Christopher Shea
Reporter at Rhode Island Current
Reporter for @RICurrent covering politics, housing and transportation. Previously editor of @WeekDartmouth. He/him
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Christopher Shea
Automatic external defibrillators will now be required on golf courses as a result of a new law named for a Johnston golfer who died after having a heart attack on the 18th hole at the Cranston Country Club in 2023. (Getty image)Four new laws signed on June 6 by Gov.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Christopher Shea
Rep. Jason Knight, second from left, explains his bill banning the sale and manufacture of assault-style weapons in Rhode Island before the House Committee on Judiciary on June 3, 2025. To his left: Rep. Arthur Corvese, a North Providence Democrat who voted against advancing the bill. To Knight's right: Committee Chairman Robert Craven and Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee, a South Kingstown Democrat.
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3 weeks ago |
newsfromthestates.com | Christopher Shea
After years of stalling at the committee level, legislation banning the sale and manufacturing of assault-style weapons in Rhode Island starting in July 2026 is headed to the House floor for the first time in legislative history. The House Committee on Judiciary voted 12-6 Tuesday to advance the amended bill by Rep. Jason Knight, a Barrington Democrat, for consideration by the full chamber on Thursday. The historic vote drew rare attendance from Speaker K.
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1 month ago |
oceanstatestories.org | Christopher Shea
This story was originally published in the Rhode Island Current, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. PROVIDENCE — Luis Negron stood in the State House rotunda Tuesday afternoon among a crowd of 250 with his 2-year-old daughter Mia atop his shoulders holding a sign that said “shelter was my lifeline.”Negron said that two years ago he, his partner, and then 3-month old daughter were evicted from their apartment and had to sleep in their car.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Christopher Shea
Mia Negron, 2, sits atop her father Luis' shoulders at a State House rally on May 27, 2025. The family became unhoused when Mia was an infant in 2023.
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RT @IanDonnis: .@SenLouDiPalma says 64.8% of @RISenate (to be precise) backs AWB bill, and “I believe we will get this over the goal line"…
Who's ready to drive westbound on a new bridge three years from now? https://t.co/b1axyTC8rW
What a floor session it was today. When I arrived the sun was out. https://t.co/aE6H1AusuU