Topic: State House

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard impassioned testimony from supporters and critics of gun reform Tuesday, as the committee considered 11 bills addressing gun safety and access in the state.

Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea has proposed a system for early voting in the Ocean State.

A coalition of advocacy groups gathered Wednesday at the Women’s Economic Justice Day conference to present their platform, which supports multiple bills that would help working women in Rhode Island. Guest speakers at the conference included women workers, advocates and the legislators sponsoring these bills.

The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed legislation to keep abortion legal in the state Thursday night.

Though Rhode Island has a history of skepticism when it comes to the utility of a lieutenant governor, candidates vying for the office in Wednesday’s primary say they can do a lot to help Rhode Island.

On March 14, a fight was taking place at the Rhode Island State House — the fight for higher pay. The State Senate Committee on Labor heard four bills yesterday intended to raise the minimum wage.

Over a year after the faulty implementation of the United Health Infrastructure Project, the R.I. House Committee on Oversight is still finding a way forward.

A bill that would cap the proportion of registered sex offenders in homeless shelter beds at 10 percent for shelters passed in the Rhode Island State House.

East Providence resident Onna Moniz-John kicked off a seven-stop tour of her exhibit, “Mobile Museum of Black Artifacts,” at the R.I. State House Nov. 10.

Over 100 Rhode Islanders gathered at a Statehouse hearing Tuesday evening.