairwoman of the House Judiciary Committee. She has served as the committee’s first vice-chair for the last several legislative sessions.


  
10/21/2025
Speaker Shekarchi, Governor McKee launch first wave of housing bond programs
Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi joined Governor Dan McKee and Secretary of Housing Deborah Goddard today to announce the launch of the first wave of programs supported by Rhode Island’s historic $120 million housing bond approved by voters.


  
10/21/2025
State leaders break ground on 124 housing units at Walker Lofts
House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Sen. Jacob E. Bissaillon and Rep. Mary Ann Shallcross Smith joined other state and local officials, project partners, housing advocates, community members yesterday to break ground on Walker Lofts, an adaptive reuse project transforming the long-vacant Sayles Company Dye House in Lincoln into vital housing for Rhode Islanders.



  
10/17/2025
Speaker Shekarchi, President Lawson and 195 District mark major milestone with new Life Sciences Building
Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) and Senate President Valarie J. Lawson (D-Dist. 14, East Providence) were joined today by representatives of the 195 District and numerous dignitaries to mark the completion of the 150 Richmond building with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting. 


  
10/17/2025
Speaker Shekarchi, Rep. Fogarty join officials at ribbon cutting of new URI track and field facility
Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi and Rep. Kathleen A. Fogarty (D-Dist. 35, South Kingstown) joined URI Director of Athletics Thorr Bjorn and other officials at the groundbreaking ceremony for URI’s new track and field facility Thursday.