Nancy Lavin
Reporter at Rhode Island Current
Senior reporter for @RICurrent. On the prowl for the best scoops (stories and ice cream). [email protected]
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newsfromthestates.com | Nancy Lavin
Upon first mention of the phrase “bottle bill” at the State House Tuesday night, Rep. Carol McEntee’s face dropped. “I am not happy,” the South Kingstown Democrat said. That’s because 24 hours earlier, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Senate President Valarie Lawson unveiled amended legislation gutting McEntee’s 57-page bill. Gone is the proposed 10-cent fee on recyclable bottles redeemed upon return to designated redemption sites.
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yahoo.com | Nancy Lavin
The State of Rhode Island debuted its first electronic campaign finance system in 2002. It's been using the same software ever since. (Photo by Janine L. Weisman/Rhode Island Current)Rhode Island’s antiquated campaign finance software system is poised for a refresh under a $140,000, one-year contract approved by the Board of Elections Tuesday.
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yahoo.com | Nancy Lavin
House Finance Chairman Marvin Abney and House Fiscal Advisor Sharon Reynolds Ferland listen during the fiscal 2026 budget debate at the State House on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)There’s no spare money to argue over. Hence, why the Rhode Island House of Representatives approved a $14.3 billion fiscal 2026 budget in record time.
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yahoo.com | Nancy Lavin
The voting board is shown off in the Senate Chamber at the Rhode Island State House. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)For 121 years, the Rhode Island General Assembly has discussed, debated and passed laws in nameless chambers of the Rhode Island State House. Senate President Valarie Lawson wants to change that. Lawson, an East Providence Democrat, has proposed naming the Senate chamber after her predecessor, the late Senate President Dominick Ruggerio.
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yahoo.com | Nancy Lavin
Republican Reps. Brian Newberry of North Smithfield, standing, and George Nardone of Coventry, shown at left seated behind him, have unveiled their own plan to share an $11 million settlement brokered by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)Who gets to decide how to spend the $11 million from a state settlement over contamination during the Route 6/10 Interchange construction?
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A unanimous decision by the @RI_CRMC Tuesday ultimately requires Quidnessett Country Club to remove the seawall bordering its northeastern property line and restore the shoreline to its original, pre-barrier state within 3 months https://t.co/azJJ16YNko
RT @aelennon1: Spoke too soon. Hearing off today, rescheduled to June 18.
Health care and RIPTA prevail in lawmakers’ revised fiscal 2026 budget https://t.co/GCraWuTYL9