WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill that passed the House by a vote of 217-213. «When Republicans brought the AHCA to the floor in March, they could not even hold a vote due to the immense unpopularity of […]readmore
Washington D.C. House Republicans passed their health care reform bill Thursday. The replacement bill, the American Health Care Act, received 217 votes, with every Democrat and some Republicans in vulnerable seats voting against it. The revised American Health Care Act passed on a 217-213 vote. It heads next to the Senate, where it faces an […]readmore
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a Republican bill to repeal and replace large parts of the nation’s health care law. Six weeks after it was left for dead, lawmakers debated the merits of the measure, which was set for a vote after it was amended Wednesday to add a modest $8 billion dollars […]readmore
Approximately 200 people attended The Economic Progress Institute’s 9th annual Policy and Budget Conference, Budget Rhode Map: Our Path Around Federal Road Blocks. Each year, the Institute hosts a half-day conference to educate policymakers, community leaders, and interested residents about critical policy challenges and opportunities facing Rhode Island. This year’s conference highlighted potential federal policy […]readmore
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), co-chair of the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, today joined Congressman Glenn ‘G.T’ Thompson (R-PA) and several of his colleagues in leading the introduction of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. The legislation, which reauthorizes the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island’s pension system has hit a milestone in its move away from hedge funds, recouping more than $340 million to date General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced today. «We are moving away from the high-cost hedge funds that have failed to meet expectations while charging unacceptably high fees,» said Treasurer Seth Magaziner. […]readmore
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Co-Chair David N. Cicilline (D-RI) issued the following statement today after the U.S. House passed an appropriations bill to fund the Federal government through September: «This is a good compromise. Over the last few months, I was honored to help lead this successful effort to expand funding to […]readmore
Donations to Support the Community Against Bullying in Schools STATE HOUSE — Representative Robert A. Nardolillo III. (R-District 28 Coventry) invites all legislators, staff and pages to support the 3rd annual «Bow Ties Against Bullying» campaign by wearing a bow tie or scarf to the State House on Thursday, May 11th, 2017. Representative Nardolillo will […]readmore
JOHNSTON, R.I. In an effort to promote safe and environmentally-friendly spring cleaning, Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (Resource Recovery) will host two Eco-Depot collections on Saturday, May 13. Rhode Island residents can bring household hazardous waste (HHW) to the RI Department of Transportation Salt Shed located at 4782 Post Road in Charlestown from 8 a.m. […]readmore
HOPKINTON, RI — Rhode Island State Police arrested a New York man on drug charges yesterday after seizing nearly 50 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $150,000 from the man’s car after a traffic stop on Interstate 95. Huilin Wu, 37, of Brooklyn, NY, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver; and […]readmore
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