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One of the top priorities for RI environment advocates may be on hold this session. Here's why.
The Providence Journal· 2 days agoIf the bill clears the committee, it would go to a floor vote before the full Senate. Heating homes,...
State Ethics Commission: No problem with head of teachers' union voting on pension bills
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe latest example of the way it works now: Senate Majority Whip Valarie Lawson, the president of...
U.S. Senate panel divided over climate as cause of rising insurance premiums
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe U.S. Senate Budget Committee debated the cause of the insurance crisis plaguing homeowners...
RI's new state budget is coming. Here's what to watch for.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo Finance· 7 days agoHouse Democrats are scheduled to unveil their version of Rhode Island's annual state budget late Friday afternoon. When Gov. Dan McKee in January left his ...
Professor tapped as top federal public defender for 3 New England states
Reuters· 1 day agoThe Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Tuesday announced it had selected Tara Allen...
'Swirling in the drain': Senate Budget Committee breaks down the Florida's insurance market
WTSP-TV Tampa· 21 hours agoWhile insurance officials in the state say they’re starting to see signs of market stabilization,...
Education, housing and health care come out on top in lawmakers’ revised fiscal 2025 budget
Rhode Island Current via Yahoo News· 6 days agoGood news for transit riders, Medicaid providers and public school students, all of whom stand to...
Congress addressing property insurance rates
WCTV Tallahassee· 24 hours agoU.S. senators are investigating property insurance rates across the country, including in Florida. Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Budget Committee heard...
Schumer, Democrats urge Justice Department to prosecute alleged oil industry collusion, price-fixing
WIVB Buffalo· 7 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling...
Progressives urge Alito recusal from Jan. 6 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoWASHINGTON — Progressive lawmakers and organizers on Wednesday urged U.S. Supreme Court Justice...