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providencejournal.com | Patrick Anderson |Katherine Gregg
The Rhode Island General Assembly will convene for what's expected to be the final day of the 2025 session on Friday, June 20. An assault weapons ban, payday lending restrictions, and the state's $14.3 billion budget are among the items on the agenda. Conspicuously absent: A bill to allow victims of childhood sexual abuse to sue institutions for their alleged failure to stop the abuse.
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providencejournal.com | Patrick Anderson |Katherine Gregg
The smoking ban would go into effect Jan. 1, 2027, later than anti-smoking advocates had hoped. A federal program passed by Congress in 1992 that provides safety net hospitals and health centers discounts on outpatient prescription drugs has become essential to keep them afloat financially.
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yahoo.com | Katherine Gregg
PROVIDENCE – A reworked bill to limit the proliferation of "assault weapons" in Rhode Island is on its way to the full Senate for a vote on what could be the last day of the 2025 legislative session. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8-to-6 in favor of the eleventh-hour compromise that bans sale of a pared-down list of firearms, but not their possession or use in Rhode Island.
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1 week ago |
providencejournal.com | Katherine Gregg
The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on a revised "assault weapons" ban bill. The new bill bans only the sale of certain firearms, not possession or use, unlike the original House-passed version. Supporters of a full ban are disappointed with the compromise, while some pro-gun senators remain opposed. PROVIDENCE – Can new Rhode Island Senate President Valarie Lawson win a vote for a reworked bill to limit the proliferation of "assault weapons"?
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1 week ago |
newportri.com | Wheeler Cowperthwaite |Katherine Gregg |Patrick Anderson |Alex Kuffner
Wheeler Cowperthwaite Katherine Gregg Patrick Anderson Alex Kuffner Jonny Williams Antonia Noori FarzanProvidence JournalPROVIDENCE – As the 2025 legislative session comes to an end, The Providence Journal is tracking dozens of major bills and where they stand as the voting frenzy begins. Below is a list of all the bills being tracked in this story. Click on the bill to jump to that section of the story. Bills have been grouped by topic.
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